Tribal Utility - Nice hamon

ScottRoush

ScottRoush

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Just got a nice hamon on this one with Aldo's low manganese 1075. It's 9" over all, forged from 1/4" stock. Hollow ground to maintain a lot of forged character on spine and still keep an aggressive edge. The spine was radiused and polished to show the clay application there. It's hard to photograph but it almost has the effect of chatoyance. The bolster wrap is epoxy soaked linen and the wood is more of the magic that comes form ItsaBurl and is oak. The sheath has a 'take down' belt loop on the back... which I haven't photographed yet. But it basically has the leather cord holding it on that can be tensioned with the antler bead.

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That is just sooooo nice. Great combination of lines, colour and texture.

Roger
 
Thank you Roger. I am very happy with this one. This is said too often, but this one really needs to be seen and held. The distal taper makes for the balance point right at the choil. And hamons never photograph well.

Here is another attempt....

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So sweet :thumbup:
The wood grain, the epoxy soaked linen bolster, the forged finish near to the spine and the hamon nicely matches with each other!
The last picture reminds me of a beach with black rock, white sand and blue sea!
Congrats to you Scott :)

pak mohd
 
Rustic elegance at its finest! nice work Scott.
 
I think trailing points are coming back into vogue. This beauty is a fine example of why.
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That's a beauty Scott. Really nice. Looking at those photos makes me want to pick it up, hold it in my hand and admire it a bit...

I found a bar of that same 1075 hiding in my stash of 1084 and I'm dying to try it. Gotta stay disciplined though and finish a couple other projects first...
 
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