The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Inside? No for me, but adding a rim 1/8" or so inside and getting the belt loop on the backside would be a plus.
I took your feedback to heart and talked to other makers. Paul Long mentioned something I had forgotten, that TanKote darkens rough side leather a little as it helps it lay the fibers down.
So - I will be doing that from now on.
Here is the result:
Jason
100% better to me. I know it's being pretty picky considering the backside will be against the body anyways and the knife will be in the sheath more often than not so you wouldn't see either part that often. I just don't like the look unfinished and this little bit of darkening pulls it all together. I love the matching dangler as well. How does that attach with the belt loop being sewn over already?