Knife #8c Finished - the Last of Three

Erin Burke

Well-Known Member
I just posted finished photos of my knife #8c in the WIP thread over on the Shop Talk sub-forum. For those who don't frequent Shop Talk, here are the photos and stats.

Length: 12-1/2"
Blade: 6" (tip to choil?)
Steel: 3/16" 1095 (from Kelly Cupples)
Clay-Treated w/ hamon, Flat-Ground w/ tapered-tang
Handle: Stabilized Giraffe Bone (from Giraffebone.com 2thumbs) w/ 416 Stainless steel pins, and shield from Tracy
Guard: 416ss & 1080 w/ 416ss pins & red spacer

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For those who haven't seen them... knife #8a can be seen HERE and knife #8b can be seen HERE.

Now I have to figure out what project to work on next. huh1

Erin
 
Erin, I would like to say you did a nice job on all three knives. As far as next projects i was just down in my shop working and my next job is a cleanup the shop job.
 
As far as next projects i was just down in my shop working and my next job is a cleanup the shop job.

No doubt Doug, my shop is a mess right now... bone and leather dust everywhere. After that, I think my next project will be installing some additional work benches/cabinets (if I can get some more cheap kitchen cabinets off Craigslist).
 
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