1095 and tiger maple recurve!!!

[Joe Calton]

This one has a gorgeous piece of wood on it!! A little while ago I sold a knife to a BF member, who gave me an excuse to raise my wood finishing skills, after about a week worth of studying and practice, this is the first knife besides his to feature this much nicer method of handle finishing.

A big thanks to the forum members who make us better makers!!

OAL- 8 3/4"
blade- 4 3/16" long, .150" thick, 3/4" wide at the guard
steel- Aldo's high carbon 1095, Forged, with in-house differential heat treatment
grind- a full convex grind, with distal taper
finish- etched 600 grit finish, with hamon
handle- a very nice piece of tiger maple, lightly dyed with tru-oil finish
guard- 1/4" brass, and 1/8" brass pin
sheath- 11oz leather, hand stitched, hand-tooled, hot-waxed, with cam, for "snap fit", 3 copper rivets for belt loop
blade fully tested for edge retention and tip strenth before finishing


$130 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!!!







Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!

 

[LNortrup]

That is a honey--nice work!!! L

 

[Joe Calton]

Thanks!!

 

[rprocter]

Another great knife AND great sheath from Joe for very little money. I now have 3 knives from Joe and everything about them impresses me. All 3 came hair poppin sharp. I've used one of them for some landscaping work, cutting down woody shrubs, slicing thick landscape fabric, cutting rope, etc. and it's pleasure to use. Feels like a natural extension of my hand and cuts cleanly without a lot of pressure needed. Joe's sheaths are a perfect fit with a 'snap in' fit, no movement at all when sheathed and no way the knife will come out unless you grasp the handle and pull it out.
These 3 are about The Best custom knife deals i've ever had in about 150 custom FB's.
roland