A fellow had me make this one for his Elk hunting trip here in September - it might be out as I type this!
This is a San-mai blade based on my regular process.
On this knife I used a block of what is called Red Bush Willow. I'm lucky enough to have acquaintances all over the world as a result of my business. This past June at an annual Blade Show in Atlanta, a friend of mine from South Africa walked up to my table and plopped two blocks of this down as a gift.
It's some spectacular stuff - like working with a brick!! It's just hard - and beautiful.
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