I made this one from O1 tool steel and finished it with a charcoal grey oxide. The blade is 4.5" and the OAL is 9". The cotton wrap is covering burgandy lizard skin.
Yikes!!!!!.... you need to seriously start making more of those!!!!! Are you sure you're not using an alias...... Wally?..... is that you Wally?
I just posted on THR that I figure he bought that from Wally Hayes. I'm gonna see Wally in a few weeks - fess up!
You know, one thing about me when I started was this rush I had to make knives as fast as possible - heck I still do it. So I made a knife a day for a while but they weren't very good either. You seem to have the patience to work on something until it's right, and it shows.
Mark?? Just beautiful....I LOVE it! You are doing awesome work......! Absolutely gorgeous..... I really, really need that 2nd job!