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No idea what to call this thing
Part shiv, part kiridashi, part scalpel
I don't know... how about slitch? Sure, why not. Anyway, this little creation came about when I had a little bit of leftover steel from another project Id been working on and decided to forge it into something useful. Its a pretty small piece of damascus, consisting of somewhere around 400 layers of 1084 and 15n20 in a loose ripple pattern thats been forged out into, well, whatever this thing is
The relatively high layer count in the steel gives this blade a nice shimmer thats hard to capture in pictures, but nice to behold when turning it in the light. The overall length of this little knife is just under five inches, allowing it to be tucked neatly into the palm and practically disappear in the hand a convenient attribute for those tasks that require a bit of discretion. The convex cutting edge is very sharp but also quite strong, leaving the blade well suited for a variety of tasks, from general utility work to personal defense. A handy thing to have around. Especially if youre in a Mexican prison.
Im sending this one off to my sister. Shes not in a Mexican prison but I think shell be glad to have this tucked away in her purse when running errands in the Tampa suburbs. I kinda wanted to keep this for myself but I can make more. Perhaps Ill make a whole new batch of them and keep one for myself...
The relatively high layer count in the steel gives this blade a nice shimmer thats hard to capture in pictures, but nice to behold when turning it in the light. The overall length of this little knife is just under five inches, allowing it to be tucked neatly into the palm and practically disappear in the hand a convenient attribute for those tasks that require a bit of discretion. The convex cutting edge is very sharp but also quite strong, leaving the blade well suited for a variety of tasks, from general utility work to personal defense. A handy thing to have around. Especially if youre in a Mexican prison.
Im sending this one off to my sister. Shes not in a Mexican prison but I think shell be glad to have this tucked away in her purse when running errands in the Tampa suburbs. I kinda wanted to keep this for myself but I can make more. Perhaps Ill make a whole new batch of them and keep one for myself...
