silver_pilate
Well-Known Member
I thought you guys might like to see something I just received. I was lucky enough to snag this off of BF's when it was posted. VERY excited to add this to my collection.
Here's the description Nick posted:
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So, something showed up at my door today.
![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
You can't open a custom with anything except another custom....which makes a quandary if this is your first one
. Luckily, this isn't my first one
.
Oh...the anticipation!!
--nathan
Here's the description Nick posted:
BLADE- W2, nearly 11" long, 1-7/8" wide at widest, and 0.330" thick at the guard (LOTS of distal taper)
GUARD- twisted 120 layer damascus
HANDLE- primo Desert Ironwood
SHEATH- tooled, veg tanned leather
This fighter was forged from 1-3/4" W2 roundstock. The differential hardening was done with time and temperature, but no clay. (Just FWIW- that doesn't mean it was an accident or easy, it's taken me about as much blood, sweat, and tears to get a bit of a grip on the no clay stuff as it did to learn to use clay). It was given a full etch/polish to show all the white, whispy, glistening stuff...
The guard was formed from 120-ish layer twist damascus (1084+15N20). I went for the typical sculpted guard shape I put on my fighters, but I rounded the top, scalloped the sides, and filed a 3/16" flute all the way around it. I give full credit for the scallop inspiration to Samual Lurquin! There's a 416 stainless, mirror polished spacer mated to the guard.
The handle was sculpted from a primo piece of Ironwood that I got from Chuck Bybee at Alpha Knife Supply several years ago. There's a domed 416 ss pin in there to "dot the i."
Sheath is several thin layers of veg tanned cowhide with fully tooled front, differential dye job, and assembled with a hand-sewn saddle stitch.
Thanks for looking!!!
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So, something showed up at my door today.
![055c5dbf-ce0c-4462-8ffb-a27543273706_zpsa161e0d3.jpg](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o202/maco_man/055c5dbf-ce0c-4462-8ffb-a27543273706_zpsa161e0d3.jpg)
You can't open a custom with anything except another custom....which makes a quandary if this is your first one
![IMG_0454-1_zpse39d001f.jpg](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o202/maco_man/IMG_0454-1_zpse39d001f.jpg)
Oh...the anticipation!!
![IMG_0456-1_zps03842e8f.jpg](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o202/maco_man/IMG_0456-1_zps03842e8f.jpg)
![IMG_0457_zpsfea4d010.jpg](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o202/maco_man/IMG_0457_zpsfea4d010.jpg)
![IMG_0461_zpsab9a2715.jpg](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o202/maco_man/IMG_0461_zpsab9a2715.jpg)
![IMG_0462_zps5700022c.jpg](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o202/maco_man/IMG_0462_zps5700022c.jpg)
--nathan