a sleek damascus french knife

[GabeMabry]

Western handle- full tang with a hint of eastern influence... at least that what i was shooting for. WHat do you think?

[milkbaby]

I dig it! The only thing I would change is the placement of the first pin as it looks a bit unbalanced so close to the dark bolster, but that is a nitpick.

[Cutuu]

Really great looking knife. I usually wouldn't nitpick about pin placement, but I'd have to agree with milk baby. I think if the pins were black that issue would go away and the handle would look even sweeter!

[GabeMabry]

I agree with you guys, The natural place for me to want to put this pin would have been directly on the seam, And i definitely wasn't doing that. This was a very different handle than im used to, Long slender, and i tried to sneak the front of the bolster up a good ways into the choil. I'm going to Scallop the thumb rest to promote a pinch grip, and i think that will help balance the look also.

Thanks for the kind words!

[Kalaeb]

Nicely done. What are the measurements? Where is the balance point?

[GabeMabry]

blade is exactly 9" long, and 1.81" tall Balance point is right at the bolster. Which is hard to take pics with gorilla fingers :O