New Roach Belly Knife

[LRB]

I haven't made one of these in a while. 5" blade of 01 steel. Bone grips with iron pins. Sheath is center seam dyed with vinegaroon, and cuir boulli hardened. Hope you enjoy a look.

 

[Robby]

Beautiful job Wick!!
Robby

 

[Rifleman1776]

Beautiful.

 

[jeffdrown]

...a big..WOW !

 

[Roy]

:thumbsup: Nice!

 

[fatboy]

Wick you never fail to amaze us w/great skill you have

 

[ryzman]

hey wick,
sweet knife... you made that with stock removal? have you ever forged a blade? i really like this knife...

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

Excellent,

Pure craftsmanship at its finest.

:hatsoff:

 

[Macon Due]

I like it a lot Sir!
Macon

 

[LRB]

Forging does nothing to improve bar steel. It is considered, and metallurgically the same as forged, as it is hot rolled into bar stock. It can only be improved beyond that process by heat treating. On the other hand, it can be damaged or even ruined by poor forging practices. I forged a couple of blades many years ago, decided that I didn't want to be a black smith, just wanted to make good knives. :hatsoff:

 

[lonehunter]

I like it a lot Sir!
Macon

Sir?? :rotf: :rotf:

 

[hoochiepapa]

Wick, would you please make something ugly so I can tell you how ugly it is???
Very nice!

 

[gmarc]

Mighty fine knife...bone scales always get a second look. I would bet it would be a great field-butchering knife...deeper belly for draw- cutting.

Can't disagree with you about forging...I have seen many poor blades resulting from poor heat control, let alone poor hammering. Either is the kiss of death for a fine blade. " The get-it-hot-and-hit-it-hard" school of forging is poor prep for the aspiring blade forger.

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Great looking knife and sheath! Nice photography too. :thumbsup: GW

 

[MSW]

wow- great looking work!

thanks for the post!

 

[50cal.cliff]

Wick,excellent looking piece but, then I would expect nothing less from you!

The bone handle really sets it off! :bow:

 

[Troy Allen Christianson]

Another coup! Your knives are truely functional works of art. :hatsoff:

 

[chance]

Sweet!!!!!!!

 

[smo]

:bow: :thumbsup: :hatsoff: Another Fantastic Job Wick

 

Nice! It's really clean and simple, two attributes that can be harder to do than a lot of people think. :hatsoff:

I won't get into the forging debate, :blah: