CS 1095 Hunting Knife

This knife is the third iteration of its design. Basic, solid, and functional.

For this project, I used black palm scales with red vulcanized liners. Black palm presents a very impressive texture though it likes to splinter when it is initially cut or roughly sanded. Once higher grits are used, the wood seems to take a nice polish! 

The bevels of this knife are as close to a mirror as I could get without any hand sanding. The progression was 40-120-220-400 (structured)-green rouge cork-white rouge cork. The flats are hand-sanded to 400 grit. 

I picked up a simple leather sheath that I keep this knife in most of the time. It is well-oiled so corrosion isn't a big issue as long as I use and clean it regularly. 

This remains one of my favorite designs. Honestly though, I think it would work better with a higher bevel or maybe a full flat grind.