G L Drew
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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I have been asked a few times why I don't temper my blades into the Rc 60's. I used to do that but about 25 years ago my son and I were packing elk meat and my son had a large knife that I made for him. He was cutting limbs and hacking away at things (he was 19 at the time) and held up his knife to show me a broken chunk out of the edge. It wasn't from a crack formed in the blade making process it was just too hard for the work he was doing with it. So, when I get asked "how do you test your knives my smart aleck answer is "I take them hunting".
From a billet that I forged with 120 layers of 15N20 and 1084 high carbon steel
Heat treated in my Evenheat furnace to Rc 58-60 with three normalizing and two tempering cycles creating a fine grain structure
Flat grind
Professionally stabilized figured walnut handle with brass and Micarta fixtures
Overall length: 10 1/2 inches
Blade: 5 1/2 inches
Leather scabbard with a belt loop for a right hand carry
$290 delivered within the US. My PayPal and email address is gldrewknves@gmail.com
IMG_8626 by Gerald Drew, on Flickr
IMG_8625 by Gerald Drew, on Flickr
IMG_8627 by Gerald Drew, on Flickr
IMG_8628 by Gerald Drew, on Flickr
IMG_8622 by Gerald Drew, on Flickr
From a billet that I forged with 120 layers of 15N20 and 1084 high carbon steel
Heat treated in my Evenheat furnace to Rc 58-60 with three normalizing and two tempering cycles creating a fine grain structure
Flat grind
Professionally stabilized figured walnut handle with brass and Micarta fixtures
Overall length: 10 1/2 inches
Blade: 5 1/2 inches
Leather scabbard with a belt loop for a right hand carry
$290 delivered within the US. My PayPal and email address is gldrewknves@gmail.com
IMG_8626 by Gerald Drew, on FlickrIMG_8625 by Gerald Drew, on FlickrIMG_8627 by Gerald Drew, on FlickrIMG_8628 by Gerald Drew, on FlickrIMG_8622 by Gerald Drew, on Flickr
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