Little hunter with textured blackwood

[J. Doyle]

Here's one just off the bench. Been a while since I made a full tang knife but this one was commissioned that way. I think I will use this same pattern as kind of a "standard" model for me.

I want to have a general hunter/utility knife to offer that is relatively affordable for most folks. I want something with nice lines and proportions that is just a good clean, simple, handmade working knife.

This one has more frills than I would offer on the base model. This one is the prototype so to speak and the buyer wanted a few extra touches. They, of course, add to the base price.

Anyway. Here you go. Comments and discussion welcome.

1084 steel
8 1/8" over all, 3 5/8" actual cutting edge, .120" thick at the ricasso
Full distal taper
Rounded spine
Filed thumb grip
Carved and textured blackwood handle
Nickel silver pins

Leather sheath, hand tooled and stitched.

 

[Brad Lilly]

I like it, very clean. Nice job.
Can I assume you used clay to get the curvy quench line (Hamon).

 

[franklin]

Doyle,that is one great looking knife,really like this one a lot!!

 

[BonhamBlades]

love the texture!

 

[bootstrap]

Now that's slick! The hamon is great!

 

[J. Doyle]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the feedback.

Brad- I did use clay to get the wavy quench line. 1084 isn't exactly an ideal hamon steel but you can get some interesting quench lines.