Primal belt knives

Stormcrow

Well-Known Member
These are part of my Blade Show inventory. They are all forged from 1" x 3/16" 1084 plain high carbon steel, triple normalized, single quenched in canola oil, and triple tempered. The handles have a slab of leather on either side that runs the length of the tang, with a hole at the end so that the hemp wrapped over the top goes through both the steel and the leather. A three-strand Turk's head knot in black cotton cord tops off the wrap and it's all sealed in amber shellac.

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The sheaths are made for me by Mike Casanova. The ones for the big blades are ambidextrous.

The little knives range from a blade length of 3 7/8" to 4 1/2" and overall length of 8 3/4" to 9 3/8".

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The big knives range from a blade length of 6 1/4" to 6 3/4" and overall length of 11 1/4" to 11 3/4".

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I have an ever-growing bald patch on my leg from getting everything sharpened up and ready for the show! :D
 
Very nice set you've got for the show. I was just thinking about ordering that exact same steel stock yesterday and get back to the basics with some smaller knives for a while.
 
Thank y'all!

Jonathan - I'm having fun with the steel. It's thinner than what I normally use, so it's amazing how quickly a blade can be forged out of it. Especially with a power hammer! :D But it still leaves a plenty stout spine.
 
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