Altair
Altair Fine Custom Knife
- Size: Length overall: 9.75" (24.8 cm), Blade Length: 5.0" (12.7 cm), Thickness: .212" (5.4 mm)
- Weight: Knife: 10.1 oz. (286 grams) Sheath: 5.7 oz.(162 grams)
- Blade: CPMS30V Martensitic High Vanadium Stainless Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C60, bead blasted
- Fittings/Bolsters: 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel, bead blasted
- Handle: Polished Green Zebra Jasper Gemstone
- Sheath: Hand-Stamped Basketweave 9-10 oz. Leather Shoulder
- Knife: The Altair is a great knife, with a
clean and straightforward dropped point and a comfortable handle. With a substantial forefinger groove
and a handle body with a nice belly, this knife is inviting to hold
and use. The name comes from the stars: the brightest star in the
constellation Aquila (the Eagle). This is a custom knife made for a
great client, and he wanted a stout, versatile, and unique knife
ready for work. The blade is CPMS30V, a high vanadium particle metal
technology tool steel that boasts 3 percent of vanadium.
This high vanadium content creates plenty of vanadium carbide
particles in the cutting edge that are very hard, giving this steel
some of the highest wear resistance and edge retention possible. It
is a true chromium stainless tool steel, so will give my client decades of
dependable corrosion resistance as well with minimal care. The blade
has spine filework, a nice regimented pattern throughout the fully
tapered tang, and a deep choil terminating the matched hollow
grinds. The knife is bolstered with zero-care 304 high nickel, high
chromium stainless steel and all the steel parts of the knife are
bead blasted for a uniform, flat appearance. The bolsters are
dovetailed and bed a pair of rich green zebra jasper gemstone handle
scales, a very tough, hard and solid gemstone that will well outlast
the blade. The jasper feels comfortable and smooth, and the tooth of
the bead blasted bolsters along with the spine filework give the knife a good purchase in the
hand.
- Sheath: The sheath for this knife is hand-stamped
and tooled 9-10 oz. leather shoulder, deep and protective of both
the razor edge and the wearer.
The pattern tooled is a clean basketweave, elegant and
complete, even on the sheath back and belt loop. The sheath is dyed
brown, hand-stitched with tough polyester sinew, lacquered and
sealed.
- A great and unique piece ready for use.
Thanks, J. K.!
Hi Jay,
The Altair is absolutely stunning! Well worth the wait. It fits my hand perfectly and is certainly
a one of a kind, or only one of a very few. It will be a very nice addition to my collection.
Thanks again for your craftsmanship and dedication to your art. The sheath is also very well
made, sturdy and good looking. You are a true professional and one of the best in your field!
--J.
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