Bear shaped small utility copper inay steel

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Small skinner utility knife. D2 steel 5 inches over all, 3 inch cutting edge 1 ¼ inches wide. Steel is double tempered cryo deep cold treated. Rockwell edge 60. Back softer. $250

Steel acid etched with copper flower centers forged in. Handle is stabilized Alaska poplar burl light and strong. Rivet has opal center, which is the bears eye. Custom sheath has bear tracks embossed in.

I have been working on a series of knives with animal themes. I tried the wolf, where the tail is the blade. I have a woman's humming bird where the beak is the blade. I try to design them so they feel good in the hand and are functional. All are made one at a time completely hand done not even a pattern, each hand drawn hand cut. So you end up with a very one of a kind original. I have been forging copper into the steel, but this is another method where I drill holes, and hammer copper into the holes during heat treat so copper welds into the hole. Then use this as the center of flowers when acid etching. Always moving on to new ideas. Hope you like this one.
Best way to buy is off my web site using pay pal
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