This knife won the Best Amateur Knife category at the ‘06 Southern California Blade Expo show. I was a happy camper! But it wasn’t about the award so much as it was about the direction I’m heading as an apprentice bladesmith. An award is just a mark in the road, it tells me I’m on the right path. There’s so much to learn and perfect to make a “better” knife, and thats exciting!
A 52100 blade with a false edge on the clip. The stainless oval guard marks the beginning of a Sambar stag handle sandwiched between two chunks of eucalyptus burl wood seperated by nickel silver and red fiber spacers.