A wharncliffe for myself.

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During the last knifeshow I attended I sold my regular carry knife.
So it was time for a new one.

I was fortunate enough to be able to spend a day with Maarten van Hattem. A Dutch smith who was willing to watch me make my first attempts at forge welding.
As a first exercise we welded C45 (mild steel) to O1 tool steel and proceded to forge it out into a billet. Thus giving me an O1 edge and a C45 spine.
I turned this billet into a wharncliffe for my daily carry. I burned a small piece of the steel near the spine of the handle because I wasn't paying enough attention. Decided to keep a piece of that showing as a beauty mark and a reminder to myself to pay more attention.

Also gave lining a sheath with deerskin a try for the first time.

Anyway
3.75" cutting edge.
O1 Edge, C45 spine.
Tapered tang with Brown Mallee burl scales, Blue polypropylene liners and Stainless Loveless bolts.
Sheath lined with deerskin.

 

[vilePossum]

Great job, I like it a lot! And it is always nice to see how you are improving and learning new things with every knife you make.

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[Bugs57]

Love those wharnies. "Decided to keep a piece of that showing as a beauty mark and a reminder to myself to pay more attention." Been there done that; I keep something on my reloading bench that occurred many moons ago for the same reason.
The Little Undertaker is developing a very nice patina.

 

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Thank you both very much. I'm looking forward to seeing what this one will look like after a few months.

Glad to hear that little undertaker is getting some use.

 

[Cap’n Smudge]

Nice wharnie. I need to look into getting myself a little fixed blade one (after the holidays).
The sheath is also a beauty.

 

[Lycosa]

REALLY nice, Alexander!!
rolf

 

[Craig Daniel]

That is just awesome, I really like the sheath work also.

 

[ISP 5353]

Love this one! Very nicely done!

 

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Thank you very much

It's fun to use. I'd forgotten how nice it is to have such a needle point and all that forward pressure when opening boxed and such. This thing just ZIPS through tape and cardboard like it's not even there.

 

[boy&hisdogs]

Been there done that; I keep something on my reloading bench that occurred many moons ago for the same reason.

I hope that's the only reminder and you still have 10 fingers and two eyes!

I've got lots of things with "oops" marks from the grinder, I've yet to turn out a blemish-free anything. I like to think of it as the charm of being hand made... or at least that's what I tell myself.

The line between the two steels looks really cool, and the taper of the tang is a nice touch too. I like how the forge scale gives it a first impression of being a rough knife, then you start to notice the little details that reveal the craftsmanship.

How wide is the spine at it's widest? Maybe it's just the way the pictures were taken, but that thing looks pretty beefy.

I love wharncliffes and sheepsfoots, tip control on a blade like that is 2nd to none, it's like carrying an xacto.

 

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Only reminder so far.

And it's not a thin spine, you're right on that. Somewhere between 4 and 5mm I think. But since the blade has a fairly wide profile it doesn't really hamper the cutting ability.

 

[Bugs57]

I hope that's the only reminder and you still have 10 fingers and two eyes!

I've got lots of things with "oops" marks from the grinder, I've yet to turn out a blemish-free anything. I like to think of it as the charm of being hand made... or at least that's what I tell myself.

The line between the two steels looks really cool, and the taper of the tang is a nice touch too. I like how the forge scale gives it a first impression of being a rough knife, then you start to notice the little details that reveal the craftsmanship.

How wide is the spine at it's widest? Maybe it's just the way the pictures were taken, but that thing looks pretty beefy.

I love wharncliffes and sheepsfoots, tip control on a blade like that is 2nd to none, it's like carrying an xacto.

Yes just a reminder. I had an electronic scale go loopy many years back. No injury to me but the pistol did not fare so well. I now triple check everything.

 

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Finally got around to shooting and uploading a quick video for this one.

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