Honyaki Forged Bowie with Ironwood and Ancient Walrus Ivory

Product Description for Honyaki Forged Bowie with Ironwood and Ancient Walrus Ivory

Maker: Raymond Richard (click to see more by this maker)
Price: $1,000.00
Item num: 110371
** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind **
Blade length: 8.00 in.
Cutting edge length: 8.00 in.
Total length: 12.50 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.67 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.17 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.15 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.07 in.
Item weight: 11.80 oz.
Shipment weight: 13.6 oz.
Blade: Hand forged W2 carbon steel with a hand rubbed satin finish
Bolster: Antique wrought iron
Handle: Arizona desert ironwood with ancient walrus ivory spacers
Sheath: Wet formed textured leather custom sheath
Description: This Forged Bowie is an exceptional example of Raymond Richard's work. It has an elegance and timeless sense to it that wouldn't be out of place by the side of an American pioneer, bravely breaking ground in a new land. It captures the spirit of a time gone by - yet has the excellence one expects from a contemporary knifemaker.
The blade is hand forged W2 carbon steel and features a differential heat treatment which provides an ultra-hard cutting edge with a soft and supportive spine. W2 carbon steel holds an excellent edge coupled with good toughness and chip resistance. The blade is flat ground with a distal tapered spine. Raymond's touchmark is on the left side of the blade. Ray borrowed his heat treatment technique from the world of Japanese swords. Prior to quenching, the blade was coated with clay, which acts as a heat sink. The undulating line travelling along the blade is called a gunome hamon and shows the transition between the softer, supportive spine and the hard, keen cutting edge.
The stacked handle combines Arizona desert ironwood with ancient walrus ivory spacers. Desert ironwood (Olneya tesota) is a rare wood that is only found in the valleys of the Sonoran Desert below 2,500 foot elevation. It is extremely dense and durable. In fact, it is so dense, that if a piece is dropped in water it will sink! Antique wrought iron fittings finish the handle.
To keep the knife close at hand, a wet fpr,ed textured leather sheath made by Raymond is included.
Excellent work throughout!


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