I recently received this knife from Al. Since then It's barely left my pocket! Pretty much the EDC knife I've been looking for!
UK legal, similar in proportions to GEC's #73. The covers are book matched Desert Ironwood, dovetailed into the bolsters. The blade is FFG S30-V.
As well as looking good Desert Ironwood is a superb choice for a working knife. Al knocks the heat treat back a little on the S30-V so that it is a little tougher. So far it's performed really well, coming back nicely on the strop.
I really wanted to start a thread of his work because there's not much out there and I think he deserves more recognition. Great guy to deal with too.
Please feel free to post your pic's of Al's knives if you have them.
Sam

UK legal, similar in proportions to GEC's #73. The covers are book matched Desert Ironwood, dovetailed into the bolsters. The blade is FFG S30-V.

As well as looking good Desert Ironwood is a superb choice for a working knife. Al knocks the heat treat back a little on the S30-V so that it is a little tougher. So far it's performed really well, coming back nicely on the strop.
I really wanted to start a thread of his work because there's not much out there and I think he deserves more recognition. Great guy to deal with too.
Please feel free to post your pic's of Al's knives if you have them.
Sam