Pic link below of my first completed knife and my first sheath, sheath finished yesterday.
3" skinner of my design, hand forged 5160, clay quenched and there is a hamon around the makers mark. 410 SS bolsters, SS Corby pins, SS lanyard tube, padauk scales with Tru-Oil finish.
Learned a lot about knifemaking on just this one. Bolsters are a pain, and in the future I want to keep this blade geometry but will modify the handle to have more of a belly, not as thin on the bottom. Comments welcome.
Tony Z
Kansas City, MO
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ABS Apprentice Bladesmith
USMC Veteran
VFW Life Member
"Retreat? Hell, we just got here!"
Captain Lloyd Williams, USMC
Battle Of Belleau Wood June 1918
Last edited by Ray Rogers; 01-19-2014 at 05:45 PM.
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