Hamon Hunter with Red Bushwillow

Product Description for Hamon Hunter with Red Bushwillow

Maker: Jean Wilke (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 108118
** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind **
Blade length: 5.60 in.
Cutting edge length: 5.10 in.
Total length: 10.60 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.27 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.13 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.09 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.04 in.
Item weight: 5.40 oz.
Shipment weight: 11.4 oz.
Blade: Hand forged 1095 carbon steel with a clay zone heat treatment and hand rubbed satin finish
Bolster: 303 stainless steel with a hand fileworked nickel silver spacer
Handle: Red bushwillow
Sheath: Hand tooled leather custom sheath
Description: I was very excited when I first got a look at Jean Wilke's knives. Jean is a young custom knifemaker from Pretoria, South Africa. His knives are exceptionally well designed and tested. His attention to detail is clearly evident in each of his creations. He is currently working with Mastersmiths Kevin and Heather Harvey, travelling back and forth every two weeks, alternating between working at Heavin Forge and home forge, Fire Goby Forge. It is very exciting to see such a young maker with such tremendous talent.
The blade is hand forged 1095 carbon steel and features a meticulous hand rubbed satin finish. 1095 provides a nice balance of high edge holding and chip resistance. Borrowing from the world of Japanese swords, Jean coated the spine with clay prior to heat treatment. The clay acts as a heat sink, keeping the spine softer and supportive, while allowing the edge to be exceptionally hard. The undulating heat treatment line seen in the blade is called a hamon. The blade is distal tapered and feels exceptional in the hand. The spine and choil are nicely rounded for comfort. Jean's mark is on the left side of the blade.
The handle is red bushwillow secured to the tang using a large hand domed pin. TA nickel silver fileworked spacer separates the handle from the 303 stainless steel guard.
To keep the knife close at hand, a tooled leather custom sheath is included.
Excellent work throughout!


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