Ohio Classic Knife Show Knives

Karl B. Andersen

Karl B. Andersen

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I thought I might show a few of the knives I'll be taking to the Ohio Classic Knife Show at the end of the month.
The first one is an Integral I forged from 1" square 5160 and selectively hardened. Following the first photo is a picture of the forging process about 1/2 way through. You can see the square to round to knife progression. (This was before drawing out the tang)
The handle is a fantastic piece of stabilized Spalted Oak! I'm astounded by the figure in it.
You may also notice, that, yes, it's a Take-down. (Did you expect anything else?)
The spacer is a piece of hot-blued mild steel, as well as the take-down nut.
I'll have a few clay-quenched W1 Integrals to ake as well.
Overall length on this one is 11 1/8".
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Secondly is a 5160 Bubinga Bowie with Polished Stainless fittings.
The faceted butt cap was polished and satin finished to gove the "jeweled" effect that I like.
Hot blued Take-down nut.
Hand-rubbed finish that shows off the edge quench quite well.
Overall length of just under 14" with a 9 inch blade.
I will be devoting a page on my web site to show the knives I will be taking to the show.
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Karl - your Bowie is very, very nice BUT it would be infinitely nicer if the octogonal them flowed through to the guard. The but and the guard should be linked by the visual theme you choose - either angles or curves. At least, that's my opinion.
 
Joss said:
Karl - your Bowie is very, very nice BUT it would be infinitely nicer if the octogonal them flowed through to the guard. The but and the guard should be linked by the visual theme you choose - either angles or curves. At least, that's my opinion.
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I would normally agree, however there's nothing wrong with a variation in design principle from time to time. :)
 
They both look good to me. Glad to see you turning out a nice integral.

Roger
 
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