CUSTOM KNIFE
Blade Length: 4.75″
OAL: 9.5″
Blade Steel: Forged Ladder Pattern Damascus
Guard, spacer and frame: Ladder Pattern Damascus Steel
Handle: Amber Desert Ironwood
Sheath: Custom Made Leather sheath by the maker
Comment: This knife features a frame handle. The Damascus frame has scales added to it. The blade tang is inserted through the guard and into the frame. A more complex way to build a knife is to have the guard and frame fit together precisely. Also, this knife features the “Museum Fit.” Wess saw this on a Jim Schmidt knife. The handle material is just slightly above the tang. Difficult to do because of the precision required to keep the handle material equal distance above the tang around the entire handle. Wess is an Award-winning ABS Journeyman Smith and winner of the prestigious George Peck Award!