Another Ibara integral hunter.

Salem Straub · Aug 30, 2012

Here's a few pics of another Ibara model integral that I just shipped out- these show the fit of the scales a bit better. I like how this knife looks in brown linen with mosaics. Steel is 52100. FWIF, Ibara means "thorn" in Japanese- the spare lines of the knife and the overall flowing curve suggesting a restrained Japanese interpretation of a thorn shape, to me anyway. Also, these often get hamons. Enough yakking, enjoy the pics.

David Sharp · Aug 30, 2012

I liked the last one but not a huge fan of the horn. This one is outstanding Salem!

Bigfattyt · Aug 30, 2012

I like that so much.

M.Griffin · Aug 31, 2012

Clean, clean, clean. Very nice work. Your integral chef's knife from a while back always sticks in my mind. I would love to see a detailed WIP of someone forging and grinding an integral.

-Mike

Dawkind · Aug 31, 2012

Really fine example of an integral.....exceptionally clean.

Salem Straub · Sep 3, 2012

M. Griffin, did you see this integral WIP I did?

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/978336-10-quot-integral-chef-WIP

Dawkind, thanks for the kind words.

Mike Quesenberry · Sep 4, 2012

Great looking integral. Crisp and clean with a tight fit up on the scales. Nice job.

jonnymac44 · Sep 4, 2012

That's great Salem!:thumbup: Like Mike said, so clean and crisp. Great lines.

M.Griffin · Sep 4, 2012

Salem Straub said:
M. Griffin, did you see this integral WIP I did?

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/978336-10-quot-integral-chef-WIP

Dawkind, thanks for the kind words.

I had not seen that. It was exactly what I was looking for and definitely answered my questions. Thanks for taking the time to do that WIP.

-Mike

Berno · Sep 5, 2012

I possess recently a integral. Now I includes the particular interet of this genre of knife.

I like very much the line very pure of this model.

I would have by seen rather two small rivets. I find pins mosaique too "kitch". just MY opinion..

Can you give me is prize by "PM" please ??

Merci

Nektarios · Sep 5, 2012

outstanding work!!

Salem Straub · Sep 5, 2012

Glad you like that WIP, Mike. Here's another that I did a while back, don't know if you saw it either-
https://sites.google.com/site/vorpa...3/photo-journal-of-an-integral-fighter-whamon

It deals more specifically with the making of an integral with tapered full tang.

Thanks a bunch for looking and commenting, guys!

cbr900son · Sep 5, 2012

WOW i want!

Kevin Jones · Sep 5, 2012

Well done!

G. Shahan · Sep 5, 2012

Nice,

I like it.

Greg