hoarn3 and the conclusion of the horn project

[ilknives]

This last knife (bottom of the three) has one of the blades I forged with the induction coil, it is 1070 and 1080 (core) steel with 2 layers of nickel. It is slightly bigger and it has more bulk to the scales, almost a pen knife. The handle end showed some nice translucence so I decided to keep it flat (you can almost see the screws through the ram's horn from the rear). As with the others this has titanium liners with a double detent, this time anodised to a light yellow. It is completely incidental/random but the nickel layer shows in the maker's mark and the nail nick. It is one of the sharpest knives I made as well at BESS 151g.

OAL 159mm - 6,25 inch
68mm - 2,6 inch
54g - 1,9 ounce
HRC between 60-65 (tested with files as opposed to my usual hardness tester)
Blackened stainless steel screws

As always thanks for watching, comments and questions welcome, Ig.

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[john april]

excellence !