Hello guys.
Belive me, This title is not accidental. The steel is X12FM. /Russian answer of D2/ When I was still green in forging, tried to forge this steel and failed. Twice. Big impressive kracks appared on the billets. And I give up. After some time I understood that this steel need much lower forging temperature 750 850 C. So this autumn, on the open forging lesson for Bulgarian knife frum I forged this blade from 22 mm. bar. Lower temperature meens much more work with hammer. So, I used some young enthusiasts, to help me.
Blade - Differentially heat treated with clay. After double tempering cycles - 2 hours each on 210 220 C, the blade is steel over 62 HRC in my opinion. I and a friend tried to measure the hardhes, but it was impossible because of the differential heat treatment and slight convex. So about hardhess I can count only on my experience.
Handle Ash tree treeted with extremely hot steem under high preasure on the upper side. Impregnated poplar tree below.
Guard copper. Separators and inlay copper.
The sheath made of 3.5 4 mm. cow leather my friend George Petkov.
After spreding the rumor, that I am feeding from time to time, some abandoned kittens started magically to apare in my yard. Give them a finger and they will bite your hand to the arm.
If you want a larger image, you can click on the photo.
On the upper side of the line are centimeters - inches are from the bottom.
The price is 220 $ including shipping.
mik.kochev@gmail.com
Paypal only please.
The knife goes to the first "I'll take it."
Those of you who would like to see more of my knives can look at my website. Now with some available for sale knives:
http://www.mk-jewel.com/index.html
Thanks for watching.
Mike.
