Brut de Forge with Sheep Horn

[Karl B. Andersen]

I'll admit I had some good fun on this one. A 1084 Brut de Forge, with sheep horn and a clay heat treatment.
Areas where the clay were, that were not finished out, reacted to the etch differently and gave the knife a whole new appearance I was not accustomed to.
Got some nice activity out of this 1084FG.

 

[Dusty One]

Very nice looking work as usual. Really like the looks of the sheep horn !

 

[joeshredd]

Sheep horn or stag... It's really taken me years to get over a lack of enthusiasm for those materials as acceptable... And it's knives like this that have helped turn my opinion around!!!

Nice looking knife, Karl!!!! :thumbup:

 

[Dawkind]

Very nice, Karl.....sheephorn has always been one of my favorites.

 

[ckerwin]

:thumbup:nice one Karl:thumbup:

 

[stabber]

Very nice

 

[Lorien]

I'm a sucker for sheep horn.
Nice work, Karl!

 

[xaman]

That rough sheephorn flows well with the forge finish Karl, I really like this one!

 

[JParanee]

That goes together very nicely

 

[Kevin Jones]

I believe that's my favorite of that style yet.
Sheep horn makes a good work handle.

 

[Gary Mulkey]

Very nice, Karl. I'm glad it was you and not me that ground the sheep's horn to shape. I made one out of it around 12 years ago and I'm confident that it will be my last. I like it when it's finished but "whew". :barf:Not nice to grind on. It smells like it comes from the other end of the billy goat (or sheep).

Gary

 

[D lisch]

That's cool Karl I will stop by your table and say hi.

 

[Paul Savage]

Nice one Karl. Looks to be a good user as well as just plain good lookin.

 

[barrabas74]

Love the sheephorn and rough finish. I like how you flattened out the choil on that, I am sure its comfortable to hold and use. Very nice job Karl.

 

[mostho]

Very nice, I like it a lot!

 

[RogerP]

Cool knife Karl - the sheephorn works well here.

Roger