Good day, all. Here's a little knife I just finished that's made from an old American-made Nicholson file an old farmer-friend in the area gave me. I forged the blade pretty close to shape, but there wasn't much thickness to work with. It's 7 3/8 in OAL with a 3 1/2" blade sanded out to 400. The spine/jimping/tang has been sanded to 600. It has rosewood scales with a gentle palm swell. The fully-welted sheath has a removable belt loop for horizontal carry. The whole shootin' match is far from perfect, but I learn a bunch with each new knife. Thanks for looking!
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Sweet little slicer, I'll bet. Nice.
Man thats nice, kind of makes me want to make one from a file next. Great job on the sheath as well.
I really like that design and blade profile. I'd take on an elk with that blade, no questions asked.
Todd
Thanks, gents. It does slice pretty well, Lin...it bit my finger in a moment of carelessness. As my grandad used to say, "I didn't need stitches but I needed new britches!"
Love it.