Forged integral with paduak scales

[Matt Shade]

Here's my latest peice. Its my first forged knife. Hammered it out on a peice of railroad track, heating it in my homemade forge (lucky I survived )
Pretty fun project, I think I'm gonna be workin with the hot stuff more often now
Forged out of a peice of 5/8" O1 drill rod (roundstock)
8" OAL, 3.5" blade thats just over 1/8" thick.
Scales are Padauk finished with danish oil.

Thanks for lookin, let me know what you think

 

[Geode]

Matt, great job. The knife has a lot of character and a very useful blade shape.

 

[mitch13]

Matt well done!

Nice clean lines, make a great user.

Sheath?


Mitch

 

[Matt Shade]

Thanks alot guys
Haven't decided on a sheath yet. Might stick this one with my carving tools, or I might carry it some. Probably won't do anything in the way of a sheath until I get caught up on knives, and a few other projects I've got going right now.
I have to sharpen it up and try it out, but I think I got the heat treat pretty good on this one. Dropped it while I was finishing it and it landed point first on concrete Didn't so much as curl the tip

 

[Chiro75]

Man! That turned out really good! ME LIKEY!!!!