godogs57
Senior Member
Here are some knives finished recently. Hope you enjoy looking:
This first one is an old design...pretty typical of an every day carry knife. Made from CPM154 stainless with a 60.5 Rockwell hardness. Snakewood handles and a paracord thong, tied in a two strand diamond knot. This one is scary sharp! Leather sheath made by me from Herman Oak vegetable tanned leather.
This second one is one I forged from 80CRV2 carbon steel...the steel behaved very well on the anvil and took a great heat treat and temper. I tested the blade and it was a pleasure to work with. Dulled it pretty good three times during the testing process and resharpening was easy...just a few strokes on the diamond stick and I was back to cutting. Handle is an elk shed I found in NM while elk hunting. She has a nickle silver guard and buttcap along with nickle silver/red/black spacers. Herman Oak sheath handmade by me.
This last one is one of my skeleton knives with elk hoof cutouts. I hand filed the hoof prints over a couple of months...'bout drove me crazy. I fit them in the handle so it would reduce the weight a good bit and yes, I know the spacing of the tracks is not "geogramatically correct" with respect to how they actually walk....I took a little artistic license on that aspect...still think it turned out well. My skeleton knives are flat and fit in a pocket or pack without taking up any room. For that reason, I have a good following of western hunters that love 'em. This one with the elk hooves is a one-off. I sell the same knife, but with holes drilled symmetrically in the handle...looks very good. This blade is also CPM154 stainless with a Herman Oak vegetable tanned sheath also.
Thanks so much for looking.
This first one is an old design...pretty typical of an every day carry knife. Made from CPM154 stainless with a 60.5 Rockwell hardness. Snakewood handles and a paracord thong, tied in a two strand diamond knot. This one is scary sharp! Leather sheath made by me from Herman Oak vegetable tanned leather.
This second one is one I forged from 80CRV2 carbon steel...the steel behaved very well on the anvil and took a great heat treat and temper. I tested the blade and it was a pleasure to work with. Dulled it pretty good three times during the testing process and resharpening was easy...just a few strokes on the diamond stick and I was back to cutting. Handle is an elk shed I found in NM while elk hunting. She has a nickle silver guard and buttcap along with nickle silver/red/black spacers. Herman Oak sheath handmade by me.
This last one is one of my skeleton knives with elk hoof cutouts. I hand filed the hoof prints over a couple of months...'bout drove me crazy. I fit them in the handle so it would reduce the weight a good bit and yes, I know the spacing of the tracks is not "geogramatically correct" with respect to how they actually walk....I took a little artistic license on that aspect...still think it turned out well. My skeleton knives are flat and fit in a pocket or pack without taking up any room. For that reason, I have a good following of western hunters that love 'em. This one with the elk hooves is a one-off. I sell the same knife, but with holes drilled symmetrically in the handle...looks very good. This blade is also CPM154 stainless with a Herman Oak vegetable tanned sheath also.
Thanks so much for looking.
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