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This is my new personal carry knife. The blade is constructed of 200+ layers of 1084, high carbon steel, and 15N20, which has high nickel content. It is a random pattern Damascus with a special twisted ladder pattern applied. As you can see, it was ground to ensure that the pattern creates a wave along the blade edge. The blade has been differentially hardened and the edge should be in the Rockwell C area of 57-58.

The guard is made of nickel silver, and the handle is stabilized maple. Everything was hand sanded to a 600 grit finish and then buffed.