724wd Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I don't pretend to be a great artist, but I'm pretty durn proud of this one! 4.25" OAL, 1.5" blade 1095 (HT by Delbert Ealy), tapered tang, bookmatched Cocobolo w/ hidden stainless pins, superglue finish. sheath is dyed oxblood and dk brown, stippled with elk leather inner collar. First knife i've used my maker stencil on. It's going to my wife's oldest brother for Christmas. I'm going to have to do one for myself, because it kinda hurts to send it off! it's my Dogfish design (smallest out of my 7 knife Shark series) and has some Tom Krein influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver77 Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 WOW that turned out really nice and the leather work is also impressive. I have been trying to find D2 tool steel but havent had any luck around here in finding 3/16 or 1/8" stock my uncle has a knife made out of it i used it to field dress and skin 4 deer and never had to sharpen it the only knife i have now that comes close is made out of a high carbon stainless that i havent been able to identify my uncle had it made when he lived in california but the makers name is not on it and he doesnt remember keep up the good work james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
724wd Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 james, i've pretty much given up on local suppliers. internet is the way to go... each link below has D2 in a variety of sizes. they are in no particular order http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/index.php?cPath=87_924_70 http://www.jantzsupply.com/cartease/search-products.cfm?field=categories.primary&string=Precision%20Ground%20Flat%20Stock&string2=Barstock http://www.admiralsteel.com/products/blades.html https://www.flatground.com/catalog/catalog.jsp http://www.crucibleservice.com/index.cfm http://www.alphaknifesupply.com/bladesteel.htm#BS-D2 http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=157&step=2&showfrac=yes&top_cat=131 D2 is great steel, but if you decide to do this route, unless you have a professional heat treat oven with PID and all the necessary bits, i would send the blade out to a pro for heat treat. most dont charge much, and it a great asset to have someone who has the process down to a science. and thanks for the compliment! i do love this knife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doble Troble Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 It's hard to beat O1 for homemade knives. They rust, but I prefer to think of that as a browned finish. It's easy to harden an edge with a torch and pan of used motor oil. It gets hard enough to keep an edge without abuse, and stays soft enough to sharpen after you have to abuse it (which if you really use it happens often). I've got a couple of Benchmades with D2 blades and I really like them, but they're hard to sharpen. Once you get an edge on them they hold it for a long time, but getting that egde sure isn't easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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