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Comment by Kiril Mitrashkov on October 21, 2015 at 22:22

Thank you!

Featured Comment by dead_left_knife_guy on October 21, 2015 at 21:30

A small handle like that would also be great for skinning tasks.  That is one beautiful knife!  And very tactile sheath...

Comment by Kiril Mitrashkov on October 20, 2015 at 23:42

Actually the handle is small for the blade, but the owner has pretty small hands, but this is why it is a custom knife.
The steel is 1.2379 (D2), hardened up to about 60 HRc. The handle is leather, vacuum impregnated with linseed oil. The guard and heel are stainless steel. I don't remember the other dimensions.

Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on October 20, 2015 at 23:35

What a very nice blade--balanced size between handle and blade, good blade profile--should make a lovely skinner, congratulations.

What is the steel?

Comment by Kiril Mitrashkov on October 20, 2015 at 22:58

I didn't have enough time to test the blade. By the time I was still experimenting with shapes. I only had time to cut some pastarma - this is dried, salted meat with some spices. This was the first time I use stacked leather for handle and it felt really warm and comfortable.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on October 20, 2015 at 22:40

Very sweet indeed ..&.. in 5 days.
I like the stacked leather washers contrasting with the stainless steel butt plate & guard.

The broad curved skinning blade looks both tough & effective.

I'll bet it's comfortable in use.

I like it.

Comment by Jan Carter on October 20, 2015 at 22:10

You did well

Comment by Kiril Mitrashkov on October 19, 2015 at 22:59

This was a gift for a friend of my father for his 60th jubilee. It was a really short notice, because just a few days before the party my father came in the workshop and said "You MUST make a knife as a gift! You have five days! GO!"

Comment by Jan Carter on October 19, 2015 at 18:53

I like this very much!