The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Completely understandable. My wood inlay/Damascus blade 21s only get light duty. Micarta and Plain get a little more actionYou are a braver man than me! I know that the AEB-L that the CRK damascus blades are made from is crazy tough and has greater impact toughness than most of the modern PM steels, but for the life of me I cannot bring myself to use my damascus CRK for anything else other than light cutting tasks. Every time I try...it's like my heart wants to but my brain can't (or maybe my brain wants to but my heart can't?)