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Title: Recently finished
Post by: Idahomike251 on May 03, 2010, 11:49:00 PM

It's been well over 12 years since I made my last knife. I recently had an itch to make some more. This is the first one I finished. Blade was cut out from D2 tool steel. Mirror polishing was added after hollow grinding and heat treating. Handle is zircote. (http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt31/mokamura_photo/FirstKnife002.jpg)

Title: Re: Recently finished
Post by: skullworks on May 04, 2010, 05:58:00 AM

Super nice job!

Title: Re: Recently finished
Post by: prarieboy on May 04, 2010, 07:21:00 AM

:clapper:

Title: Re: Recently finished
Post by: Lin Rhea on May 04, 2010, 08:23:00 AM

You certainly havn't lost your touch. Great looking knife. Lin

Title: Re: Recently finished
Post by: Idahomike251 on May 04, 2010, 09:01:00 AM

Thanks folks, I had to stop making knives when we lost the use of our company's model shop. I have recently retired, so I assembled all the knife making equipment in my garage, and here I am making knives and arrows. It sure makes my days go fast. I will be displaying my stuff at Western States Trad Rendezvous in late May, and also at the Longbow Safari in Libby, Montana. Please stop-by if you can. Regards, Mike Okamura, Boise ID

Title: Re: Recently finished
Post by: Steve Nuckels on May 05, 2010, 09:46:00 PM

Mike, I'm liking that knife!  Thanks for posting and hope to see more of your work!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
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IN GOD WE TRUST

Title: Re: Recently finished
Post by: Idahomike251 on May 05, 2010, 10:34:00 PM

Thank you Steve.
I've got 6 more that just came out of my heat treating furnace. I'll draw them down to Rockwell 58C-60C and I will post more pics as the knives are finished.