CopperHead Model Utility blade, it should handle many chores.
Steel- O1 Tool Steel 5/32nd thick
Grind- Hollow Ground
Blade- 3 3/4 inches to the plunge cuts, 1 3/8 inches wide at its highest point
AOL- Just a shade over 8 1/2 inches
HT- Pre-heated to around 1000 degrees an allowed to cool to normalize, then Heated to just above non-magnetic and held for 15 minutes at temp then quenched in cooking oil.
Temper- Tempered at 385 degrees for 2, two hour cycles.
Handles are Cocobolo laminate with 3/16 brass pins.
Sheath will be a dual carry vertical/horizontal.
All comments are welcome
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Steel- O1 Tool Steel 5/32nd thick
Grind- Hollow Ground
Blade- 3 3/4 inches to the plunge cuts, 1 3/8 inches wide at its highest point
AOL- Just a shade over 8 1/2 inches
HT- Pre-heated to around 1000 degrees an allowed to cool to normalize, then Heated to just above non-magnetic and held for 15 minutes at temp then quenched in cooking oil.
Temper- Tempered at 385 degrees for 2, two hour cycles.
Handles are Cocobolo laminate with 3/16 brass pins.
Sheath will be a dual carry vertical/horizontal.
All comments are welcome
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