Steven Sharpe 0 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi guys ! Thought i would share these pics... It's been a long time since my last login but it's good to see more and more have join... I have spent the last year getting better acquainted with bladesmithing and spending most of my spare time forging and also remaking a new burner for the forge which took too long to fix... but now it works My first hidden tang knife in life, a trade-off between camp/hunting knife for my next hunting season. The blade is 1095 carbon steel and is a hand rub to a 400 finish (this knife will be used...) so i have no need to get overwhelmed with polishing and buffing except for the guard and butt which are 316 stainless steel. The handle is Jatoba (Bresilian Cheerywood) and although it is a hardwood i found it is rather easy to work...which came handy for the tang hole... Here are a couple of pics from the little project: Making the handle The completed knife To my surprise i was just finishing the hand rub with 400 when light struck at angle on the blade and there it was.... a hamon ? looks like that to me !!! Link to post Share on other sites
Serge Panchenko 2 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Nice knife Steven, I like everything about it. Congrats on the hamon! Link to post Share on other sites
Brice 0 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I really like it too. I like Jatoba to work with too. It works easily and takes a nice polish. That looks like a good little user. What are the dimensions? Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Sharpe 0 Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 I really like it too. I like Jatoba to work with too. It works easily and takes a nice polish. That looks like a good little user. What are the dimensions? Blade length : 4.7 " Blade width : 1.4 " Thickness : .180 " Handle length (from wood to butt end): 4.7 " Thanks for asking Link to post Share on other sites
MJDForge 0 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 did you mean for that to happen? Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 163 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 that is a great knife for actual using with game. nice work. makes me miss archery season. kevin Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Sharpe 0 Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 did you mean for that to happen? In fact, no. I didn't even think on putting a hamon on this blade. No clay and an oil quench, i guess things turned out better than i thought... Link to post Share on other sites
Sam Salvati 78 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 In fact, no. I didn't even think on putting a hamon on this blade. No clay and an oil quench, i guess things turned out better than i thought... To say the least! Nice work Stephen, solid put together knife. The Jatoba looks a bit like hickory, but richer and darker. Link to post Share on other sites
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