April 19, 201511 yr Howdy,Some of y'all may know I tend not to repeat designs, however I had the extra handle left over from my previous, nearly identical, tanto from a couple months ago, and I couldn't help myself. It's a century-old file I reforged and heat treated with APG-36 clay and Parks 50. 12.25" OAL, 4" handle. Sheath is goat leather I got from the only tannery in Cyprus while on vacation there.Comments and critique encouraged,Theo
April 20, 201511 yr Definitely cool blade. You're wearing that grin right now aren't you Theo?You earned it.Frosty The Lucky.
April 20, 201511 yr Haha, you know meGetting to. You introduced us to your girlfriend and grin in your pictures of Sicily, Greece(?) I think it was. You're an addictively likable guy.Frosty The Lucky. Edited April 20, 201511 yr by Frosty
April 20, 201511 yr is the handle on that metal as well, and if so, HOW THE HECK DID YOU DO THAT..... Either way, that is an awesome piece,
April 20, 201511 yr Theo, REALLY digging this blade. From the guard and pommel, handle material, the clean American tanto shape, to the GOAT LEATHER? That's so cool!
April 20, 201511 yr Author Getting to. You introduced us to your girlfriend and grin in your pictures of Sicily, Greece(?) I think it was. You're an addictively likable guy.Haha, thank you. And Cyprus ... is there a smiley for grinning? Malice, the grip is 3D printed high density polymer. Although I could have printed in wax, molded, and cast the whole deal too... would have been super heavy but I can design it with a hollow interior to reduce weight... if I wanted to or there was a commission for it. And thank you Benten, the goat leather was a joy to work with
April 20, 201511 yr Haha, thank you. And Cyprus ... is there a smiley for grinning? Malice, the grip is 3D printed high density polymer. Although I could have printed in wax, molded, and cast the whole deal too... would have been super heavy but I can design it with a hollow interior to reduce weight... if I wanted to or there was a commission for it. And thank you Benten, the goat leather was a joy to work withI usually just say <grin> but this one or this one works for me too. Depends on why I'm grinning, sometimes there are the "Oh B-R-O-T-H-E-R!" grins like or , I could use a better one but I don't really need to sift through the huge list we used to have available. I like the present selection better.Frosty The Lucky.
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