PLackey
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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This is the last V3 Leuku blade I had hanging on the wall. I'm using up the last of some older designs to make way for new. Discounted to move. Even includes 3/8" firesteel loop.
grind: scandi
blade length: 5 1/4″
overall length: 10 1/4"″
steel: 1/8″ 80CrV2 @ 61 Hc
handle: blast finish tread pattern Orange G10 over OD liners
handle thickness: 4-4.5/5
hardware: OD triple pin and tube
sheath: includes Orange kydex pancake sheath with OD belt loop and firesteel loop
I began making PL knives in 2016. I've done leather work for over 20. I added kydex to my repertoire in the last few years. The heat treat on all of my carbon steel knives is done by me in a thermostatically controlled Evenheat knifemaking kiln. Each 80CrV2 blade goes through a 3 stage normalization before being heated to austenitic temperature and quenched in Parks 50 oil. Then it goes through a 2 stage tempering process. 80CrV2 Hardness is approx. 61 hc and my heat treat process produces a blade with extreme toughness and fine edge sharpenability. Scales are glued with West Systems G-flex epoxy. My aim is to produce heirloom quality tools with excellent craftsmanship that will provide a lifetime of enjoyment and service.
