December 3, 200817 yr Is designed this knife with a hunter wearing gloves in mind and it feels good with bare hands and even better with gloves. The blade is four and a half inches or so and the handle is longer than that. Blade steel is ATS-34 and has been professionaly heat and cryo treated. The scales are exquisite desert ironwood and the pins and guard are 416 stainless.
December 3, 200817 yr Really looks nice, Rich. Beautiful work. What did you use for the finish on the handle?
December 4, 200817 yr That is a very nice piece, how long does it take you to make something like that?
December 4, 200817 yr Beautiul Rich, you are not going to sell that one are ya, you are going to keep it for yourself :)
December 4, 200817 yr Author There is no finish needed on desert ironwood just fine sand and buff. Too late Woody it sold a few minutes after being posted on here...
December 4, 200817 yr That wood is beautiful Rich. I love the details you put into your handles. They are stand alone works of art.
December 4, 200817 yr best watch it rh or ya might just get good at those!!!another outstanding job!! jimmy
December 5, 200817 yr very nice work, Rich! how do you get your name on the blade? what is the process?(I've never made a knife--)
December 5, 200817 yr Author I use an electroetch machine and custom stencils for my logo. There is a bp on etching in the blueprints section of this site...
December 5, 200817 yr I use an electroetch machine and custom stencils for my logo. There is a bp on etching in the blueprints section of this site... I've been looking for an effective way to etch for a while. Would that be this blueprint? Has anyone had success with that method? I'd think cutting out the mask/stencil by hand would produce inconsistent results. Can you elaborate on your electroetch machine, please?
December 5, 200817 yr Author The machine is made by electro etch and I believe most knife suppliers sell them. Send me a private note if you wish and I will tell you where mine came from.
December 6, 200817 yr Very nice piece. I love the way the tips of your blades dip slightly. Whenever i see a blade that does that I think "like Rich Hale's blades".
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