Wharncliffe, The fire knife.

bikermikearchery

bikermikearchery

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I was still honing and finishing the sheath on this knife when I got the word to evacuate due to the fires that have been burning here in Southern California. This knife saw a lot of work in making boxes and cutting rope to tie things to my Jeep, almost before it was done. I'll always think of this knife as the "Fire knife" My house was spared so when I got back I buffed the blade out and took some picks. O-1 steel, 3 1/2" blade, 7 1/2" overall, The handle scales are some mystery wood that I found in my Dad's stuff after he crossed over. Love to hear your comments.
 
Good lookin Wharny Mike :thumbup::thumbup: I really like it . Thank GOD your place was spared from the flames eh ?
 
Great knife, great story. So glad to hear your home was spared. Definitely keep that knife. It's good luck.

Charlie
 
instant heirloom!

I like the spine shape, too. and the handle curves like that on 3 finger handles are great! (or maybe I have big hands)
 
I have kinda small hands and I also love that kind of handle.

Mystery wood, eh? I wish there was an easy way to find out what it is because that looks awesome. Do you know if it's dyed/stained? My first guess would be purple heart. I know cocobolo, rosewood, and padouk can get surprisingly reddish/purplish, but their grains don't look enough like that. Bloodwood would be my next guess, but I've never seen it that dark.

Congrats on not losing your home. I agree with K, that sounds like a reasonable potential heirloom.
 
Man, I like that little guy!
 
Thanks for the response. The handle is 4", and I have thick hands so I think of it as a 3 1/2 finger handle, the pinkie just kind of hangs.
The wood feels very plastic or waxy, No smell that I could detect, but didn't gum up when sanding like stabilized woods that I have tried.
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This pic shows the grain slightly better. The blade is not recurved just a trick of the lighting/
 
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