Hunter10139
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Hey guys, this is my latest knife. This one was commissioned by my stepdad for a fun auction for a beefmaster cattle organization he's in. I chose the pecan wood since it's the state tree of Texas.
New Jersey Steel Baron 1084
Heated to 815C and quenched in water prior to bevels being ground
Tempered 3 times a 425F.
~59 Rockwell C, I didn't measure the hardness on this one but I am very familiar with the bar of steel this blade came from and I've heat treated several knives that have come out with this hardness using the same process on.
600 grit "gator" (Trizact) belt finish on bevels and false edge. 400 grit hand finish on flats. I used this finish because I had to restart from scratch due to a stress crack in the blade on the first knife. My stepdad loved the finish and I didn't have time to show him a hand finish to see which he liked better
Handle material is stabilized spalted pecan with brass mosaic pins.
False edge is ground almost sharp.
Comments and critique's are appreciate
New Jersey Steel Baron 1084
Heated to 815C and quenched in water prior to bevels being ground
Tempered 3 times a 425F.
~59 Rockwell C, I didn't measure the hardness on this one but I am very familiar with the bar of steel this blade came from and I've heat treated several knives that have come out with this hardness using the same process on.
600 grit "gator" (Trizact) belt finish on bevels and false edge. 400 grit hand finish on flats. I used this finish because I had to restart from scratch due to a stress crack in the blade on the first knife. My stepdad loved the finish and I didn't have time to show him a hand finish to see which he liked better
Handle material is stabilized spalted pecan with brass mosaic pins.
False edge is ground almost sharp.
Comments and critique's are appreciate