Couple of factory seconds

[Mesophilic]

Found a box of knives I never got around to finishing.  Found new homes for these two factory seconds. I stamp rhe steel flavor on the tang, but after sitting in a box for a long time I've lost track.  Both are just belt finished, my shoulder gives me issues if I spend too much time hand sanding.

Carbon steel, most likely 1084, 59-60 HRC, heat treated by Peters.  Bocote and Paduak handle with red liners.  4.5 inch cutting length, ground to a zero bevel then shsrpened to 20° per side.


This one might be 52100 carbon steel, 59-60 HRC, also heat treated by Peters.  Bocote handle with green and black liners.  (Edit)SaberFlat ground and then sharpened to 20° per side.  I was trying something different with the center pin and did sort of a hidden pin then filled it with epoxy and ground up charcoal, not really caring for the result.


Shot of the liners

[Trapper Rob]

Nice looking knives. Those don't look like seconds to me.

[Hawkdancer]

Real nice!  I agree with Trapper!
Hawkdancer

[Mesophilic]

Thanks guys.  There's a couple of tarnish spots here and there and overall things just didn't come out the way I wanted them to when I started them, plus I can guarantee the steel is carbon and that it was professionally heat treated but can't guarantee the alloy.  I've got some more "factory seconds", once I get them cleaned up a little I'll throw them in the for trade section.

[JW_Halverson]

DANG!!!

Yeah, those are lovely!