Hatcher Ringbok

[Shawn Hatcher]

Merry Christmas everyone!! Thank you for checking out my work.

-.230" O1 carbon tool steel differentially heat/cryo treated by Peters to 58 RC

-12" OAL

-7.5" blade

-12.8 ounces

-Hollow ground primary bevel, convex edge & convex clip - backcut capable

-Etched and Tumbled finish

-Stabilized amboyna burl with stainless steel pins

 

[blackben187]

i like this one, really looks good!!

 

[graveyard]

i like it to my kind of knife

 

[calharkins]

Now that is a fighter if I ever saw one!

 

[metal99]

That's a nice fighter, I really like the finish. What did you use to tumble it?

 

[Shawn Hatcher]

Thank you for the kind words, guys. I really appreciate it.

What did you use to tumble it?

I used an 18-lb vibratory tumbler (similar to the one Harbor Freight sells), filled with 20 lbs of ceramic media from McMaster-Carr & a mixture of water and "Must for Rust" used as an etchant. Once I get a very dark finish, I add HE laundry soap and let it run for another hour or two. That results in the light grey (and more durable) finish you see above.

Let me know if you'd like the McMaster part #'s for the media and I'll find them for you.

BTW, this knife (12") is about the limit of the above tumbler.