DaracSteel - Wilderness Companion

[Knife_maniac]

Hello everyone!

I'd like to introduce you to my new batch of working knives.
I named them Wilderness Companion.

As I became more experienced for years and met with a more knives, I realized that the length and weight of the knife blade are not required to be powerful and reliable.
I had a desire to make a knife that would be a powerful, eye-pleasing but still usable in any situation.
This is my vision how a small work knife should look like....


AISI 1075 - carbon steel
4mm (0.15") thick / bigger blade - 6mm (0.23")
200 mm (7,9") overall / bigger blade 250 mm (9,8")
95 mm (3,75") blade / bigger blade - 135mm (5,3")

some knives have full flat grind or saber grind.
and matt or saten finish of blade

Handle materials - 2 walnuts, curly cherry and olive

Walnuts

Curly cherry

All knives have tapered tangs....

Olive

several of group pics

Detail of handle

And test of HT.
Sharp edge vs. steel nut
[video=youtube;mK1QKFw02GI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mK1QKFw02GI[/video]

That's it.
Sorry for the lot of pics...

 

[ZLKnives]

Beautiful knives, well done! And the test OMG that steel and HT is amazing :thumbup:

 

[wdtorque]

Nice work. Look very utilitarian and functional.
I'm not a fan of holes in handles, but that is just my preference.
Really like the olive one!
Dozier

 

[Knife_maniac]

Thanks guys !

 

[Casey4545]

Very nice, good lines- nice clean design

 

[Knife_maniac]

Thanks Casey !

I have new pictures!
Brothers in walnuts have got sheaths!