Longer than before

[Bailey Knives]

Now that I am spending more time forging knives, I keep wanting to forge one bigger. This is my biggest so far (longest anyways) It is forged from 1095 and is 9" tip to handle. I know, I know... far short of those 12 inch monsters some of you guys make, but this is about the maximum size I can heat treat with my setup. I think it will eat up most of my leather making a sheath for it, and my poor stitching fingers will be begging for mercy.

(handle is Arizona ironwood, by the way)

 

[brooksknives]

very nice knife that hamon is wicked

lee brooks

 

[Keith Montgomery]

That knife is to me the nicest of yours that I have seen. It has a great shape and a wonderful hamon.

 

[edgemaster]

Top shelf.
keep them coming.

 

[Mack]

That knife is to me the nicest of yours that I have seen. It has a great shape and a wonderful hamon.

That rivals the chef's knife you made recently. Beautiful.

 

[Dawkind]

Man, that's a beauty!!!!! Very nice job with that hamon.....

 

[Peregrin]

That's a nice blade and an overall great looking knife.

 

[Bailey Knives]

Thanks, everyone. I have to get to work on a sheath for it now.

 

[fishface5]

hooo-daddy that's a looker!!

 

[Matthew Gregory]

That knife is to me the nicest of yours that I have seen. It has a great shape and a wonderful hamon.

I agree wholeheartedly! Love the lines of it, the grind compliments it well, and the overall handle shape is great, and transitions to the blade smoothly. Awesome!