Some Scagel Inspired Goodness

[A C Richards]

I just finished this piece for a customer.

7.5" Blade is W-2 clay hardened with a very interesting hamon. Fixtures are Monel with Fiber, stainless and copper spacers, then the leather stacked washers. Butt is a piece of stag.

Though not a true Scagel blade shape, it came close to a couple I had seen. This was the first time i attempted the leather stacked handle. It was interesting to say the least. Not my favorite assembly but nice indeed. The whole package finally came together after about 6 months putting it off. Turned out I was delaying the inevitable and just needed to get to it. Now that it is finished I am glad I agreed to do the project. That is usually the way things turn out.

 

[arqueroalpha]

this is really a great scagel style knife.

 

[Paul Savage]

Great looking knife A. C. Sometimes you just gotta bite the bullet and and get at it. Funny how you think " jeesh , that was a lot of over thinking for nothing". Well done.

 

[Steve Nuckels]

Great looking knife Chief!

I esp. Like the blade profile and the Hamon!

Is OTAC an Ocean Systems Tech. Chief?

USN 77'-86'

Steve
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