|
|
Register | All Photos | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | ShopStream (Radio/TV) | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read |
Ed Caffrey's Workshop Talk to Ed Caffrey ... The Montana Bladesmith! Tips, tricks and more from an ABS Mastersmith. |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
||||
|
||||
Cru-ForgeV and Madagascar Rosewood
Here's a hunter I finished a while ago when I was trying out Cru-Forgev steel. It's a good steel but a MAJOR pain to hand sand! It laughs at sand paper of any grit. I contemplated if anyone would mind a nice hand sanded 36 grit finish. I actually found the performance of it not all that much better than my W2 or 80CrV2 blades so I don't see the payoff being worth the extra effort.
This knife was really hard to photograph. The blade is shiny and trying to not have it all washed out doesn't show the true colors of the rosewood handle. The handle is true Madagascar Rosewood, the REAL Bois de Rose. It has a beautiful deep burgundy color. It is not brown or black. Specs: Hand forged from Cru-ForgeV 8 1/4" overall, 3 3/4" blade, .165" thick at the ricasso with full sharp distal taper Rounded spine with filed and rounded thumb grip Hardened and etched 1084 steel fittings 416 SS thorn and vine fileworked spacer Madagascar Rosewood handle Thorn fileworked SS finial nut All comments and discussion are welcome. __________________ John Doyle You have nothing to fear but fear itself...........and bears. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Fantastic work, John.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Awesome file work, as was said, fantastic!
I also am glad for the insight on the steel, I'll just stick with 52100, I love that stuff. |
#4
|
||||
|
||||
Very Nice John!
|
Tags |
1084, 52100, awesome, blades, file, file work, forged, hand, handle, horn, hunter, john, knife, rosewood, sand, sharp, steel, vine |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Cowboy Bowie with Madagascar Rosewood | J. Doyle | Ed Caffrey's Workshop | 6 | 11-22-2013 05:35 PM |
Rosewood EDC | Karl B. Andersen | The Display Case | 1 | 09-07-2006 08:45 PM |
rosewood and w1 | GANNMADE | The Outpost | 5 | 04-25-2003 08:16 AM |
Rosewood Bowie | Gary Mulkey | The Display Case | 2 | 02-11-2002 09:12 AM |
Rosewood B&T | Matt Harildstad | The Display Case | 5 | 11-19-2001 11:53 PM |