Crazy Looking 1095 Camper

[Robert Dark]

Might call it a camper or some might call it a "Poor Man's Fighter". This was clay coated, BUT with an interrupted quench. As a result, you can see some of the clay goings-on, but the interrupted quench moved the hardening line right on down south.

Matters not to me, as the blade is as hard as a woodpecker's lips.

1095 Heavily Etched and Polished
Walnut Scales
Stainless Handle Bolts
Dressed in some of my leather
OAL - 11 1/4"
Blade Tip to Handle - 6 7/8"

Robert

 

[Nebulae]

nice, that is a dramatic Hamon. I love it

 

[NoahL]

Love it! Great knife, and the sheath is beautiful, too!

 

[fivefold]

Love it! Great knife, and the sheath is beautiful, too!

I hate to over use a phrase, but I love it too. Great lines and a sweet hamon!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[mohd]

It sure looks nice, strong and tough :thumbup:
I might be wrong but I think the look of the knife design and the look of the hamon on the blade plus the dark colored handle really gives more an appearance of a fighter to me
Love it too

A google on what you wrote as interrupted quench brought me to an old thread on Interrupted quench vs "normal" quench.

Thanks for all the showing and telling

mohd.

 

[Lorien]

I wouldn't classify it as crazy looking. Practical looking for sure, good looking too.
to me there is an Asian influence to it that I quite like.