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KarlBAndersen1
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11/03/2019 03:07PM  
I just finished this for an Ohio Customer to use in their deer gun season.
I forged this blade from some "Old Ass" W2 and mated it up with some really nice Desert Ironwood Burl.
I'm not sure how to top this - but I'll have something soon!













 
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MidwestFirecraft
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11/05/2019 08:57PM  
Beautifully crafted! Out of curiosity, why W2?
 
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KarlBAndersen1
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11/06/2019 07:23AM  
MidwestFirecraft: "Beautifully crafted! Out of curiosity, why W2? "


This W2 is a phenomenal steel. It's a full 1 percent carbon and has a nice amount of vanadium which helps during post-forging grain refinement so the steel holds a very thin, fine edge that is VERY tough.


Watch this video
 
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MidwestFirecraft
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11/06/2019 08:04AM  
Thanks for the video, that explained it well. As a knife collector I like original, and this fits the bill!
 
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KarlBAndersen1
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11/07/2019 07:27AM  
A video of this knife:

Knife video:
 
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TomT
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11/07/2019 07:47AM  
That's a beauty.

Stupid question - how do you get your logo (name) on the steel? I'm assuming it's a stamp but maybe not?

 
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KarlBAndersen1
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11/07/2019 01:03PM  
TomT: "That's a beauty.


Stupid question - how do you get your logo (name) on the steel? I'm assuming it's a stamp but maybe not?


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It's etched with an electronic DC unit, stencils and electrolyte.

 
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