Take-down Tantos
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This tanto is my first take down knife. The handle is retained by a tapered brass pin and is made from African blackwood. The blade is 1084.
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The sheath is wet-molded, saddle stitched leather.
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My second take down tanto. The handle is also made from African blackwood and the blade 1084.
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Also featuring a wet-molded, saddle stitched leather sheath.
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Another take-down tanto, very loosely inspired by the Deckard's gun from the blade runner movie.
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This was a bit of an experiment with how slim I could make one of these. The blade stock was 3/32" and the handle is made from a sheet of 3/8" g10.
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The sheath is leather laminated kydex.
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Tanto number 4. The fourth horseman.
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1084 high carbon blade, with canvas and linen micarta for the handle. British tan leather pocket sheath.
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Bamboo Forest Tanto
This is a special one! I really wanted to do some engraving work on this tanto. And I couldn't resist the opportunity to attempt a traditional carved iron tsuba. I definitely felt like I bit off more than I could chew with this project. The carving felt like it was in an ugly duckling phase forever, right up until the end, but I am pretty happy with how it turned out!
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The blade is 300 layer damascus . The handle is made of vintage micarta and forest G10, with a copper spacer.
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BIG IRON. Chopper Katana. This is a hefty sword with lean cutting geometry.
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Built to be tough, the tang runs the full length of the handle, and the habaki and spacer are forged carbon steel. The tsuba is made of iron with an upset hand-hammered rim. The seppa are brass and the handle is made from African blackwood and micarta. The steel and iron parts were hot blued in the forge.
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This work was inspired by Dan Keffeler. He was an early inspiration for me, and is a blade sports champion. He makes these super assassisn’ capable of great chopping feats. That’s what I was going for here.
