Forged fighter

[Sam Salvati]

Forged this from 1075 at Aldo's last hammerin, let me know what you all think





13 3/4" long
4 3/4" handle
9 1/4"ish blade
1 1/2" wide

[Don A]

That's some good, clean forging.

I don't know how much meat you have left near the end, but a couple shallow grooves... one running in line with the main spine and another in line with top of the second step... both terminating near the tip. Kind of a step-down, double false edge deal. Does that make sense? Regardless... just rambling.

Still, great hammer control and super clean lines.

[jimmy seale]

looks like that may be rough on the hide..looks great any way :D

[Sam Salvati]

Thanks guys! Don, I am thinking of adding a fuller.

I started grinding, I was wondering everyone's opinion so far on if I should grind the back edge or leave it:

[joshua.M]

i think it would be nice ground down... i only do the forge finish when i think there is too many things to fix when grinding and maybe add your fuller and leave the inside of it forge finished with a nice shiny back edge, just my thaughts... your the pro ;)

[JamesG]

Nice work Sam, I think it would look good on the if you grind the clip. Look like it be fun to chop with.