Just finished this one today.

[Phillip Patton]

Steel: 1084/15n20, 450 layer count

Hardness: 59 RC

Blade length: 4.5"

Total length: 10"

Handle material: Black canvas micarta

Thanks for looking!

P.S. My apologies to those of you using dial-up. I usually compress the photos some before uploading, this time I forgot.

 

[Scriven]

That is fantastic! Was that badass ladder pattern developed as a manipulated billet, or was the blade forged, grooved and flatted?

Hope you don't mind me askin'

 

[Bailey Knives]

phillip, since I have started making knives, I have not purchased any custom knives. Someday I may have to make an exception with one of your knives. They are very nice. Excellent work.

 

[mykulmorris]

Sunonthebeach!!!!! Thats a KEWL knife!!! I've tried putting a recurve in the cutting edge like that and it didn't go so well... thats a beautiful job. That aint no sissy knife!
-Michael

 

[SHEBOP]

Very nice, Phillip! Thanks for sharing!

 

[nivejuncky]

She's a beaut. Are my eyes playing tricks on me or is there what looks like tiger stripes in that blade?

 

[Phillip Patton]

That is fantastic! Was that badass ladder pattern developed as a manipulated billet, or was the blade forged, grooved and flatted?

Hope you don't mind me askin'

I don't mind...
Actually, the pattern was created by the drawing dies on my power hammer, which tends to leave perpendicular ridges all over the billet. Then when I grind the billet flat, the pattern is exposed. I guess you could call it random ladder pattern.

phillip, since I have started making knives, I have not purchased any custom knives. Someday I may have to make an exception with one of your knives. They are very nice. Excellent work.

Well, that's high praise indeed! Thanks.
BTW, I got to handle one of your knives last year (I was forwarding it to a mutual customer) and I really liked it. I hope to meet you one of these knife shows.

She's a beaut. Are my eyes playing tricks on me or is there what looks like tiger stripes in that blade?

What you're seeing is the light reflecting off of the layers at different angles. It's called "chatoyance", I believe. I thought it looked like tiger stripes, too.