bnewberry Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Here is the most recent knife completed. Mostly stock removal as I'm transitioning to a gas forge (which isn't done) and am out of charcoal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Well, don't leave us hanging. A new car is pretty but it's whats under the hood that counts. What steel? Handle material? Why the brown blade? Give us the skinny. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnewberry Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 The steel is 0170-6C and the blade has a full length tang about 3/5 of an inch wide. The handle is desert ironwood. The blade is actually shiny, the color is due to reflections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 You have to love those funky reflections. Taking pics of a polished blade can be an adventure. :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Wow, I'd never heard of that steel before that I recall. Looks almost identical to Starrett O-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Good work! Desert ironwood is my favorite wood to use on a handle. It's gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Great looking knife. I agree with Stormcrow. I love the richness of the handle. I need to find some for myself. :) Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loneforge Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnewberry Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 You have to love those funky reflections. Taking pics of a polished blade can be an adventure. :wacko: Here is another try, hopefully without funky reflections! And a top view of the handle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Really nice piece. I am curious about how you heat treated it..No gasser, out of Charcoal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnewberry Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 This one was heat treated professionally (in other words, not by me). Embarrassing, but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 For a lot of folks that is really the best thing to do...;You have a great blade ,,done really well by you and done right by HT'er. And by the way the pics are really nice also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhartironwerks Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 This is a really nice blade that the maker can be proud of. What I find interesting is the comments on the handle. It is, and has been my contention, that for the most part, an attractive handle will sell a knife, unless it is made by a known blade smith. I kind of equate it to my wine buying, ie, the lable. If it looks good, it sucks me in. I don't know a xxxxxx thing about wine. So, I just kind of bumble along at Trader Joes looking for labels that visually appeal to me. This is most likely an over simplificatiion, but I will always believe that an attractive handle is a good start to sales. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana7 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 This is most likely an over simplificatiion, but I will always believe that an attractive handle is a good start to sales. John John, As someone who has looked at & bought quite a few custom knives over the years, I think you're right. The handle is the first thing that will draw to me to any particular knife I may purchase. If I see something in stag, buffalo horn, rams horn, elk or some of the nice wood scales out there.....the maker has my attention. Then comes the style, size & the type of steel used. A nice sheath to compliment it is always a big plus. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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