Something different for me....

Very nice, Tom!
I like the contrast between the stainless and the titanium. My favourite part (next to the Zelda allusion) is the rounded, satin riccasso- on this knife it does more visually then a squared choil.

Did you forge this out? I wasn't aware that you could get W1 barstock.

Do you have a milling machine? the fuller is very nice.
 
Very nice, I really like the mirror polished stainless guard and pommel coverd with the heat colored titainium, looks GREAT.
 
congrats on winning your round Tom , you have a tough competitor as well. Both knives were well executed.

Wish I was making it to Atlanta to see it in person at the CK&G buildoff booth.
 
Superb work!!!

Just my .02, contouring the edges of the handle would make it "flow" better -but that's just my humble opinion. All in all, you did a wonderful job! :thumbup:
 
I enjoyed looking at this knife because of the fact it is so far out there. As was said before the colored Ti and black palm look almost punk compared to the fantasy/classic lines of the blade.
I have been working on coming up with some apocolyptic madness myself and that piece would fit in well.
As far as flow goes I think a more chunky angular blade would suite the handle better. There are plenty of people making fine fantesy/classic blades why not push the envolope farther?

Well thats only my opinion.
Good work!
 
I really like the knife Tom. That hamon came out beautifully. And the mirror polished fuller just looks fantastic.

Palm is really neato stuff too.
 
Focusing on the blade, the only thing aesthetically that I might change would be to move the fuller back to be even with the grinds or even further into the ricasso, but I am not an expert on fullers in any way to know enough of if that aesthtic change would change the intent of a fuller.

Other than that, it would have been sweet if that clay line didnt get interrupted at the tip or dip into the fuller on one side, but know how difficult it can be to move those lines around, especially on a double-edge like that. That is also just an aesthetic thing, and wouldn't affect the performance in any way.

How was the fuller put in? Milled? Blood sweat and tears?
 
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