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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: kbaknife on January 29, 2012, 06:14:00 PM

Title: Ironwood and San Mai
Post by: kbaknife on January 29, 2012, 06:14:00 PM
Here's a hunter I made up with a 416 San Mai assembly with a W2 core.
I got it all cleaned up and re-sanded the blade for a final etch and liked it so much just the way it was, I decided to leave it.
The oxides that remain on the surface that we're all so familiar with, actually end up eroding and coming off anyway, so why not just let the differential hardness show off the San Mai?
This was one of the nicest pieces of Ironwood I have ever acquired.
Stainless fittings complete the package.

(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/Knives%202012/DRSatg.jpg)

(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/Knives%202012/DRSbtg.jpg)
Title: Re: Ironwood and San Mai
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on January 29, 2012, 07:27:00 PM
Nice Karl, I like the look also.
Dana
Title: Re: Ironwood and San Mai
Post by: akaboomer on January 29, 2012, 10:08:00 PM
Very nice Karl. I love the piece of Ironwood.

Chris
Title: Re: Ironwood and San Mai
Post by: Zbearclaw on January 29, 2012, 11:06:00 PM
Beautiful!

That ironwood is amazing.  I've never used it before, is it as hard as I hear it is?
Title: Re: Ironwood and San Mai
Post by: David Yukon on January 30, 2012, 12:25:00 AM
Great looking as usual!!
Title: Re: Ironwood and San Mai
Post by: kbaknife on January 30, 2012, 06:56:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zbearclaw:
.....is it as hard as I hear it is?
Yep.
Title: Re: Ironwood and San Mai
Post by: amar911 on February 03, 2012, 11:51:00 PM
Very, very pretty, Karl. I have a couple of pieces of ironwood that are super nice too. Coincidentally, they are attached to a couple of your knives!!

Allan
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