I recently commissioned an S4 Type knife from Mark Hill aka Hillbill , my brief was to have something a little bit different to the norm, but still a working tool .
After lengthy discussions we agreed on African Blackwood scales with solid stainless steel pins, RWS-34 powder steel blade , with some fine jimping.
I waited for about 8 weeks for Mark to do his magic and eventually called over to collect the knife, that was a couple of weeks ago now and since then I have been able to put the knife through its paces on a couple of weekend trips plus some work at home
Here are some photos taken this morning after giving the knife its first strop to regain a truly hair popping edge ( something I can very rarely achieve)
I am very pleased with the contour of the handle and the shape is so comfy in any number of holds , the Blackwood for me is just a bit of class and gives it a warmth and just something a little extra , no holes to get full of mud and crud too
Overall a job well done Mark
After lengthy discussions we agreed on African Blackwood scales with solid stainless steel pins, RWS-34 powder steel blade , with some fine jimping.
I waited for about 8 weeks for Mark to do his magic and eventually called over to collect the knife, that was a couple of weeks ago now and since then I have been able to put the knife through its paces on a couple of weekend trips plus some work at home
Here are some photos taken this morning after giving the knife its first strop to regain a truly hair popping edge ( something I can very rarely achieve)
I am very pleased with the contour of the handle and the shape is so comfy in any number of holds , the Blackwood for me is just a bit of class and gives it a warmth and just something a little extra , no holes to get full of mud and crud too
Overall a job well done Mark
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