First ABS Journeyman Smith Stamped Knife

[KHall]

Here are a few pictures of my first completed knife after getting my ABS Journeyman Smith stamp. The knife was completed back in September; however I just completed the sheath yesterday. This is the first of my Appalachian retro series of knives. Retro because I’m using reclaimed Wormy Chestnut (stabilized) for the handle and wrought iron for the guard. The blade is forged from 5160, the overall length is 13.6 inches and the blade is 8.5 inches long.

Thanks for stopping by,
Ken

 

[sheathmaker]

Nice work, Ken and a very nice web site as well.

Paul

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

The wrought iron was an excellent choice, and the whole package is nicely done.

 

[Shawn Hatcher]

Beautiful knife and sheath! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Steve Randall]

Great knife ken. I like the wrought iron guard and handle gives it an old world look.

steve

 

[LX_Emergency]

Very nice, small remark about your website: On the Available page, the link for the chefs knife links to a fighter. So either the picture of the chefs knife is wrong or the pictures of the fighter are incorrect. You might want to fix that.

Lovely stuff though. Love the reclaimed character of the materials.

 

[Barry Clodfelter]

Excellent job Ken! I'm digging the wormy chestnut!

 

[KHall]

Thanks everyone for you kind comments.
Ken

 

[Bruce Bump]

The television hit "Moonshiners" is filmed in the Appalachians. You should send one to them. I bet Tickle would wield this bad boy.

 

[mike deibert]

Great job Ken. I love those materials together. Thanks for sharing your work.

 

[KHall]

Thanks Bruce and Mike.