Ironwood/San Mai

Karl B. Andersen

Well-Known Member
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.

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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!
 
Thats beautiful !!!

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

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

how hard is it to get those two particular steels to weld together?
 
WOW!! Thats awesome. Great looking blade and amazing contrast throughout!

Thanks for sharing the pictures!
 
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?
 
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