I'm building a folksy fixed blade. What do you think?

[Sword and Shield]

After getting a belt sander for my birthday, I decided to make a working sheath knife of my own. It's 5/32" 1095, and there will be bloodwood handles with 3 hollow copper pins, the grind is convex, with a slight swedge. 24 inch gauge in the background for scale.

No sharp angles anywhere, and it feels good enough that I could almost forgo the grips. HT is going to be tonight over a charcoal fire, tempered to RC 60 with a dry ice cryogenic quench.

What do you think, O keepers of the Folksy?

 

[smiling-knife]

Looks great so far. Eagerly anticipating pics of the finished product.

 

[Blues]

So far, so good. May the "folksy" be with you!

 

[KnifeHead]

Looks like your folksy knife will be curiously strong when finished.

 

[Sword and Shield]

Looks like your folksy knife will be curiously strong when finished.

True, and any Red Wings fan would understand its name. One of their enforcers who happens to hit like a truck.

 

[Sword and Shield]

HT done, now for the first of several tempering/cryo cycles.