one off the bucket list

[sunnybob]

Just before the other forum went to hell on a handcart I fulfilled a long held ambition and made a knife.

But me being me, it wasnt just a knife.
With apologies to crocodile dundee, I made a "Thats Not A knife" (known hence forward as TNAK).

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The blade is one piece 86 / 70 steel. But then, after a while I got fed up moving it around because its way too big to be practical with its 13" blade and 2 1/2 lb weight so I made a presentation box for it.
I had a very rare plank of rippled beech which I used for the top, with bubinga and maple edges using bird mouth joints

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The inside is padded with plastic foam floor squares, flocked in blue. Now I can store it safely.

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[Cherryville Chuck]

At 2 1/2 lbs that is massive. I really like the finger guard and the wood you used for the scales.

[sunnybob]

The guard is solid brass, hollowed out and slipped over the handle. I actually used my router table and a normal straight sided cutter to finish the inside straight edges.
The wood on the handle... is .... wait for it.... Thermally Modified Rippled Sycamore.
Held on with 2 solid brass pins and one mosaic pin (blame Forged In Fire)

[Herb Stoops]

That is one bad-sass knife, brings back memories of the pirate era, and it even has a coffin shaped box, LOL, how quaint is that? You did a superb job on both.
I like all the woods you used too.
Herb

[Nickp]

AWESOME...! Both the knife and the box...!

[smitty10101]

That's one hell of a piece of art !!!

[OutoftheWoodwork]

One word:

WOW!

Beautiful work!!

[old55]

What they all said.

[kmealy]