Ironwood and San Mai

[kbaknife]

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.

[DANA HOLMAN]

Nice Karl, I like the look also.
Dana

[akaboomer]

Very nice Karl. I love the piece of Ironwood.

Chris

[Zbearclaw]

Beautiful!

That ironwood is amazing.  I've never used it before, is it as hard as I hear it is?

[David Yukon]

Great looking as usual!!

[kbaknife]

Originally posted by Zbearclaw:
.....is it as hard as I hear it is?

Yep.

[amar911]

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