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I forged the blade in summer 2023 in Germany at the location of a good friend of mine who breeds horses.

Lots of horse shoe stuff and horse shoe rasps but nothing suitable for a good knife blade, except a box containing about 50 brand new German high quality files.

Not a single one was worn down or even used at all.... so we used new files and I must admit I had to overcome a certain inhibition:blink:

I have my preferred knife steels mostly Tungsten alloyed but simple plain file steels with 1+% Carbon and a splash of chromium always results in a heck of a blade...

....if every step of the forging and heat treating process is done well.

A close up shot of the blade shows a fine wootz-like structure of the matrix and the carbides which is much appreciated.

Finished with Bongossi Ironwood, copper, bamboo and water buffalo leather and the tang is riveted over the butt.

Cheers

 

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I really like it, a no fluff working blade, it reminds me of a scaled down kukri.

Well done, 

Frosty The Lucky.

Posted

I'm surprised to see a file beautifully crafted into one of your blades. It looks great. And still all the perfectly crafted parts you put into it yet leaving the evidence of its origin. 

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Thanks a lot for the fine comments, Gentlemen, much appreciated!

An internal detail about the sheath is still worth mentioning.

To protect the leather part as well as keeping the knife in good position, I laminated the throat with some buffalo horn.

Cheers

 

 

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