After testing this knife out a year ago i liked the way how it worked but hated the handle and the cheap finish.
I copied the blade and than i modified it into something that i thought would be better, for example i gave it a sharper point so it's more versatile in use as a bush crafter, changed the spine of the blade and made the edges sharper for using a fire steel and gave it a convex sharper edge, what i do with all of my knives.
The blade is hand forged out of Modified CM60 steel, hidden tang and a forced acid patina pattern.
The handle is made out of desert ironwood burl and bone.
The bone is probably is a cow's leg i found some years ago under my house while rebuilding the place, don't worry i didn't kill my neighbors;)
And the desert ironwood burl is a leftover piece from another knife i made.
A silver/nickel pin and a engraved a sharkteeth pattern into the bone which i filled up with black epoxy, the same i did at the pommel of the handle.
After i finished the blade i tested it out, and it holds better in hand than the original version, also because it's more heavy in weight it chops easier and the convex edge changed allot.
I forged the knife a year ago when i did not have a makers stamp yet so the is no mark on the blade, instead of that i made a shield with my makers stamp on it of red copper what came out pretty cool but was overdone on the knife.
Now i have the shield i am thinking of using this more often on a handle or on the back of the pommel if it fits the knife, give's it that look from these old school knives they made in the frontiers period.
Anyway, thanks for watching take care and keep forging ahead!
Igor
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| Shield with the KK makers stamp |
