templehound Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Cold work tool steel 1.2442 (115W8), copper and rams horn. Blade length 120 mm and overall 245 mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.C. Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Simply beautiful. I have a question though. I've noticed on several of your blades that the scales overhang the tang of the knife. When it comes to heavy use, have you found that to be an advantage..or is it merely an aesthetic choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdaleh Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Like the patina onthe copper sets off the scales. Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templehound Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 On 7/1/2016 at 11:34 AM, D.C. said: Simply beautiful. I have a question though. I've noticed on several of your blades that the scales overhang the tang of the knife. When it comes to heavy use, have you found that to be an advantage..or is it merely an aesthetic choice? Thanks, DC! To me it is both, useful and aesthetic....the reason I made this is, that I became frustrated with the shrinking of some natural handle materials, especially horn tends to shrink a lot. It feels comfortable to the hands as well. it is a lot more effort to produce but it is worth it. On 7/2/2016 at 7:20 AM, tdaleh said: Like the patina onthe copper sets off the scales. Good job Thanks tdaleh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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