Textured Recurve Fighter with Desert Ironwood

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Just finish this, please let me know what you think. The specs are:
Steel: old truck spring, annealed and re-heat treated
Thickness: 1/4 inch
Length: overall 12 3/4 inches
Blade length: 7 7/8 inches handle to tip
Blade width:1 15/16 inches
Blade finish:400 grit gator trizact then scotchbrite belt
Handle: Desert Ironwood
Pins-Tubing:stainless steel
Grind: flat grind with convex edge
Thanks Gene
 

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I like it. The shape is well balanced to my eye, and it looks like it's made to be used. Very cool. :thumbup: The only problem that I see (or don't see) is that there is no maker's mark. ;)
Good work.
 
I really like the blade shape and grind. Just down right nice.

Fred
 
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