Ironwood/San Mai

[Karl B. Andersen]

A li'l sumpthin' for the best dressed hunter:
1095/416 San Mai blade
Hot-blued steel guard
Ironwood handle
Ought to make a feller proud.

 

[Ausbrooks]

That is one sharp knife, pun intended. Really like the hot blued guard against the ironwood, and the san mai is super distinctive...great work!

 

[Lerch]

Thats beautiful !!!

Great all over, really love the blade and the guard !!!

awesome !

 

[NPD]

Thats beautiful.

 

[Patrick]

Nice...as always Karl. Beautiful Ironwood.

 

[BossDog]

Wow, that contrast is stunning..great looking knife Karl..

how hard is it to get those two particular steels to weld together?

 

[Keith Willis]

Beautiful work Karl!

God bless

 

[HHH Knives]

WOW!! Thats awesome. Great looking blade and amazing contrast throughout!

Thanks for sharing the pictures!

 

[HELLGAP]

Karl you knocked it out of the park . Kellyw

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Tracy - it has some quirks! And it took a while for me to get consistent with it, like, two years?
Now that I've got the bugs figured out the way I do it, it's really not all that difficult.
Time, temperature, oxygen free forge atmosphere, clean flat materials and BIG PRESS!!!! :60:

Wow, that contrast is stunning..great looking knife Karl..

how hard is it to get those two particular steels to weld together?