A friend of mine introduced me to a guy that forges knives. After hanging out with him and getting to know each other he agreed to teach us how to forge knives as long as we paid for our own materials. After watching him make a couple of knives, he began teaching us how to do it ourselves.
For my first knife I said I wanted to do a large curved blade, which he said was very difficult, but I had my brain and heart set on this design. I also wanted to do a clay treatment on the blade, which he had never done before, so we learned how together.
Needless to say we were both quite pleased and impressed with my first go at forging a blade and fixing a proper handle.
Hand forged Japanese-style blade made of 1080 High-carbon steel.
Full Tang.
Overall length 16 inches.
Blade length 9-3/4 inches.
Olive micarta handle 6-1/4 inches.
And we Clay-fire treated the blade twice, which gives it that smokey look to the metal. It was the first time either of us had ever done it so it didn't come out the way we wanted it to, but I was pleased with the results regardless.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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