Forged 1095 and leather

[Bailey Knives]

Here is another I have done out of my new forge. It is from 1095 bar stock, forged and tapered. I did filework and the hamon is quite bold. Again, I took more time on the sheath. I might have just about as much time into the sheath on the last 2 knives as I do the knives themselves. It is more fun than I thought. I rather like experimenting with the leather.

Here it is.

Ironwood handle, by the way.

 

[halfserrated]

Nice job Matt. The sheath looks great as well. Really like that ironwood.

 

[NORCAL HUNTER]

Wow!!! I like that :thumbup:

 

[CarpScot]

That is a great combination of knife and sheath. I like it a lot.

 

[CarpScot]

Mr. Bailey,
What is the blade length on this one?

 

[Will Leavitt]

I love the leather.... I'm learning to like leatherwork more and more. I really like how the carving seems to reach from one to another like they're seperated.

Knife is great of course

 

[John M Cohea]

Very nice package.I like eveything about both the knife and sheath:thumbup:

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Your knives are looking better and better.

 

[custommachineman]

I love the fill in on filed back of the tang. Nice work with the temper line also.

 

[indian george]

Sweeeet!!!!!:thumbup:

 

[pesky_human]

That is sick! Beautiful knife. I like every part of this knife., and although I am not generally the biggest fan of leather sheaths, this one is hot. Keep up the great work. ©

 

[Ice-man28]

Awesome knife you are a inspiration to us newbies. Great work keep it up.

Todd

 

[Leatherface]

that is all kinds of awesome

 

[Bailey Knives]

Thanks all. I used to dread leather work, but have been expiramenting with it and like it quite a bit now. The problem is that now I spend nearly as much time on a sheath as I do on a knife. Oh well, if it were my only job, I couldnt afford to do that without charging an arm and a leg, but since I work elsewhere, I can take as much time as I want.

Working on another sheath tonight

 

[Barkes Knife Shop]

Sweet looker, And the Ironwood sets it all off. Great job Matt:. I have some Ironwood like that. :thumbup:

Terry

 

[MRpink]

Beautiful work!

 

[calharkins]

Great knife and sheath. File work is out a sight!! If you don't mind telling, what did you fill in the file work with?

Cal

 

[MacHete]

Great stuff Matt! :thumbup:

I can see many more of your knives entering my collection in the future.

 

[Bailey Knives]

The filework is just filled in with the epoxy that I use to help attach the handles. It squishes into the filework, then I sand it smooth. It looks black, but it is actually clear.

 

[JLK]

i am a newbie, how do you get a tempur line like that? clay, partial quench?

-nice work!