My very first kitchen knife- Warning picture heavy

[AA Forge]

I thought I would show you guys a project I just finished.

It's something I have wanted to try for awhile now, and I finally got around to it.

Thanks for looking!

Blade about- 7 3/4"
Handle about- 5"
Steel- .180 (just shy of 3/16") Aldo's 1095 high carbon steel that has been forged and ground to a very fine edge.
Desert ironwood
2 mosaic pins
600 grit hand rubbed finish

 

[Hengelo_77]

Very nice

 

[scs.knives]

Man that is sweet lookin.

 

[TOMMY00729]

Are you selling the knife?

 

[lambertiana]

That's a very nice looking knife. I would expect high performance from it, too.

 

[AA Forge]

Thanks guys!

I'm not selling this one; I decided to keep it and use it to see if there was anything I could do better.