Forged W1 and Ironwood

[Bailey Knives]

I got some W1 roundbar and recently forged it into this knife. Maybe it is because forging is new and fun for me, but I love the look of a forged finish with nicely sanded bevels. So, that is what I have here.

The handle is ironwood with micarta bolsters.
I captured a nice hamon on this one, as seems to be the norm with the W1 I have been using.

I still have to put some leather on it, I am working on that tonight.

 

[halfserrated]

Nice job Matt. Really like that scale forged finish.

 

[Burton Harruff]

Nice work Matt. Hamon looks good. Where did you get the W1 from? Fastenal?

 

[C.Edmondson]

Beautiful knife!!! Love the hamon, Im trying hard to get that out of my w1 but Im having problems, Your knives always look great,Charlie

 

[Bailey Knives]

Thanks, Yep W1 from fastenal. And as far as the hamon goes, it took a bit of trial and error, and I still feel like I have a long, long way to go. I look at some of Don Hanson's knives and Matt Lamey's knives and I think that they must be painting the hamons on with krylon because they are so bold. It makes me realize that as much as you learn about knifemaking, there is still more to know.

 

[TALON158]

Love this new one Matt, whats the blade length on this one?

 

[Keith Montgomery]

That's one good looking knife.

 

[John M Cohea]

Very nicely done.

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

I agree with everyone here.
It's not often I see a forged finish done so tastefully.

 

[stabber]

Great job Matt!!:thumbup:

 

[redneckswami]

I like the forge finish a lot, but the handle is really sweet! Nice work...

 

[Bailey Knives]

Thanks everyone,
The blade is 4 1/2" long and it is 9 1/2" overall.

I am working on a nicely tooled leather sheath for this one also.

 

[sulsaMatt]

Wow! What a cool piece. Somehow you made mosaic pins, hamon, forged finish, micarta, wood, and filework... work together great job!

 

[JasonSCarter]

Ridiclasly cool piece! That's a very beautiful knife!

Jason