San Mai Short Fighter

Karl B. Andersen

Karl B. Andersen

Joined
Jul 27, 2003
Messages
5,665
This is a knife I made and photographed each and every step during the process of making it. (And I do mean steps of the most minute detail.)
This will be a knife I will use in a demonstration at the Heartland Knife Making Symposium in October in Kansas.
One thing I will focus on is how I hid the take-down finial on this one.
It is covered with a piece of Mammoth Ivory and a heat blued 2-56 screw. Some folks may find the finial a bit unsightly, but this opens up doors for many options of covering the assembly access.
Anyway, she is a full 7" of 1095 tool steel core with a 420 stainless steel San Mai "jacket".
The highly etched guard is made from some 1903 wrought iron, and the handle is from a flawless piece of Ebony.
She's for sale.
To be delivered after the Symposium.














 
How refreshing to see an excellent knife by an excellent maker - instead of some Pakistani Khukri or an ill-fit, cheapass Bowie. Your timing is impeccable, Karl. Some of these threads were makin' me sorry I signed on. Thanks!
 
Nice job my friend.....I didn't know you had that for me when I see you there! ;)

It's always a great time and turn out plus the venue at the Washburn Institute of Technology in their classrooms, Machine Shop and Welding Shop is second to none. :)

As an aside, the Friday night dinner is prepared by their Culinary Students and is absolutely outstanding. :cool:
 
I'm really looking forward to being there.
Going to be a great time! :thumbup:


Dawkind said:
Nice job my friend.....I didn't know you had that for me when I see you there! ;)

It's always a great time and turn out plus the venue at the Washburn Institute of Technology in their classrooms, Machine Shop and Welding Shop is second to none. :)

As an aside, the Friday night dinner is prepared by their Culinary Students and is absolutely outstanding. :cool:
Click to expand...
 
Nice looking piece. I do find the screw head to look strange on that style of knife. I would like to see a closer pic of the screw head, though, because it is hard to tell by the picture. It looks out of place with the rest of the knife. Though from your original post, it might have been used to test out and show the method?

Would a hand made final work in it's place, if one were inclined to make one?
 
Looks better and better every time I look at it. Love the light and dark theme and that ebony is really something.
 
Please keep in mind that is NOT! the finial.
It's just a cover for the 10-32 finial underneath - same as I use on most of my knives this size.
The 2-56 screw hold the cover to the finial.
Yes - it was simply an experiment.
That material could be sheep horn, Mother of Pearl, Damascus, a piece of the same Ebony, etc. Contrasting or coordinating.
I just used what I saw first when I opened my special drawer.

Bigfattyt said:
Nice looking piece. I do find the screw head to look strange on that style of knife. I would like to see a closer pic of the screw head, though, because it is hard to tell by the picture. It looks out of place with the rest of the knife. Though from your original post, it might have been used to test out and show the method?

Would a hand made final work in it's place, if one were inclined to make one?
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top