Butcher 7" (Green River blade by Russel) with walnut handle

[2trapper]

Here my last work. i like it very much. It's a 7" blade by Green River. A quite simple project, but very nice and easy to make.
A detailed tutorial with a lot of pics can be found HERE.
It's in Italian, but feel free to ask. I don't upload the whole tutorial here in order to preserve the audience by a lot of pics

 

[HillBill]

Nice one... they are good blades..

I made a whole set of them for my parents when i fist started out knife making.

 

[Hibrion]

Ver nice. I've herd these rust very quickly. What is your guys' experience with rust resistance?

 

[HillBill]

They are carbon steel other than one or two in the range with are a stainless. Yes they do rust if left wet, like any carbon steel will. They are a little more basic than 01 in composition... more like one of the 10.. series. My parents ones are all a dark grey with patina now and don't seem to pick up any rust.... these are the ones i did... around 6 years ago...

 

[Hibrion]

Thanks. I used some of the Dexter Russel Green River knives in my butchering days and found them very good. They had a good toothy edge. These were stainless though, so I was curious about the carbon ones as above.

The one 1095 knife I have I've found to be not much different to 01 in its rust resistance.

 

[2trapper]

Well, my previous one doesn't rust yet, but now is covered by a dark patina due to oxidation. It's normal for blades that are used everyday for cooking. It's not a damage for the blade and the patina could be removed, but it's not necessary and also it's protective for the blade itself from becoming rusty

 

[topknot]

Lovely work.

Topknot

 

[NoName]

Super nice, well done.
I love the style.