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I really like this one.

Very creative.

Those are too cool.

Thanks Murph I really appreciate the compliments.

Bruce, I always watch your threads with much amazement! The scope and magnitude of a build like this makes my brain hurt :) Thanks as always for sharing and I am watching intently as it progresses. -Burton

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I really like how this one turned out. I am very appreciative of the positive responses as they are the best motivators. -Burton

Very nice work John. Clean and sleek.

Here is one that I just completed. This one is Don Hanson's W2 with hamon and false edge. The handle is stabilized Black Ash Burl from the North West. The handle spacer is black G10. The pins are 1/8" stainless silver pins. The overall length is 9 3/8" and the blade length is 5" from tip to...

Nice to meet you in person Nathan. We live so close we need to get together and work on something sometime. I enjoyed the day and I too had to leave earlier than I would have liked to, my wife was glad to have me home as well. Talk to you later. -Burton

Nice set. The block turned out cool. Should have used a bit of that green for an accent on the block though :)

Thank you very much for the nice words. I really do appreciate it. -Burton

Hi all this is one just finished. Forged 1084/15n20 laddered W's damascus blade. Sambar stag handle. Guard is stainless silver. Spacer is Desert Ironwood Burl, copper and black g10. This knife is through tang construction with nut covered by the Desert Ironwood Burl butt cap. Thanks to all for...

Thanks guys I appreciate the nice comments.

Hi all here is one that I completed recently. I have yet to get the sheath done. This is my damascus that is a mix of crushed W's and random pattern welded and a ladder pattern pressed in and flattened back out. The handle is a stabilized Buckeye Burl with a stabilized Black Ash Burl and black...

Like I said in my previous post, HT is everything. That Spyderco was too brittle allowing it to break at the thinnest point. If it would have been done right then this failure might not have happened. Here is a another example not broken behind the scales. Why did it break here? It was being...

If a knife is used as a knife it will preform as a knife full tang or hidden tang. Here is a pic of a broken full tang so they can break as well. I think that more of it is in the heat treat than the construction. If you are talking about a 1/4" thick pry bar full tang with no distal taper of...

Very nice.

Awesome hammer Ed!

Awesome!

Nice ones.