Handmade Knife no.13#

[dazcon]

Made for a friend. Bushcraft type knife. Hand-filed bevels. 4mm 01 steel.225mm OAL. 105mm edge. Orange phenolic resin scales. Brass,copper and stainless mosaic pin made by myself. 5mm veg-tanned wet-formed sheath made also by myself. Striped Patina as requested. Vine and thorn filework on upper tang infilled with black epoxy. Bevels are hand-filed.

Comments and criticisms welcome.

Darren.

 

[sparrow75]

Looking good to me.. i like the sheath as well. Maybe there should be one more pin on the front of the handle

 

[awestib]

Darren, are U takin orders?? Great knife!
In my opinion, I would like a little wider blade with a height of 0.9-1.0" (don't know what yours is though, just looks narrower), and a bit more of a spear point. The handle contour look awesome, I love the one pin in the middle, great sheath.

The blade lenght is pretty much perfect, maybe you could shorten the ricasso even more. Are the spine edges sharp for fire rod?

I love scandi grinds as long as the are well made, and that means same grind on both sides (which is quite surprising that this is not necessarily the case, not even from well renowned makers!), either very slightly hollow or perfectly flat. Both ensure that the end-user will have no!! difficulties sharpening those knives. I love a very slight hollow grind that will become flat over time by using stones but guaranties success upon first sharpening and the scandi bevel will be easily "customised" by the user.

 

[Chui]

- nice one Darren, great to see a Brit knife here occasionally