Hey guys heres my latest work!
This blade is made for a collector over in England, and first off he was an absolute pleasure to work with. He saw one of my previous blades and wanted to buy it however it was already sold, and thankfully so! I say that because it gave me the opportunity to revisit a design and improve on it, at least in my opinion, and they only real requirement from the collector was that the handle be made of ironwood, which i was not at all reluctant too!
The blade is hand forged W2. this was the first time i had ever used W2 as well as my very first forged hidden tang. Since the blade is W2 there just HAS to be a hamon so i gave a whack at it for the first time. The guard material is 416 and so is the peened and polished pin. The sheath is also made by me. Thanks!
As always comments or critique is greatly appreciated
Well done Mark! It looks great.
Beautiful Mark, the ironwood is exceptional! Could I ask where you buy your wood?
Thank you Lin very much!
thank Ya Dean, and of course. i get all my ironwood tom Arizona ironwood (online dealer) from the blocks i have received, so i have been extremely happy. good prices, good selection, clear honest photos of the wood.
Mark, that is really good looking.
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Beautiful Mark, the ironwood is exceptional! Could I ask where you buy your wood?
Thank you Mark, I'll look them up.
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Mark, that is really good looking.
thanks a lot Jim!
Beautiful knife and sheath Mr. Cooke.
