My KITH entry. 12c27+wenge+oak

Tiiiiiiiim · Nov 16, 2011

Finished my KITH entry. It's a small EDC tanto.

OAL - 195mm
Blade - 83mm. 400# Satin finish.
Steel - 12c27. Prof HT by Hills.
Handle - Wenge and Oak. Sanded to 2000. Oil soak for 24hours. Light buff on cotton wheel.
Pins - Stainless
Sheath - ABS taco style pocket sheath with yellow liner.

BMK · Nov 16, 2011

Nice work! As a neophyte, what is "KITH"?

Tiiiiiiiim · Nov 16, 2011

BMK said:
Nice work! As a neophyte, what is "KITH"?

Knife in the hat. There's a sticky in the knife makers question forum.

Seals · Nov 16, 2011

Someone will be quite happy with that.Its a beauty!

daizee · Nov 16, 2011

That's off the hook, Tiiiiiiim!
what a blade. I should have thrown in a KITH entry for a chance at that bad boy.

-Daizee

Tiiiiiiiim · Nov 17, 2011

Seals said:
Someone will be quite happy with that.Its a beauty!

Thanks Seals. I hope so.

daizee said:
That's off the hook, Tiiiiiiim!
what a blade. I should have thrown in a KITH entry for a chance at that bad boy.

-Daizee

haha, thanks for the encouragement buddy. It's the most "out there" knife I've done so far. I'm glad it's getting a good reception.

Matt Brook · Nov 17, 2011

Nice one mate!

steveo83 · Nov 17, 2011

Love the whole thing, an interesting shape to the blade and the handle looks really nice.

butchesforge · Nov 17, 2011

Hi Tim,I wish I had got in this year,I did the last 3 yrs.or so--and that is a beauty for sure, Id' be proud to own it!!!

Burl Source · Nov 17, 2011

Very cool little knife Tim!
When I saw the title that said Wenge & Oak I thought, "that's gonna be ugly"
But it looks good........really good!

Tiiiiiiiim · Nov 18, 2011

mattbrook said:
Nice one mate!

Thanks Matt!

steveo83 said:
Love the whole thing, an interesting shape to the blade and the handle looks really nice.

Cheers Steve

butchesforge said:
Hi Tim,I wish I had got in this year,I did the last 3 yrs.or so--and that is a beauty for sure, Id' be proud to own it!!!

I wish you had of entered too! haha. Thanks for the kind words.

Burl Source said:
Very cool little knife Tim!
When I saw the title that said Wenge & Oak I thought, "that's gonna be ugly"
But it looks good........really good!

Haha, I'm glad it wasn't as bad as you thought. I think the two go well together. They have a similar grain structure and are both as hard as buggery. I made a Chess board/box for my Dad out of the same stuff (because I stuffed the first one made out of ebony >.<).