Forged compact hunter with blackwood

[J. Doyle]

Here's one I just finished. I really like this one. I think this is the first forged full tang that I have made. I like the compact size but it's still a full sized rugged knife.

Specs:
Hand forged from 1075 steel, clay quenched and etched
7 1/2" overall, 3 1/2" blade, .195" at the ricasso and tapers sharply both ways
Distal taper
Heavily rounded spine for comfort
Filed and polished thumb grip
Tapered Tang, tapers down to .060"
Contoured African Blackwood scales
1/4" stainless bolts
Mosaic pin, made by me

All comments and discussion welcome

 

[cpurser]

I love the shape, the scales, the pin. Is it for sale?

-Chad

 

[amiznu]

what was the process on the inlaid pin? on this?

 

[Owl Hollow11]

Great looking knife, nice lines, liked your pin. how did you get the line in the blade, is that etched?

 

[Edbon09]

Fantastic looking blade Mr Doyle. Hamon looks perfect. The lines look very clean, but aggressive at the same time. The contour on the handle appears like it would be very comfortable in the hand. I am very impressed.

 

[KiljoyKutlery]

WOW, thats sweet looking. I really like this one.

 

[leifjl]

this is the kind of quality that inspires others to do better themselves. beautiful, beautiful work. even the mosaic pin is just a step above. also, i like the way the jimping extends into the wood for a bit, looks like itd feel good in the hand and still be 100% functional. great work.

 

[vic2367]

very nice !!!

 

[Bmurray]

I really like how the jimping blends with the scales. Sweet knife

 

[J. Doyle]

Thank you all for the comments. I really appreciate the kind words. There are some real compliments here that I don't take lightly. Thank you again.

I love the shape, the scales, the pin. Is it for sale?

-Chad

Thanks for the comments Chad. I just saw this post. This one is sold.

what was the process on the inlaid pin? on this?

I arranged the parts in the main outer tube so that they fit as snugly as possible. I made the smaller red pins first by drawing red epoxy into the pin with a vacuum pump. Then I put the whole thing together and drew black epoxy into the whole thing with the pump.

Great looking knife, nice lines, liked your pin. how did you get the line in the blade, is that etched?

The line is a quench line or 'hamon'. It is produced by using clay on the upper half of the blade to keep that area from getting hot enough to harden when quenched and also to retard the speed of the quench so that part of the blade cannot cool fast enough to harden. The line goes all the way through the blade and is not purely cosmetic. It is the transition between two different micro structures in the steel. The blade is etched in Ferric Chloride to accentuate the transition line.