A new one I made - 1084 w Canvas Micarta

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Sparljo

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Hi guys:

Finished up another one this morning.

Steel is brine quenched 1084, canvas micarta handles with red liners.

After messing around with 1095 all winter doing some 1084 was really nice.

I tried to taper the tang on this, and swiss cheesed it twice as much as I usually do, trying to move the balance point forward. Epoxy filled the taper and its tough to tell I did anything at all. Balance point is right at the first pin... same as when I drill fewer holes and don't attempt to taper. I probably should have chosen a less dense handle material... canvas is really heavy.

Anyway, I think it turned out not bad.

Enjoy the pics, and let me know what you think either way.

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Pros: Simple, elegant, looks like a serviceable and handy companion, like the "Carhart" tan micarta, 1095 should be a tough hard worker, nice finish.
Cons: The sharpening line is a little fat/skinny, but everyone has their own methods and tastes.

Judges?... I'd carry it. You receive 1 attaboy.
 
On a totally unrelated to the knife note, 1024X768px and 375.68Kb is kind of big and takes a while to load for us folks in the boonies. The physical size means you have to scroll to see the whole picture. I like to keep mine around 50Kb and 600X400px, they load fast and you can see the whole thing without scrolling.
 
Nice design, I agree the edge looks a little off, not being even the length of the blade. All In all I like the knife. I would be proud to carry it.
 
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