wmhammond
Well-Known Member
Just managed to finish one for me this year after I got my Christmas orders done. Another hand shaped handle with a blade with a pretty good Hamon. Early American style with a "Swashbuckling" handle. Think I'm gonna keep this one. Blade is 4" long of W-2 steel. The guard is W-2 and "coined" Bronze and then blued. The handle is5" long, hand carved and shaped from a piece of rock-hard Mesquite Burl. It was sanded to 800 grit, finished with 10 coats of Tru-Oil and hand rubbed with Rottenstone. I'll build a sheath for it but I'll also build a display stand. Doubt I'll ever use this one. Oh, and last but not least, I stippled a panel on each side of the knife with a 1/64" burr. Let me know what you think.
