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hiya charlie, Im assuming at 200 you were looking at damascus billets, either that or someone with low moral standards was trying to pull a fast one heh I do indeed do my own heat treatment, Im a bladesmith, ie I work in a coal forge and use hammer anvil files and stones to achieve my profiles...

this particular knife was made to specs at the request of a customer. I normally make camping/hunting knives. your feedback truly has been most helpful dillbert and thank you VERY much for that link. see what you mean about the filework shredding a finger now. also the profile with a gradual...

are you referring to the filework ie ivy carving? thanks for that tidbit as it will help me with future designs, as will the bolster comment. although why is the bolster to heel distance an issue?

dilbert explain please?

thanks bill :) hrm take-down handle...I like it!

thank you Erik, just so you know though the 2k was for a set likely of 5 or 6 pieces that particular knife was ordered at 350 I'm just wondering if there's a realistic market for a 2k set of knives being fairly ignorant of that particular niche. speaking of my ignorance, what would you folks...

hi all! new here, was hoping to get some feedback on folks with a passion for cooking. this is a custom order I recently finished and it got me to thinking about making sets as I enjoyed the divergence from hunters and bowies and camp knives. the knife is 1095 H.C. steel, differentially heat...