Cross-grained Maple Bowie

[Karl B. Andersen]

This is my second opportunity to use this cross-grained spalted maple that has been purposefully spalted by Larry Bailey. Being short-grained from side to side, it is also stabilized and the process then only need to travel WITH the grain a short distance! It is absolutely 100% saturated and solid.
Just great stuff.
This was forged down from my heavy 5160 and assembled in a take-down configuration.
Mild steel fittings hot-blued.
Overall 12 3/4" with a 7 1/2 " blade.
800 hand-rubbed finish.

 

[raylaconico]

That's really beautiful. It's my favorite from you so far. Everything goes and flows together very nicely. I love how the blued fittings go with that wood. I also like how you didn't round off the front of the guard on this one. A really, really excellent job.

 

[Pete Crowl]

Hi Karl,

That is a beautiful knife. That handle material is awesome.

 

[xaman]

wow, that is beautiful maple...