Tanto style blade in Elmax

[Ochs]

Here is a tanto I finished up recently and sent off. This one has a 5-7/8" blade edge with hollow primary grind, flat swedge grind and convex tip polished to a mirror finish. The flats are hand rubbed and it is out of .201 thick Elmax and is 11-1/2" overall. The handle is Black and Green G10 with a palm swell, two stainless peened pins at the guard, flared stainless tube and mosaic pin.

Thanks for checking it out!!

Eric

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Neat! How's the stuff to grind? I'm gonna guess it sucks, judging from the spec sheets...

 

[Ochs]

Neat! How's the stuff to grind? I'm gonna guess it sucks, judging from the spec sheets...

Hey Matthew! Actually the Elmax is not too bad. Better than S30V way better then grumpy 3V but not quite as friendly as CPM154. This stuff finishes out pretty easy too so the handrub is not bad at all and it takes a nice edge. I hope to do some more testing on this soon. I would not hesitate to use it again. :thumbup:

Eric