OK yet another knife

[itrade]

Just talked to the owner of this one. He's so tickled about it (gift from the girl friend), I thought I'd share a photo with my mentors here:

Blade 3 1/4", 3/16" S30V, 59rc, hand rubbed to 800 grit
Handle: Thuya Burl - stabilized, 416 pins

Steve

 

[rlinger]

That's a dandy Steve. Is that a bolster I see, with scale wood over lapping it?

Roger

 

[bryce]

I trade thats one hell of a knife Great job
Rlinger the gun in your sig no longer shows only the 50 megs junk forbiden message
Bryce

 

[Bruce Bump]

I like it alot. Well done

 

[RHINOKNIVES]

love that amboyna burl!

 

[J. Neilson]

That knife looks strangly familiar. Really nice job, Steve. That is one hell of a nice little cutter. Keep 'um coming.

 

[Will52100]

Cool! That looks great, nice lines and the Thuya Burl looks increadable

 

[itrade]

Thanks gang!

Roger,

Nope. No bolsters on that one. Just an optical illusion. The plunge line has a strange shape. At 3/16th thick and only 3 1/4" long and 1 1/2" wide, that blade has an extreme distal taper.

I forgot to mention. Tess Neilson (J.'s better half) made a really cool custom sheath for it. Gotta add that picture. Makes for a very compact setup on the belt and an awesome cutting package in the hand.

People are funny: A few people just flip over this knife design and others are completely disinterested. I can put this knife next to a 5.5" clip point. People will like one or the other, but not both.

Steve