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Comment by Alexander Noot on November 15, 2013 at 23:10

Thanks JJ and Craig, did the heat treat last night. I think it turned out very well.

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on November 15, 2013 at 17:02

I love your file knives! 

Comment by J.J. Smith III on November 15, 2013 at 13:27

Looks great so far.  Can't wait to see the finished piece.

Comment by Alexander Noot on November 15, 2013 at 5:27

Thanks John (and Ron) I'd love to see pictures of what you're talking about since I'm having a hard time picturing exactly what you mean.

I really wanted to do a tapered tang on this one. But it wouldn't have worked well with the exposed tang lanyard hole that I wanted to do on this knife. So I'll save trying a tapered tang for another time.

This knife will be getting a pair of Zebrawood scales by the way.

In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on November 15, 2013 at 5:03

Alexander, it looks like a beauty so far.The holes drilled in the handles for weight reduction made me think of a. knifemaker whose name I've forgotten from several years back.He had made a bird and trout knife with diminishing sized hollow brass pins throughout the handle of the knife (probably 6 or 8 pins throughout the handle.. It was a a unique look  and one I had saved in my " Favorite Knives" folder until a computer crash wiped it out.I only mention this as a possible idea for a future knife. Love your work!!

Comment by Ron Cooper on November 15, 2013 at 4:15

Looks like it's coming along quite nicely!