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Rogue
OAL: 12 1/2
Blade Length: 7 1/4"
Blade Material: 1080
Handle Material: Ebony

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More angles of this knife here; [link]

When researching all the different varieties of Tracker and other WSK, I found 3 or 4 of them that had this type of blade, which I found to be rather appealing. I thought it would be a good blade to do some experiments on. I like to match the 1080 with the Ebony, when I use that for the handle.

Mainly, because 1080 is one of the few blade steels that I use that will turn black while being etched after being hardened and keeps a dark color even after polishing. It's one of the reasons I use it for my tantos. This time I wanted to focus only on that line, nothing above or below it. In the end I got a decent result, which makes the hamon look like a deep vein of sorts. It's not only visible, but has a sunken texture of its own, when touched.

I will be doing a few more large blades before diving into my higher grade works. I'll also be throwing a tutorial up in a few weeks, if everything goes right. And! I'm still making a list of tutorials to do in the future, so if you want to see something, then let me know and I'll try to make sure I do it. :D


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:star::star::star::star::star-half: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

My critique for you is one of aesthetics. The Knife has a beautiful shape, an elegant edge, and handsome handle.

This may also be a trick of the light in the photograph, but I feel the hamon, in comparison with the rest of the overall design, detracts from all the other details going on in the blade. You have some very clean and interesting grind lines that the hamon warps. There is very little contrast between the flat and the grind, which by itself is fine for the style and colors in the knife. The hamon, being much darker and standing out visually, makes me look twice to see where your grinds actually are, and how they interact with the design. Again, this could be just an issue of being a photograph. It is difficult to properly perceive these sorts of details without being able to pick it up and look at it in different light and touch it.

That being said, this is still a knife I would proudly wield.