Hi Guys
This drop point hunter has a centre core made with 37 layers of white paper steel and 15N 20 and a cutting edge made from 47 layers of white paper steel and 15N 20 which has been twisted and then forge welded together. Blade length is 145mm, blade thickness is just over 5mm and the overall length is 278mm. The single branch carbon steel hand guard has been gun blued, the handle is stabilised exhibition grade California buckeye burl held in place with one hand made mosaic pin.
The leather sheath has a crocodile skin pattern embossed on it's surface, it's been dyed saddle tan and on the front there is a black leather frame which is inlaid with grey cat fish leather. The single keeper is held with a brass Sam brown stud.
Thank you for taking the time to look, all comments and critique very welcome.
Regards Steve
very nice knife, my only critique is the guard looks overly heavy I think the knife would "flow better if the underside had been thinned a bit to give it less visual weight. in a few of the photos it looks like something odd is going on along the top of the guard as well , it almost looks like the guard is canted back to the wood slightly , that may just be a figment of the photos how ever. That sheath is a stunner! how is the cat fish leather to work with?
MP
Hi Matthew
I can see what your saying about the flow of the handle to guard. I have another one like this on the bench and I will keep your observations at the front of my mind when I shape this area, I'll try and post pic's once it's complete. The cat fish leather is really easy to work, it's not like sting ray skin. The leather is around 1mm thick, soft and pliable, a pleasure to work with.
Thank you for taking the time to look and comment.
Steve
