Just finished this set.

10" Chopper 15-1/2" overall
3V blade heat treated to RC60
0.200" Think at thr ricasso
600 grit handrubbed finish
Desert Ironwood handle
416 stainless guard and pins
Design was strongly infulenced by Lin Rhea's Competition Chopper

3" Skinner 6-1/2" overall
O1 blade heat treated to RC60
1/8" thick full tang
800 grit hand rubbed finish
Desert Ironwood scale
416 stainless pins

Both sheath are drum dyed 8-9 leather and hand tooled

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thanks for looking,

James

Dang!!!!! Beautiful work!!!!!

James those are great!beutiful work!

Can you say SaaaaaaaWeet!!!! Pretty awesome set!!

Wicked!!!!
I Like sets.          

Wow, great job!

very nice

James, they looks real good. I bet they will serve him well. You should be proud. Lin

Man, there sure is a lot of talent around here. Job well done.  

very clean... nice work.

I Like them both!  The Bigun is my favorite!

Steve
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Potomac Forge

James it don't get any better very nice job
Dana

Great looking knives.  The sheaths blow me away.

Thank you everyone!!  The owner is very happy and I was also pleased with them.  I not sure if it is how they turned out or if I am just glad to get them out of the shop.  The 3V is a nightmare to finish, eats belts and paper like crazy.  I figure I had about 30 hour in hand sanding alone on the chopper.  But man does this stuff perform.  Before I handled the knife and finished the blade, I put a edge on it and tested it.  After chopping down a 30 year lilac bush, six 2 x 4, and beating the blade thru a dozen 16 penny nails, the blade was still sharp and no damage.  

I started this project in April, it took longer then I ever expected.  Now the shop is freed up so I will be able to get some knives done.  I have another sheet of 3V but I am not sure I want to go thru all that again.

Thank you again for looking,

James

I don't recall seeing you here before but man, am I glad I stumbled across this thread. Beautiful knives!!! Hope you show of more of your work!!  Mike

James,

That set is fabulous. You do great work. The time you put into it sure comes through in the final products.

Allan