a while back i did a post of the blade my Wife was having made for me as a 65th BD gift.Hans Early our local metal smith was set to work.



here is the finished blade.



i'll add a grip of stacked leather discs and make a sheath of heavy leather as a winter project.this will be my canoe tripping knife from now on.



we had him stamp it with my initials and "65"



i had some feedback on the first post about this saying that a rough forged blade like that was more prone to rust and breakage.i wanted a "old time" looking knife,i have lots of factory blades,and as this will just be used for camp chores and not a all-around survival knife i don't think i have to worry about rust or abuse.