"SnarkNado" Fighter.

[Salem Straub]

Here is my latest, a takedown fighter. It has a 9" san mai blade in 410ss/150 layer core, hollow ground with slight swedge. Fittings are of parkerized 4140ht in a captive-nut takedown construction, with screw-on sculpted scales of green canvas micarta, shadowboxed to the handle frame. I got to play with interesting stuff like inventing (at least for myself) the takedown type, putting new sculptural details into the guard, and exploring my new love for parkerizing chrome moly steel. That crystalline black is the BEST!

I called it the SnarkNado because I severely binged on listening to Snarky Puppy while I made this knife, and so it has been infused with that musical joy.

Pics and a vid...

 

[d762nato]

Awesome knife very nice build and work. I like the way you did the frame handle with the locking mechanism.

 

[madcap_magician]

What an amazingly detailed piece, Salem. I agree about the parkerizing!

 

[Dawkind]

Man, what style you have!!!!! Love the lines of your works....

The only other thing I’d of wanted, if it were for me, would have been red liners.

 

[Willie71]

I love this knife. I ordered green linen and green canvas micarta last week for a couple projects I have in mind. You have been killing even more than usual with these last few projects!

The internal remind me of a truss rod in a guitar. I made a few of those when I was much younger, playing in a band.

 

[john april]

your blades are always excellent, but the handle wins on this one !

 

[Josh Rider]

I can't stop looking at this knife, it's just fantastic.

 

[Cap’n Smudge]

Great looking knife! Super cool design.

 

[sheathmaker]

Looks like I'll get to play with this one for a couple of days. Looking forward to it.

Paul

 

[Salem Straub]

I'm really looking forward to seeing what you'll do with it! Always very happy to have one sent your way, Paul!

 

[i4Marc]

Excellent, Salem. Lean, mean and clean.

 

[BenR.T.]

Crazy cool. I always enjoy seeing your unique take on knife design and construction.

 

[parfums95]

always special models for Salem, I love ... very happy to have followed you with a little pinch to the heart in Forged in fire ..

 

[TE_Knives]

Very fine. Beautiful work!

 

[willrise]

Very cool blade

 

[Mecha]

That is damn cool, and I really love the look of that san mai.

 

[FullMetalJackass]

Beauty! You need to expand the family!

 

[BladeScout]

Looks great.