Yew knife and pen

[mattyts]

Been making this for a few days.

Blade is 440C,high carbon stainless.

Liners are 0.8mm Vulcanized fiber and the pins are 4mm mosaics.

Made a matching pen out of Yew aswell.

Sold in the region of £100 and up

 

[paulm]

Very nice Matt, you're getting extremely good at making these sets. Hopefully you get a good price for them.

 

[Woody]

They are very nice Matt love em mate well done

 

[Terry]

Lovely set Matty!!!

 

[Goulss]

Lovely, that piece of yew on the knife is very nice, the knife looks quite large in comparison to the pen, what length is it?

 

[Dalboy]

Nice looking set someone is going to be very pleased

 

[mattyts]

Lovely, that piece of yew on the knife is very nice, the knife looks quite large in comparison to the pen, what length is it?

Thanks guys,I do get a good price for these although all of them have been for friends so I am doing them as 'mates rates',the money is enough for me to want to make more and have a tidy profit at the end :wink:

Total length is 197mm Goulls,with a 90mm blade!

 

[bassethound]

Well they do look very nice indeed Matty,Love the Knife and the Pen very well done mate!

 

[chas_41_uk]

Another lovely set Matty

 

[yorkshireman]

First class Matty

 

[mattyts]

Thanks guys...I didn't take any pictures of the sharpening process before packing it up.

Basically I use a 120 grit stone to start with,this removes all the factories rather harsh grind lines and sets a good,consistent bevel on both sides (17 deg,34 inclusive) then I use 400,800,1200,1500,2000 and 3,000 grit stones and finish up on a piece of leather with cutting compound,the end result is a perfectly flat,mirror polished,razor sharp bevel..similiar to the one on my folder:

 

[wm460]

Very nicely made Matty

 

[Jim]

Love them Matty, very well made indeed my friend ..