Latest leather knife
Hi all,
My latest leather knife just shipped off to it's new owner. It's the first time I've used this blade steel and I'm very happy with the results. The steel is M390, it's a high carbon stainless steel and it has a high wear and corrosion resistance.
The knife is 160mm overall and the blade is 2.3mm thick and 34mm wide. The handle is Thuya burl and the handle pins are 4mm diameter tube with 5 pins inside.
If you are making your own knife or planning to, please feel free to ask any questions you have.
Cheers
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Thanks Matt. I like this style because it's a good general purpose knife, you can use it for skiving and cutting out and it suits both left and right hand users. I actually prefer an angled blade for skiving but it has to be made to suit left or right hand use and I have different ones depending on which direction I need to skive or cut. I have way too many knives and to be honest I really only use two of them regularly. (never enough knives)
I also prefer a shorter overall height because I like to have my hand closer to the work which I find gives me better control. With some of the longer styles you end up holding the blade which can be uncomfortable when cutting heavier leather but the extra length can be helpful when skiving thinner leathers. Regardless of all these options, if I was only going to have one knife it would be something similar to the one in the picture.
There are a lot of good options out there these days but none of the good ones will be cheap and some you will have to wait for. Some worth looking at are; Doldoki, Palosanto, Okada tools, and I've heard good things about the latest one from the guys at Crimson Hides. There are many others, including a number of hand made options as well.
I hope this helps a little and hasn't confused the issue too much. Please let me know if you're not sure about anything. Cheers