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This one is a 1095 and lacewood hunter with slight recurve, and through tang contruction.
OAL- 9 1/2"
blade- 4 3/4" long, .200" thick, 1" wide at the guard, 1 1/8" wide as the widest point
steel- Aldo's Classic high carbon 1095, Forged, with in-house differential heat treatment to produce a blade that holds a good edge, and yet is easy to sharpen!
grind- a full flat grind, with distal taper, sharpened on a Norton Fine India stone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge
finish- etched 600 grit finish, with hamon.
handle- Lacewood, with tru-oil finish, white micarta spacers, slightly contoured for a comfortable grip
guard- 1/4" brass guard, nicely contoured to feel good on the finger, for greater control and saftey in challenging situations, and 1/8" steel pins, with 1/4" butt-cap, and peened over tang.
sheath- 11oz leather, hand stitched, lightly hand-tooled, hot-waxed, with cam, for "snap fit", 3 copper rivets for belt loop. Sheath holds blade securely even when upside down, yet allows instant draw, and is easy to re-sheath one handed.
blade fully tested for edge retention and tip strenth before finishing! The blade is subjected to an edge flex test, where the edge is flexed over a 1/4" brass rod from both sides to check for toughness. These blades will generally make 70 {at a minimum} slicing cuts in 1/2" manilla rope in my shop on a scale, without requiring more than 40lbs of force to complete each cut, and will typically still shave hair from my arm at the end of the 70 cuts! {your performance may vary due to rope consistancy, sharpening teqnique and cutting skill}. The heat treated blades are dropped point first on a concrete floor from a distance of roughly 4 feet before finishing, the blade must exhibit no substansial damage to pass the "concrete floor test". After a blade passes these tests, only then does it go to the finishing stage.
SOLD!!!
$140 plus $10 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal Joe357m@bresnan.net or money order.
1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!
Ships within 48 hours of payment priority with ins.
Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!
If you would like me to make you one like this, or different, PM or email with details.
OAL- 9 1/2"
blade- 4 3/4" long, .200" thick, 1" wide at the guard, 1 1/8" wide as the widest point
steel- Aldo's Classic high carbon 1095, Forged, with in-house differential heat treatment to produce a blade that holds a good edge, and yet is easy to sharpen!
grind- a full flat grind, with distal taper, sharpened on a Norton Fine India stone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge
finish- etched 600 grit finish, with hamon.
handle- Lacewood, with tru-oil finish, white micarta spacers, slightly contoured for a comfortable grip
guard- 1/4" brass guard, nicely contoured to feel good on the finger, for greater control and saftey in challenging situations, and 1/8" steel pins, with 1/4" butt-cap, and peened over tang.
sheath- 11oz leather, hand stitched, lightly hand-tooled, hot-waxed, with cam, for "snap fit", 3 copper rivets for belt loop. Sheath holds blade securely even when upside down, yet allows instant draw, and is easy to re-sheath one handed.
blade fully tested for edge retention and tip strenth before finishing! The blade is subjected to an edge flex test, where the edge is flexed over a 1/4" brass rod from both sides to check for toughness. These blades will generally make 70 {at a minimum} slicing cuts in 1/2" manilla rope in my shop on a scale, without requiring more than 40lbs of force to complete each cut, and will typically still shave hair from my arm at the end of the 70 cuts! {your performance may vary due to rope consistancy, sharpening teqnique and cutting skill}. The heat treated blades are dropped point first on a concrete floor from a distance of roughly 4 feet before finishing, the blade must exhibit no substansial damage to pass the "concrete floor test". After a blade passes these tests, only then does it go to the finishing stage.
SOLD!!!
$140 plus $10 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal Joe357m@bresnan.net or money order.
1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!
Ships within 48 hours of payment priority with ins.
Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!
If you would like me to make you one like this, or different, PM or email with details.
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