Bill Drake
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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- May 25, 2021
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Greetings blade community! Been offline for a while but still trying to plug away and get some things done. Below is my latest completion, and another is possibly a week or so from finishing, but it has given me some trouble thus far...fingers crossed. I still have several blades available and will be trying to repost them over the next few days in hopes to get a few out for Christmas, and at further-reduced prices. As with a lot of people, times are tough for me right now as my regular job had to close up shop a couple months ago, and some health issues surfaced to add fuel to that fire. Things are slowly improving, but the medications haven't had the effect that was anticipated, and good days aren't a guarantee of consistency...I digress
The original iteration had wood with a denim inset, but the wood cracked on me during the torching process, so it had to be scrapped...nearly brought me to tears as it was pretty cool looking, and took a fair bit of work, but we learn and move on.
D2 at 61-62 HRC
0.15" x 1.25" x 8" OAL, with 3.6" tip to scales and weighs 6.8 oz. (Denim makes it a little heavy, but balance point is where it should be considering the blade length).
Straight(ish) clip-point with a slight swedge and aggressive jimping along the spine.
600 grit on all surfaces, including the handle...smooth but you can still feel the texture.
Handmade Denim handle with blue G10 liners that is nicely contoured and hand-filling at just under 1" at the swell.
- As with most of my knives, it has a hand-rolled center pin made from the block.
Blue Kydex sheath with blue leather overstrap setup for horizontal carry. I will also include additional clips, so you have more carry options.
**Visible scratch on the upper right side of the blade will be cleaned up prior to shipment**
I hope you enjoy it...
Asking SOLD shipped insured CONUS. As always, Venmo or Zelle preferred, but PayPal will work.
DM or email me at w.drakejr@gmail.com if you have comments or questions.
Thanks for looking!
Bill
The original iteration had wood with a denim inset, but the wood cracked on me during the torching process, so it had to be scrapped...nearly brought me to tears as it was pretty cool looking, and took a fair bit of work, but we learn and move on.
D2 at 61-62 HRC
0.15" x 1.25" x 8" OAL, with 3.6" tip to scales and weighs 6.8 oz. (Denim makes it a little heavy, but balance point is where it should be considering the blade length).
Straight(ish) clip-point with a slight swedge and aggressive jimping along the spine.
600 grit on all surfaces, including the handle...smooth but you can still feel the texture.
Handmade Denim handle with blue G10 liners that is nicely contoured and hand-filling at just under 1" at the swell.
- As with most of my knives, it has a hand-rolled center pin made from the block.
Blue Kydex sheath with blue leather overstrap setup for horizontal carry. I will also include additional clips, so you have more carry options.
**Visible scratch on the upper right side of the blade will be cleaned up prior to shipment**
I hope you enjoy it...
Asking SOLD shipped insured CONUS. As always, Venmo or Zelle preferred, but PayPal will work.
DM or email me at w.drakejr@gmail.com if you have comments or questions.
Thanks for looking!
Bill
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