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Hi folks - 
This is the latest from the shop, and available for sale.
BLADE- W2, nearly 11" long, 1-7/8" wide at widest, and 0.330" thick at the guard (LOTS of distal taper)
GUARD- twisted 120 layer damascus
HANDLE- primo Desert Ironwood
SHEATH- tooled, veg tanned leather
I'll put a more detailed description following the photos....
This one is sold, thanks for looking everyone!
$1800 shipped in the states... will happily discuss shipping options with int'l customers as well.
Thank you for looking!!!
[video=youtube;q-FmsmPz0m4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-FmsmPz0m4&list=UUM3ezocAUFI1HtIi4V7SLmw&index=1[/video]
This fighter was forged from 1-3/4" W2 roundstock. The differential hardening was done with time and temperature, but no clay. (Just FWIW- that doesn't mean it was an accident or easy, it's taken me about as much blood, sweat, and tears to get a bit of a grip on the no clay stuff as it did to learn to use clay). It was given a full etch/polish to show all the white, whispy, glistening stuff...
The guard was formed from 120-ish layer twist damascus (1084+15N20). I went for the typical sculpted guard shape I put on my fighters, but I rounded the top, scalloped the sides, and filed a 3/16" flute all the way around it. I give full credit for the scallop inspiration to Samual Lurquin! There's a 416 stainless, mirror polished spacer mated to the guard.
The handle was sculpted from a primo piece of Ironwood that I got from Chuck Bybee at Alpha Knife Supply several years ago. There's a domed 416 ss pin in there to "dot the i."
Sheath is several thin layers of veg tanned cowhide with fully tooled front, differential dye job, and assembled with a hand-sewn saddle stitch.
Thanks for looking!!!
This is the latest from the shop, and available for sale.
BLADE- W2, nearly 11" long, 1-7/8" wide at widest, and 0.330" thick at the guard (LOTS of distal taper)
GUARD- twisted 120 layer damascus
HANDLE- primo Desert Ironwood
SHEATH- tooled, veg tanned leather
I'll put a more detailed description following the photos....
This one is sold, thanks for looking everyone!
$1800 shipped in the states... will happily discuss shipping options with int'l customers as well.
Thank you for looking!!!
[video=youtube;q-FmsmPz0m4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-FmsmPz0m4&list=UUM3ezocAUFI1HtIi4V7SLmw&index=1[/video]
This fighter was forged from 1-3/4" W2 roundstock. The differential hardening was done with time and temperature, but no clay. (Just FWIW- that doesn't mean it was an accident or easy, it's taken me about as much blood, sweat, and tears to get a bit of a grip on the no clay stuff as it did to learn to use clay). It was given a full etch/polish to show all the white, whispy, glistening stuff...
The guard was formed from 120-ish layer twist damascus (1084+15N20). I went for the typical sculpted guard shape I put on my fighters, but I rounded the top, scalloped the sides, and filed a 3/16" flute all the way around it. I give full credit for the scallop inspiration to Samual Lurquin!
There's a 416 stainless, mirror polished spacer mated to the guard.The handle was sculpted from a primo piece of Ironwood that I got from Chuck Bybee at Alpha Knife Supply several years ago. There's a domed 416 ss pin in there to "dot the i."
Sheath is several thin layers of veg tanned cowhide with fully tooled front, differential dye job, and assembled with a hand-sewn saddle stitch.
Thanks for looking!!!
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