The blade for this stainless carbon san mai vest Bowie is 150mm long and a tad over 5mm thick on the spine, it has a core of 80Cr V2 which has been laminated with Hitachi Shiro 2 and outer layers of 431 stainless. I'm really pleased how the carbon in the stainless has migrated into the Shiro 2 layers. The carbon steel single branch handguard has been cold blued and the handle is a lovely piece of stabilised birds eye she oak held with one… View More
The blade for this Bowie is made from a random pattern Damascus steel. It has a blade length of 236mm, is 49mm wide at the start of the clip, is 6mm thick on the spine and has an overall length of 400mm. The spine has fancy file work running from the ricasso to the start of the false clip and the Damascus blade is made from 220 layers of 1075, 15N20 and pure nickel. The blade has been dipped in ferric chloride to bring out the Damascus… View More
This hunting/camping knife has a blade made from W-1 high carbon tool steel. The blade has had clay applied before hardening to bring out a beautiful Hamon in the steel. The blade length is around 140mm, blade thickness on the spine is just over 5mm and the overall length of the knife including its finial nut on the handle is around 260mm. The carbon steel single branch handguard, butt cap and finial nut have all been gun blued. The carbon… View More
This Japanese style hybrid Tanto has a blade made from fourty layers of 1084 high carbon tool steel, 15N20 and pure nickel. The blade has been acid etched and has then recieved a long soak in strong coffee to give the blade that very dark colour. The blade length is around 200mm, blade thickness is 5mm on the spine and the overall length of the knife is 315mm. The handle is wrapped in a blueish/grey Japanese silk Ito which has then been… View More
This Japanese style hybrid Tanto has a blade made from layered Shiro 2 Hitachi white paper steel. The blade has been acid etched which brings out its dark core and lighter outer layers. The blade length is around 192mm, blade thickness is 5mm on the spine and the overall length of the knife is 312mm. The handle is wrapped in Tetsu, greyish/green Japanese silk Ito which has then been reinforced with resin. The Ito lays over black Samigawa/ray… View More
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