San Mai and Cocobolo Recurve

[Bailey Knives]

This is San mai made from 1084 with a 5160 core. I did this to get the look of a hamon with a fully hardened blade.

The spine has been fileworked with my random vine filework.

The handle is cocobolo with black G10 bolsters. It is secured with several normal pins and one mosaic.

The sheath is 8-9oz hand tooled and stitched leather. The tooling is a scroll/leaf pattern (that took me forever!)

Dimensions
Blade - 5" Tip to handle
OAL - 9 1/2"

Price $285 shipped to US. I prefer paypal to matt(at)baileyknives.com, but will accept check or money order.

The first to post here "I'll take it!" gets it

 

[Burton Harruff]

Another nice one Matt. Your loving that Uncle Al's press aren't you. Take care, Burton.

 

[Landi]

Beautiful Matt!

 

[ordawg1]

Very nice Matt- can't wait to get my mine you just finished !! This one is very tempting !!

 

[chainring]

It's lovely.

 

[Daniel Sycalik]

Matt,

Great looking hamon and fine looking tooled sheath!

Cheers, Dan

 

[Los Angeles]

Somebody buy this thing before I go insane.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Wow, I had to go back and look again several times.

I love that layered steel look.

 

[mrbickelsworth]

beautiful! what size stock is this?

 

[TALON158]

Matt, Ill take it. Email sent.

 

[jgkelly]

Simply gorgeous!

 

[Bailey Knives]

You Got it Talon158.
Thanks everyone

 

[gga357]

love it!

 

[ordawg1]

Surprised it lasted that long. Matt does great work on both blade and sheath. A true craftsman IMO. Great snag Talon-Kudos

 

[TALON158]

Thanks ordawg1. Have been buying from Matt since 06, he has really improved a lot in his work, especially his sheaths. Its been a real pleasure to see Matts work evolve over the past 4 years.