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Bear & Son Desert Ironwood Letter Opener

Specifications

Blade Length: 3-1/8″
Overall Length: 7″
Blade Material: Sandvick 14C28N
Rockwell : 58-60
Handle Material: Desert Ironwood
Weight: 2.5 oz.

Felt Backed Leather Desk Sheath
Proudly made in Alabama, USA

Josh Basham of Red Hill Cutlery ran a special in June of 2016.

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Tags: 14c28n, letteropener, wharncliffe
Albums: Just some toys
Location: Josh Basham Red Hill Cutlery special in June 2016

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In Memoriam Comment by D ale on June 19, 2016 at 21:27: I intend to use this as a shop knife ..SO000 .. I machined a small finger notch @ the bottom of the front bolsters ..&.. re-profiled the edge to a lower angle.I also radiused all the edges of the Desert Ironwood scales ..&.. then finished it out using 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper.

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Note: it was sharp when it arrived ..but.. I prefer a lower angle than what it had.

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I've read good things about the Sandvick 14C28N ..&.. tempered to a 59 +/- 1 HRC .. it should handle the more fragile .. but sharper .. edge that comes with a lower angle. When I re-profiled the edge .. the steel did NOT roll over a burr .. as a softer steel would have. A good indication that the temper is truly as stated.

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A very nice letter opener / office knife .. an even nicer shop knife w/ that wharncliffe blade.

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!!! .. We'll find out when I start using it .. !!!