Cru-ForgeV and Madagascar Rosewood

J. Doyle

J. Doyle

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Here's a hunter I finished quite some time ago and never got around to posting pics. I was trying out a small bar of Cru-ForgeV steel I was given. It's a good steel but a MAJOR pain to hand sand! It laughs at sand paper of any grit. I contemplated if anyone would mind a nice hand sanded 36 grit finish. :) :lol I actually found the performance of it not all that much better than my W2 or 80CrV2 blades so I don't see the payoff being worth the extra effort.

This knife was really hard to photograph. The blade is shiny and trying to not have it all washed out doesn't show the true colors of the rosewood handle. The handle is true Madagascar Rosewood, the REAL Bois de Rose. It has a beautiful deep burgundy color. It is not brown or black.

Specs:
Hand forged from Cru-ForgeV
8 1/4" overall, 3 3/4" blade, .165" thick at the ricasso with full sharp distal taper
Rounded spine with filed and rounded thumb grip
Hardened and etched 1084 steel fittings
416 SS thorn and vine fileworked spacer
Madagascar Rosewood handle
Thorn fileworked SS finial nut

All comments and discussion are welcome.















I also found a picture of the sheath I made for it and threw that in here too.
 
I think it's a fine looking knife.. I really like what you did with the guard. I am also glad to hear your opinion on the steel. Hand sanding is so important in your type of work and it's hard enough as it is. Thanks for sharing

Mark
 
Thanks guys. I appreciate the posts.
 
That is a very handsome knife. I personally find file work on spines to be over done, but the way you did it with the guard and but is really tasteful and adds to the already wonderful aesthetic of the knife.
 
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