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Sidmand:
Been working on a new knife for myself - 9 inch blade, about 14 inches overall.  5160 steel at a hair under 1/4 inch thick.  Katalox (Mexican Royal Ebony) handles with brass bolsters and hand made/machined loveless style bolts (they are about 1/2 inch, the rod is a 1/4 rod I had to cut threads in with a 1/4x28 die).  The sheath is 6 to 8 ounce leather with artificial sinew and carpet tacks drove into 1/16 inch rivet for the backing.  I will put a drop of superglue in each base later when I can get some more superglue ;).

This will be my everything knife for a while - I still have some of the 5016 bar stock left and will make a smaller skinner with it at some point.  This is the 2nd knife I have made - I didn't forge in the bevels or shape but I did use my forge to heat treat it.  It is hard and VERY sharp, but still needs final honing and stropping.

DC:
Points not skinny enough to pick my teeth or clean my fingernails but other than that I love everything about it :D :D

KHalverson:
YEA BUDDY!
love it.

Hawkdancer:
Nice!  I like it!
Hawkdancer

osage outlaw:
That's a beast of a knife.  Very cool!

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