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Published: 2008-01-18 01:50:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 1742; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 41
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Arg! This isn't complete yet, but the dollar store epoxy is taking its sweet time curing and I dare not do any more filing, brushing or polishing tonight. But... but... this knife is five years in the making! And I can't wait any longer!"Wolf's Tooth" is probably done already, but it just works for me. This skinner features an antler point handle - very stylish. The blade is differentially hardened, with a nice soft spine and an edge so hard a good file skates right off. It's made from the very same saw blade whence came Maus and Not a Letter Opener . I seem to be having excellent luck with that steel. I've still got some pieces left...
Update: Okay, I'm done now. New pic. Knife is 5 1/2" in total length, and way sharper than it has any business being before I take the stone to it.
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This is absolutely gorgeous. 
!yoJ
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Lovely design - it's very elegant, and the color is great too! An instant 
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Thank you very much. Trying to get the colour accurate in the photo was difficult due to unfavourable lighting and the difference in reflectivity between the steel and horn, but it's about as close now as it's ever likely to be.
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I can imagine how hard reflectivity would be - I think you did very well.
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The blade is nicely shaped, the blade and handle shapes go so well together. Stylish, indeed,
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Thank you. I've been continuing to fiddle around with this knife since 'finishing' it, and discovered that with a little polishing and etching my hardening technique does indeed develop an honest to goodness hamon. I'll be sure to put a finer finish on all my blades in the future, so I can show that off.
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Do you use the clay coating?
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Nope - opposite approach, more in line with that of Nepalese kamis. I zone harden by selectively quenching. It won't work on a more narrow blade, of course, and I'm interested in using clay; perhaps on my next project. Well... next to next, on account of the next one doesn't lend itself well to differential hardening.
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Wow. I'd never heard of those Nepalese guys, but I found a site with photos of selective quenching, and a description of the process. It's amazing what can be done with simple tools by someone who has a feel for the materials. I remember seeing a Brazilian gourdcarver doing pyrography with a random smoldering wood chip, using his breath to control the temperature.
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looks awesome!
I like crafting knife handles that way to. an aquired taste by some. I really love it.
and the blade shape looks spot on!
fine work!
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Thank you, and thanks for the watch. With the quantity and quality of attention this piece is getting, I suppose I'd best get down to some more cutlery work.
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Oozing style, like a functional version of a movie prop from a fantasy movie. Well done!.
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Fantasy prop? Really? I thought it was very down-to earth. I guess maybe I'm accustomed to A: exotic knife styles such as the khukri or katar , and B: the Gil Hibben crowd. In any case, thank you.
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Very much so that too. I know most folks consider fantasy movie props to be jewel encrusted blades, or crazy designs like out of Heavy Metal or D&D, but this struck me (not literally of course) as sort of a Conan or Brotherhood of the Wolf sort of weapon. My mind works strangely some times, pay it no mind when it does.
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Again, thank you.
Hmm, seems people are fond of knives or something.
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It's a gorgeous piece with a wonderfully elegant flow of lines.
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Very nice.Glad to hear that you're having a good time with the heat treatment.Keep up the good work.
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Thanks, and I'll try to. The next knife should only take two years to finish (a skean dubh I was supposed to finish up in the span of maybe a week). I'm finding smaller blades much easier to heat treat than the big, macho wads of impatiently-ground junk I started out on. Maybe there's a lesson here that I should be paying attention to about taking one step at a time.
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I have a friend who does knife making up north. I'll point him to this pic. Well done.
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Thank you on both counts, and for the favourite as well.
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