Just finished this one today.

Barry Clodfelter

Barry Clodfelter

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Here is my latest knife and I think much better than the last one. It is 1095 with 416 stainless guard and stabilized curly maple handle. Anything I might can do better on the next one?

 
Over all the knife looks great. The only feedback I could give by looking at the picture is the handle looks a little blocky. I could be the complete opposite in real life. :D
 
Nice looking knife. Looks great
 
Looks good!
Personaly I´d drop the point a bit but that´s a matter of taste
 
I once worked with Jim Hrisoulas on a custom sword. I wanted a carbon steel blade for strength. I wanted stainless quillons for hand contact.

Jim refused. He said putting stainless steel in contact with carbon steel did something nasty. I don’t remember what.

I ended up with carbon steel blade and quillons.

Does anybody know what Jim was talking about?
 
It's a great looking knife. I do agree with chavez on the handle - it looks a bit too square. I think handle comfort is extremely important; your knives shouldn't just feel good in hand, to maximise that chance of a sale it should feel "right" in your hand. Of course the handle could be perfect, it just looks a little square :)

Having said that, you have made a beautiful looking knife :D
 
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Thanks guys! The handle is a touch squarish true but it is only a tick over .5" wide and it is very comfortable to hold.
 
When you put dissimilar metals in contact with each other, it can cause corrosion; i forget the proper name for it. However, makers have been putting stainless guards on carbon steel knives for a very long time with no problems. Also, if the guard/ricasso fit is sealed with epoxy, corrosion will be minimized. I've seen Barry's work. I'm sure this is a fine hunter that will outlast all of us. :)

randy
Raymond1000 said:
I once worked with Jim Hrisoulas on a custom sword. I wanted a carbon steel blade for strength. I wanted stainless quillons for hand contact.

Jim refused. He said putting stainless steel in contact with carbon steel did something nasty. I don’t remember what.

I ended up with carbon steel blade and quillons.

Does anybody know what Jim was talking about?
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rwn2000 said:
When you put dissimilar metals in contact with each other, it can cause corrosion; i forget the proper name for it. However, makers have been putting stainless guards on carbon steel knives for a very long time with no problems. Also, if the guard/ricasso fit is sealed with epoxy, corrosion will be minimized. I've seen Barry's work. I'm sure this is a fine hunter that will outlast all of us. :)

randy
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Thanks, Randy.

Corrosion, or something like, is what I vaguely remember being warned about.
 
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