San Mai

These are san mai knives. Each knife is forge welded with high nickel, low carbon steel as the "sandwich" and a core of high carbon steel, usually 1095 or 1084. I did this to achieve the look of a hamon, while having a fully hardened blade.

San mai with 1084 core and bone handle

San Mai and cocobolo in a Bowie style.

San Mai and Natural Micarta. 1095 core steel.

1095 San Mai with Mesquite and linen micarta.

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San Mai and Camel bone. 1095 core.

San Mai and cocobolo dagger.

San Mai and Black and white ebony.

San Mai, and micarta. Blade sheath.

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San Mai and cocobolo hidden tang, with deluxe sheath.

San Mai and black canvas micarta hidden tang.

San Mai and Cocobolo. I used G-10 spacer with some linen micarta.

San Mai and Carbon Fiber...I will probably not be using carbon fiber again in the near future. It was miserable to work with.

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