Very simple and thin utility with ironwood...

J. Doyle

J. Doyle

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Here's my latest commissioned piece. This is not really going to "Wow" anybody but it's fun to step back and make these simple little knives once in a while. :)

This is a really nice REALLY thin wicked little slicer for general utility chores. I have one in my kitchen and use it every single day. I'll be the first to admit, I don't know much about kitchen knives and what's preferred/accepted but mine is razor thin and scary sharp and cuts like crazy. I take it camping or to deer camp too. Very useful and handy.

I have sold quite a few of these, all thin and very sharp. This one is 1084 steel, desert ironwood scales and german silver pins. 8 1/4" overall with a 3 3/4" sharp edge.

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Here's the latest one next to my own well used and well loved version. ;)
 
John, I have yet to see anything that you have done that isn't way high on the WOW factor. This one included. Wow. Simple understated elegance.
 
This is right up my alley. I find that no matter how much I love "manly" knives, in reality, it's much more practical to carry a slim profile, light knife with a high utility factor.
 
I really like the simplicity, but elegant look of the knife. I really like the small pins you used. I don't know much about the manufacturing of blades, but was curious if the wave in the blade was created by using two different metals, or by patina? Thanks for sharing!
 
nice and elegant blades, and realistically a great all-around size (those are some giant veggies in the photos!). like bloodhound32 above, I'm curious about the blade's wave form - are both the upper and lower portion of the blade the same 1084 steel?
 
Thank you all very much for the kind words. I appreciate that.

bloodhound32 said:
I really like the simplicity, but elegant look of the knife. I really like the small pins you used. I don't know much about the manufacturing of blades, but was curious if the wave in the blade was created by using two different metals, or by patina? Thanks for sharing!
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kubelik said:
nice and elegant blades, and realistically a great all-around size (those are some giant veggies in the photos!). like bloodhound32 above, I'm curious about the blade's wave form - are both the upper and lower portion of the blade the same 1084 steel?
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The line in the blade is a result of differential hardening. Clay is used to insulate the spine and upper portion of the blade. This makes it difficult for the steel underneath the clay to get hot enough to harden, and if it does, the clay retards the quench speed of the oil so that it cannot harden. The resulting line that you see is actually two different physical internal structures in the steel. It is not cosmetic, it goes all the way through the blade.

It is made visible like this with careful polishing and etching in acid.

That was the very short simple answer. Hope it helps. :)
 
Thank you guys for the kind words.

adinb114 said:
Gorgeous. How thick is the stock if I may ask?
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These usually finish out right around .110" thick but taper nicely to a thin point. I usually grind these out of 1/8" stock but I have forged them on request. But they all finish out about the same. Thanks for the comment.
 
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