This knife was originally planned to be much longer and taller. It cracked during its heat treatment and was originally never intended to be finished. during the cold winter i found myself unable to forge new blades and decided to reprofile it into something useable. Edge is sharpened to a 1000 grit finish inspired by the sharpening techniques of Japanese knife makers. The finish on the blade is a black oxide Finnish. The blade was asymmetrically ground for a right handed user offering a smooth surface for your left hand knuckles to rest against while a relief was ground on the right hand side of the blade. This knife is too short to use on a board and would be best used in hand. I imagine it would perform well as a camp knife for both field dressing harvested meat or taking care of your meal prep at the end of the day. Hamon. Handle is easily removable with a threaded take down construction.
Blade length: 110mm
Blade height: 38mm (at the heel)
Blade thickness: 2.4mm -> 1.6mm
Overall length: 240mm
Weight: 119g
Steel: 26c3
HRC: 63
ferrule: paper micarta
Handle: Stabilized Beech
Wood Origin: recycled pallet from Tommy's Naturally Aged Back to Earth Wood Mulch
*HRC is estimated based on charts and the temperatures i achieved during teh ehat treating process
