Mud, Here’s a few more from that batch. Customer supplied the handle material. Some of it would Not have been my first choice, but it was harvested from a family farm.
First off, I am not a traditionalist. The blade shape, the methodology, and the terminology are my own. This is the first take down style knife that I have built. This project does leave me wanting to build others. The blade is forged from and old garden harvester tine. No pic of the tine before forging. This is a picture of the blank as forged. After some initial grinding and sanding. Filing the shoulders. Hand sanded to 400 and ready for heat treat. Clay backing for edge hardening and a softer spine. Plus, I hope to get a hamon.
Hamon is not as pronounced as I hoped it would be. Next ups is forging, filing, soldering, and hammer finishing the fittings.
Handle construction is two piece, mortised, amd Glued. Laquer textured with sand, stamped leather, with a silk wrap.
Good for sticking and skinning. Forged from this old piece of farm equipment Hidden snap sheath. Some scalloped micarta (thanks James Gibson for the inspiration), and a persimmon bead.
Thanks Chris. Appreciate it, Dj. Yep, you would! I’m always looking for old harvester S tines. They have gray steel. This is from the ‘40’s