A few handmade knives I finished up this weekend.

**randallss7** · 05-04-2012, 03:11 PM

Finished up a couple more 1st I really like, 2nd is ok it's different but fits well in hand.

1st knife?

3/16" thick 154cm blade is treated to 60rc with a cryo treatment,
over all length worked out to 7 7/8" some how...lol
blade length is 3 1/4
handle Buffalo horn with brass bolster and a three 1/4 inch pin pattern, tow Mosaic and one Mosaic lanyard tube

2nd one

2nd knife this one is questionable handle looks goofy but it feels really good in hand
blade is 1/8" CPMS-30v cooked to a ridiculous 61rc with cryo treatment..., this thing just slides across my natural stones, I though for a while I was going to have to use my diamond stones.
8" over all length
blade 3 1/2'
handle buffalo horn and one little 1/8" brass pin and thin guard

**randallss7** · 05-06-2012, 09:39 PM

Finished up a nice little Alabama Damascus hunter tonight

8" overall length
3 1/2 blade
Stabilezed emerald green California Buckeye
nickel silver guard stacked with green and nickel silver spacers, 9 1/16" nickel pins and matching Mosaic pin and lanyard tube.

**meatGrinder** · 05-06-2012, 09:46 PM

I like that knife. I want one.

**randallss7** · 05-06-2012, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by meatGrinder

I like that knife. I want one.

Thanks!

**Seadog** · 05-06-2012, 11:38 PM

DUDE!!!! You make some NICE steel!!!!!! You are a talented and artistic with your work. I like were you are going with this!!!!! Hats off!!!!

**Mr.357Sig** · 05-06-2012, 11:45 PM

That Alabama Damascus is sweet! Loving the California Buckeye too! Beautiful work. Welcome to OSA.

**randallss7** · 05-07-2012, 06:23 AM

Thank you guys for looking and commenting.

**randallss7** · 05-08-2012, 09:14 PM

OK I put the final touched on this knife tonight, this is how most/all knives leave me and go to new owner, I made a handmade sheath out of leather, kydex if knife needs that type of sheath, add the lanyard made from leather and some sort of bead or paracord depending on knife, and then the most important part, hand hone the blade on natural Arkansas stones and strop it with a leather strop and green compound. This knife is very sharp and has a blade hardness of 60rc and has a cryo treatment it should gut and skin 2 to 3 deer before it needs much attention. I actually hate to let this one go I really want it for myself.

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**Old Phart** · 05-08-2012, 09:31 PM

Very, very nice knife! You do excellent work.

Can you give a ballpark price on something like this?

**tyromeo55** · 05-08-2012, 09:35 PM

wow!........ Really,

**randallss7** · 05-08-2012, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by Old Phart

Very, very nice knife! You do excellent work.

Can you give a ballpark price on something like this?

a ballpark if I had one available, for this knife would be 200 take or give, depends on so much, blade steel, handle materials, lets say this one is a middle of the road knife. I do not have any for sale at this moment, and a custom build is at about a 2 month turn around at this point.

**Sanjuro82** · 05-09-2012, 06:46 AM

Beautiful work! You make some damn fine knives!

**randallss7** · 05-09-2012, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by Sanjuro82

Beautiful work! You make some damn fine knives!

Thank you, I put plenty of blood and sweat into them, not tears yet but I'm sure it will happen...lol

**NikatKimber** · 05-09-2012, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by randallss7

Thank you, I put plenty of blood and sweat into them, not tears yet but I'm sure it will happen...lol

Put enough blood into it and I'm sure the tears will follow! Ha!

Awesome knives! There are several in there that I would dearly love to have!

**randallss7** · 05-09-2012, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by NikatKimber

Put enough blood into it and I'm sure the tears will follow! Ha!

Awesome knives! There are several in there that I would dearly love to have!

The closest to crying I have ever been was I was when I was 99% done with a custom order, and was buffing it on the buffer, it decided to remove knife from my hand and slam it into the cement floor, it landed right on the tip, lucky the knife just needed a little heave sharpening to fix the edge, but before I could bend down to get it, I was almost in tears.