D2 and micarta

Phillip Patton

Phillip Patton

Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Steel: Forged D2

Hardness: 59-60

Blade length: 8-3/8"

Total length: 14"

Blade thickness: 1/4"

Handle material: Black linen micarta

Not for sale. :)


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Thanks for looking!
 
Nice work.:thumbup: Thanks for posting. Nice color effect in the micarta.
 
Sweet looking Phillip, I really like how the gaurd is angled and it really goes with the knife.
 
D@MN Phillip!!!! that is fantastic....

That looks like a great chopper and cutter. I also like the D2 and the entire package is great. I'm sure it's new owner will be thrilled!!! :thumbup:
 
This is a great looking knife! You mention that the steel is “forged D2”. I didn’t know that D2 can be forged. Did you use multiple quenches for it?
 
Your knives are some of the best, that's outstanding :) from stem to stern

:thumbup: 10/10 IMO
 
Awesome piece Bro!! :thumbup: so....what would a similar piece run??;)

Darrell.................
 
Thanks everyone for the comments!

Andros said:
This is a great looking knife! You mention that the steel is “forged D2”. I didn’t know that D2 can be forged. Did you use multiple quenches for it?
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ANY steel can be forged, but high alloy steels like D2, M4, or stainless, are much more difficult to do. You have to keep it HOT or it'll crack...
The only reason I'm forging it is, I got some pieces real cheap off of ebay, and they are odd sized blocks. This knife started out as a 1.5" X 2" X 3" block.


Keith Montgomery said:
Forged D2, very interesting.

One again, I like the knife a lot.
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Thanks!
It has an interesting wootz-like pattern to it. I'll see if I can get it to show up on my camera...
 
Real nice work with your style and I love it :thumbup: Thank you for showing :thumbup:

Phillip Patton said:
It has an interesting wootz-like pattern to it. I'll see if I can get it to show up on my camera...
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One day I am going to see it myself by ordering one from you :cool: I guess I have to save some bucks for it :p
 
dang!!!! You guys have all missed the REALLY impressive part (other than the absolute lunacy of forging D2...lol) This is a full tang knife and the guard appears "slip" fitted from the tang side like a stick tang knife instead of bolstered or slipped on from the blade end AND it has a finger groove and yet the fit is beyond amazing. The joint between the guard and tang is so fineand the curved transistion is so smooth that it could almost pass for an integral. That is a neat trick.:thumbup:
 
Phillip Patton said:
Thanks everyone for the comments!



ANY steel can be forged, but high alloy steels like D2, M4, or stainless, are much more difficult to do. You have to keep it HOT or it'll crack...
The only reason I'm forging it is, I got some pieces real cheap off of ebay, and they are odd sized blocks. This knife started out as a 1.5" X 2" X 3" block.




Thanks!
It has an interesting wootz-like pattern to it. I'll see if I can get it to show up on my camera...
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Thank you for your reply. There is a reson for the old adage "the older you get, the more you learn...";). I remember that many years ago Sean McWilliams used to forge 440V and I don't know if he is still around or not. Have you contacted any comparison tests between the cutting ability of a blade made out of say, forged D2 (or forged M4) vs. stock removal D2 (or stock removal M4). BTW, how much would a knife like this go for?
 
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