Very cool to know that someone of your stature lives right up the road!

Thank you so much @ Karl B Andersen, that’s the info I was looking for. On a side note while I was looking through the list of rated smiths by stat...

@Kevin Cashen Thank you for your reply. I was worried about the bluing touching the edge and whether that would even be allowed to test, now i know. H...

And here's the aftermath  20230302_154956.jpg

Finished knife before testing  Screenshot_20230301_112911_Gallery.jpg

Here's a pre quench shot  20230227_173524.jpg

This is it as forged  20230227_082210.jpg

One more angle...  20221210_105427.jpg

Another shot...  20221210_105443.jpg

Thanks...no I don't mind, it's actually my take on one I seen online so it's not even my own original design.

This is beautiful, great work! I especially like the crisp contour lines in the handle.

Close-up of guard fit up  20221107_103058.jpg