Dang it Jamie! Call me "sir" one more time and I'll drive out there and, well, probably get a sound thrashing, but I'll land a few too!
Brent, nope, this is some claro walnut I had. It's real gorgeous stuff in person, but it's much less dense than the quilted walnut you gave me. I had forgotten about that when I did the handle... the balance is just forward of the guard instead of just behind it. The last one I did with this wood I added some lead at the base of the tang to compensate.
Marblesonac, I've used the mosaic pins on a bunch of knives. I've also made a bunch of knives of this style... love the blade shape, love the way the handle feels... now if I could just stop giving them away and keep one for myself!
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I hope you like it Doc! One of these days we really do need to get together and pound some steel together.