This is a knife that I just finished. It is 10-inches long (OAL) and has a 5-1/2 inch long pre-manufactured 440C blade that I modified the spine on to slightly resemble a SOG Bowie blade and polished to a mirror finish. The handle is Zebrawood with 1/2-inch thick black acrylic spacers at each end. The guard and pommel are nickel silver, and I made them myself from barstock. To me, it's the most perfectly balanced and ergonomic knife I've ever made. Whenever I walk past it, I have to pick it up and admire it. (Humility? Never heard of it!)