360C Hunter with Koa

[tomh]

This is one of my standard 360 tactical utilities that I made with some nice wood handles instead of the standard G10 or micarta.

DOne with 1/8" 1080 steel, koa slabs and G10 spacers from AKS and nickel silver pins.

Blade is 3.75" Overall 8.25"

I love working with 1/8" steel after using 1/4" on all the big blades!

[skullworks]

Great looking knife!!!!!

[OconeeDan]

That looks very nice.  
G10 spacers, I assume the same as liners?  Any reason you used that instead of vulcanized fiber, maybe you needed thicker?
I agree with you, I like using 1/8" steel on most of my knives.
Cool hamon!
Dan

[tomh]

Yes I meant liners Dan!

I like to use g10 now because they are absolutley no question impervious to water, solvents whatever, and I can get them in many differnt thicknesses. I have been using black ones that are .014" thick, so it is not too much, more for an accent. I used them on a knife that I parkerized, which had OD green G10. I expected the black spacer to disappear next to the black steel, but it actually looks very good, nice and clean. And in that instance I was using only for thickening the handle!

Sorry did not mean to write a book!

[OconeeDan]

No, very good explaination.  I use the vulcanized fiber that is most common, and I believe it to be 100 percent waterproof.  I do not know exactly what is in it, but it is very tough.  But not as tough as G10!
Dan

[DANA HOLMAN]

Tom
That's nice, nice harmon lines,great job
dana  

[LAR43]

That one's a beauty!!

Larry

[Steve Nuckels]

Yep!  A beauty!

Steve
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