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Offline kbaknife

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Ironwood and San Mai
« on: January 29, 2012, 06:14:00 PM »
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.

 

 
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Offline DANA HOLMAN

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Re: Ironwood and San Mai
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2012, 07:27:00 PM »
Nice Karl, I like the look also.
Dana
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Offline akaboomer

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Re: Ironwood and San Mai
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2012, 10:08:00 PM »
Very nice Karl. I love the piece of Ironwood.

Chris
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Offline Zbearclaw

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Re: Ironwood and San Mai
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2012, 11:06:00 PM »
Beautiful!

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

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Re: Ironwood and San Mai
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2012, 12:25:00 AM »
Great looking as usual!!
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Ironwood and San Mai
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2012, 06:56:00 AM »
Quote
Originally posted by Zbearclaw:
.....is it as hard as I hear it is?
Yep.
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When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
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Offline amar911

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Re: Ironwood and San Mai
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2012, 11:51:00 PM »
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
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