Guess I'll show a knife for the weekend

[Will Leavitt]

I haven't posted a knife in awhile. I call this my "Piper EDC", it's fairly popular.

Aldo 1084 smooshed into knifelike shape
Differentially Heat treated with a "hamon" showing, 3x temper
600x hand-rubbed finish
SS corby and tube
Stabilized Pollyana burl handle

7 7/8" Overall Length
3 5/8" Cutting edge
5/32" At widest tapering to 1/16" at butt

Edited to add: I know it looks like the tang stands proud of the handle, it's a function of angle, just noticed it when I looked at pics here.

Comments are welcomed and appreciated.

 

[Bruce Bump]

Slim is in style these days. Nice work all around this one.

 

[Raymond Richard]

Will, nice job! Your now officially out of you knifemaking funk? I bet you feel better now.

 

[Will Leavitt]

Will, nice job! Your now officially out of you knifemaking funk? I bet you feel better now.

Thanks Ray.... yeah, got a little "stocking stuffers" project, either these will sell or I'll be giving them as Christmas presents to the family Got to finish up my stepdaughter's 7" belt knife (reenactor) but I've got time to piddle with that.

Oh yeah, I built my own version of Godzilla

 

[toecutter]

Sweet looking knife!!

 

[Raymond Richard]

Thanks Ray.... yeah, got a little "stocking stuffers" project, either these will sell or I'll be giving them as Christmas presents to the family Got to finish up my stepdaughter's 7" belt knife (reenactor) but I've got time to piddle with that.

Oh yeah, I built my own version of Godzilla

Thats Great! What did you name your critter?

 

[Cliff Davis]

Very nice Will! Looks too nice to EDC.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

That looks well done. Nice attention to subtle details.

 

[Larry Hensley]

Good Looking Knife

 

[Rusty McDonald]

LOL I like that, "Smooshed into knife shape" . Nice knife too. I like the shape.

 

[skilldust]

Hay Will love that forward plunge.Every time I try that I have to reprofile the whole knife.
very nice work.
Jerry

 

[Will Leavitt]

Hay Will love that forward plunge.Every time I try that I have to reprofile the whole knife.
very nice work.
Jerry

I'll tell you a secret..... filing guide and chainsaw file

 

[indian george]

Done good Bubba.:thumbup: Me like.

 

[Barkes Knife Shop]

Great job on the knife. Will: Thanks for showing it to us.

 

[Will Leavitt]

Great job on the knife. Will: Thanks for showing it to use.

My wife thought it was very similar to a Fisk Sendero, I emailed him about it and he said that he got the idea for the handle from a very old French trade knife. Feel free to use it, I'd be honored if a maker such as yourself thought it worthy of copying.