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The forged blade is so close that very little grinding is needed to finalize the shape.  The steel is 1095.  It has all the natural forge texture left on the blade, except near the edge where the steel was ground and hand-finished to it's final edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handle, perfectly matching the texture and polish of the blade, is white oak from used bourbon barrels.  The texture of the charred interior of the barrel is offset by the perimeter where it was sanded and finished, exposing the golden color of the oak.  The pins are hammer-peened copper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheath is a deep pouch model in Dragonskin with a right-handed, \"V\" notch belt loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade length is 9\", overall length is 14.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burt Foster Handmade Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default 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