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This knife is designed for the jungle and other tropical environments.
Its blade length is 245 mm and it measures 390 mm overall length.
For the blade steel I used 1.2442 (115W8), handle and sheath are made from Tropical almond tree (Terminalia catappa) and all fittings are copper.
the sheath has a retension spring and the tang is riveted over the butt forming the center of the flower.
It weighs 440 grams, with the sheath 720 grams.
In the video You can see how it moves and bites as well as it is carried, drawn and put back into the shaeth with one hand.
Tested on fully grown, mature bamboo, that starts to turn yellow.
Bamboo (like Bambusa bambos(L) Voss) is hard and tough and
perfect for testing blade geometry and overall construction.
Well...it is rainy season and the cicadas with their high frequency sound never stopped
Cheers
Its blade length is 245 mm and it measures 390 mm overall length.
For the blade steel I used 1.2442 (115W8), handle and sheath are made from Tropical almond tree (Terminalia catappa) and all fittings are copper.
the sheath has a retension spring and the tang is riveted over the butt forming the center of the flower.
It weighs 440 grams, with the sheath 720 grams.
In the video You can see how it moves and bites as well as it is carried, drawn and put back into the shaeth with one hand.
Tested on fully grown, mature bamboo, that starts to turn yellow.
Bamboo (like Bambusa bambos(L) Voss) is hard and tough and
perfect for testing blade geometry and overall construction.
Well...it is rainy season and the cicadas with their high frequency sound never stopped
Cheers
