Ironwood Fighter

Will Morrison

Will Morrison

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I just finished this one up a couple of days ago.

The blade is 1070 with a hamon. The handle is Desert Ironwood burl. Guard is 304 stainless, pin and spacer are 316.

Blade length: 175mm
Blade width: 35mm
Blade thickness: 6mm
Handle length: 140mm

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Critique is most welcome.

Cheers,

Will.
 
Very clean and aggressive fighter lines; nice, crisp handle, and some super Ironwood.

John
 
Will- my only gripe is the photos are really dark, so I don't think most folks will realize how nice this knife is! I'm not a good photographer, so I'm not meaning to scold you ;) But this is a very fine knife--- great lines and great attention to detail.

You just keep impressing me Will! :) :cool:
 
That's a nice knife! So many well executed details.
 
great looking knife! Consistent lines and a lot of flow. Very well proportioned.

with that being said, I think the filework on the spacer disrupts things a little bit. My other comment is that the upper guard seems just a teeny tiny bit too protrusive. If it was even 1 mm shorter, that might have made a big difference. These are minor things, I only mention them because you asked :)
 
dang double tap!
 
Will, you are doing some mighty fine work mate and this is no exception. Have to agree with Nick on your photos and mine are not good either.
Cheers Keith
 
Thanks for commenting, guys.

Nick, I agree. I'm going to have to build some kind of light tent. Baking paper stretched across coat hangers isn't cutting it anymore.

Lorien, thanks for the input. I was waiting for someone to mention the spacer:o I just had the idea to do a 'coined' spacer stuck in my head since I started the knife, so I had to get it out of my system. The result was no so much 'coined' as '...something else'.
As for the guard, it is rather long, it probably wouldn't suffer from some shortening. While we're on the guard, I think that it could do with some thinning, which in turn might make the upper portion less visually protrusive.
 
the guard looks thin enough to my eye, Will. I think the texturing of the spacer would be less problematic if it were blued or somesuch. Otherwise, a finer tooth would be sweet!
Neither of those comments outweigh what I think is a fantastic looking knife! In fact, neither would keep me from dropping coin on it if I was in a position to buy it. The design of this little guy is stellar, might even translate to a 3 piece knife pretty well. I think you should make a bunch of them :)
 
Will,

Your idea of a coined spacer is a good traditional way of accenting the Guard/Ricasso on a knife.

You might find it fitting into the flow of the knife better if you place a thin metal spacer between the "coined" one and the handle wood.

Interestingly enough, "defining" the accent by containing it between metal lines helps the accent to blend in with the design.

Again, it's a really neat knife.

John
 
Very clean and nicely executed. Good looking Ironwood as well. Not a design I'm really drawn too and the proportions seem a little off to my eye. More specifically, the handle slightly overpowers the blade in my opinion. :thumbup:
 
Damn nice work again Will and some great advice being posted. My pics are not super great but you are welcome to come over and use my light box anytime.
 
John, thanks for the advice! I'll be trying that out next time I go for the coined look.

Kevin, thanks mate. Always helpful to know what my work looks like from someone else's perspective.

Peter, Cheers, that would be great.
 
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