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I was commissioned to make a replica of this blade. The buyer, he said the blade was about 9" long, and that it had a wolf's tooth weld... after a bit of discussion back and forth, we decided it needed a twist too. I'm not sure either of us expected the result...
Not precisely the same, but within 1/16" to the original blade shape.
Wrought iron spine, 11 layer 1084 and 15n20 twist, more wrought, W2 edge... the handle is walnut burl, and the overall length is just a hair over 16 1/2". It has an auto-hamon that just barely shows in the pictures. All that's left is making a sheath and sharpening the edge, although it is already pretty sharp, it has bit me twice... it has a bit of an attitude (or perhaps an appetite) I think.
Thanks for looking.
I was commissioned to make a replica of this blade. The buyer, he said the blade was about 9" long, and that it had a wolf's tooth weld... after a bit of discussion back and forth, we decided it needed a twist too. I'm not sure either of us expected the result...
Not precisely the same, but within 1/16" to the original blade shape.
Wrought iron spine, 11 layer 1084 and 15n20 twist, more wrought, W2 edge... the handle is walnut burl, and the overall length is just a hair over 16 1/2". It has an auto-hamon that just barely shows in the pictures. All that's left is making a sheath and sharpening the edge, although it is already pretty sharp, it has bit me twice... it has a bit of an attitude (or perhaps an appetite) I think.
Thanks for looking.