"Santa Fe" Knife & Sheath

[dog.breath]

Just finished putting this together yesterday. It's the "Santa Fe" model of knives forged in Solingen, Germany and sold by TrackOfTheWolf.com and a few other online retailers. I finished this one with rosewood scales, hollow brass pins and a mustard patina. The sheath is made from 10oz cow leather and copper rivets, dyed and finished with beeswax. I hope you all enjoy the pics!

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[Fletching]

Nice job DB!

Steve :)

[rossbird]

Hi dog.breath.
Like the look of your knife, I'm assuming you made the try stick with it?
How thick is the blade?

Tony

[dog.breath]

Hi dog.breath.
Like the look of your knife, I'm assuming you made the try stick with it?
How thick is the blade?

Tony

Hi, Tony. Yep, the try-stick was carved with this knife. I found it to be fairly nimble, both because it's fairly short (3.25") and also quite thin (0.120" - I guess that's a hair over 3mm). However, I do think I need to do a little more work on the edge, as I found it was less than excellent at creating feather sticks (truth be told, I'm not great at creating feather sticks, either :ashamed:). These blanks come almost-but-not-quite sharp. I've used a whetstone to create a convexed edge, but it doesn't quite shave, yet. I'll probably spend some more time on it during the week.

[Adam Savage]

Great looking blade there. Love the patina you've given it, almost like a demascus look :), top work mate.

Adam