This was a commissioned piece from a very kind-hearted man to his daughter as a graduation gift. She loves knives, black and white colors and music and drama so I tried to incorporate a little bit of all of that with this piece. Kind of a quick and easy piece really which was a nice change for me. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//smile.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Hand forged from W2 steel, clay quenched for a really active hamon

5 1/2" blade, 10 1/4" overall, .165" thick at the ricasso

Full distal taper

Rounded spine

Black and white g-10 scales

All comments, critique and discussion welcome.