Utility Knife from Arne

[CaptainIglo]

Hello everyone! I just finished a general purpose knife for a friend from Arne which is an equivalent of O1 from Uddeholm.
59-60 HRC with a total lenght of 265mm and a bit shy of 6mm on the thickest parts. The sheath is made out of kydex with a tek lok attachment. The handle material was made by me with liquid glass. Since the knife will see extensive use I decided to go up to 400 grit and then lightly polish it in the buffing wheel. Take a look on the following pictures. I would really appreciate any thoughts and inputs. Cheers!

 

[brownshoe]

Nice profile, good lines. The handle is intriguing, I like the figures in the resin, interesting but not too "busy". I would prefer a more uniform finish on the steel with a slimmer blade, but that's just me Keep it up!

 

[cbach8tw]

Nice lines. Is the glass mixed with resin in the handle?

 

[CaptainIglo]

Nice lines. Is the glass mixed with resin in the handle?

Thank you, glad you like it! The resin is called liquid glass, to which I added a bit of black ink for the coloring and I also added wood shavings in the mix.

 

[cbach8tw]

Thanks

 

[tim37a]

I think it is a beautiful knife with excellent lines. The only thing I would question it the sharp point of the scales on the front lower corner. Might it chip?

 

[CaptainIglo]

I think it is a beautiful knife with excellent lines. The only thing I would question it the sharp point of the scales on the front lower corner. Might it chip?

Thanks a lot! Well, I thought about the same thing after I installed the handle. It is sharp and I am afraid that it might chip if it falls down or something but I guess time will show. The resin though is not very brittle so that might help.