AVAILABLE Blades... RainShadow Custom Knives!

[rainshadow1]

WooHoo!!!


Here's 4 of my blades that are ready to go. I'm pretty pleased with them.

These are all Peerless 8670 Tool Steel, from 1/4" stock. Heat Treated and Cryo-Cycled by Gene Martin, Provision Forge. Awesome heavy steel, and treated by a consumate professional bladesmith. They're as good as they come!

#8 and #11 are extremely tapered tangs, 12 and 17 are slightly tapered, only a little. They're all full tang style knives.

They're finished by hand to 400, ready to either hand finish to 600 or 1000, or to blast, or to hand finish to 600 then buff to a mirror finish.

You can see my thoughts in the pin hole patterns when I built them, but I'm not limited to those if the grip material dictates otherwise.

Here's a pic...


 



Top to bottom...

#17, (SOLD PF) 9" overall, 4" blade. Very deep hollow grind on this one. Big grip.

#8, (SOLD PF) 8 3/4" overall, 4 1/4" blade. Lots of blade, super forward balance.

#12, (SOLD PF) 8 1/4" overall, 3 1/2" blade. Coffin handled single edged boot style pick.

#11,  7 1/2" overall, 3" blade. Real ergie handling skinner.



I'll be building these out in a while, I have several ahead of them that are pre-sold.

If you're interested in having one of these built to your own specs, just contact me, I'll make it the way you want it! As of this posting ,none of these are spoken for.

Thanks guys!!

[Sagedawg]

 Sure like the #8 there rain. Whats the blade thickness for the spine?


  Sage

[rainshadow1]

3/16" at the ricasso, tapers to 1/8" at the butt.

[rainshadow1]

Here's 3 more, ready to build...

These are from an antique sawmill bandsaw blade, probably from the 50's. They're 1/8" thick. Probably 15N30, but I'm still researching. They're also Treated and hardened by Gene Martin, Provision forge.

 


#5, 8 1/4" overall, 3 1/2" blade. Short Hunter, real grippy.

#4, (SOLD!) 9" overall, 4 1/2" blade. False edge on the spine, kitchen or camp style knife.

#3, (SOLD! PF) 8 1/4" overall, 3 3/4" blade. Lite utility style, nice handling.

These knives are thinner and more precise handling than the 8670. They'll be a little bit cheaper. They can grip up nice or basic.

Again, as of posting, these are unclaimed! Contact me if you want to reserve one!

(I have 3 1095 blades and 2 more 8670 blades that I'm still cleaning up and rubbing out!)

[popeshawnpaul]

#8 would look really good with purpleheart and ebony...and in my hand...

[tlbradford]

I think that #8 shape will be my next blade too.  At the rate Steve is going I'll need to reserve it now so I can get it by next summer. 

[rainshadow1]

Oh, hey! I forgot about this one.

This little 3 finger knife was custom ordered with every i dotted and every t crossed. So, just to be sure, I built 2! He took #14, and #15 is still available to be built.






 




 



#15 is 6" overall, 2 3/4" blade, air hardened A2 tool steel. Convex grind.

The knife built is almost identical, built with silver pins, stainless mosaic pins and lanyard tube, and Exhibition grade desert ironwood. (I took 2 pictures because this is such an awesome piece of wood! I HAVE MORE OF IT TOO!!!)  Bookmatched scales, but there's so much figure you can hardly tell! Black carbon spacers. Hand rubbed 600 grit finish.

Again, finished knife is sold to-order but A2 blade #15 is available.

[HawkenBob]

I want number 4. I dont need it finished quick but Id like to paypal you for the steel to have it. I want a numbered blade before you get rich and famous.

Ill shoot you a PM now.

[rainshadow1]

#3 is spoken for.
I assume Bob will grab #4, I'll edit when he does.

[Craig]

I got #3.

When I figure out what I want to do it will be great. So many decisions to make. RainShadow makes great knifes and I will finally get one.

[HawkenBob]

Pay pal'd ya for #4. Thanks steve! Great looking blade!

[jackelope]

i really like #11, but i already have 2. i will give somebody else the pleasure of owning it.
that thing could be a real cool skinner.

[rainshadow1]

I have a 1095 blade real similar, only a little bigger, that I haven't cleaned up yet. So don't be bashful!!!

[jackelope]

So don't be bashful!!!

steve...i haven't been till now. thats part of the problem.
i have a couple other folks interested in your work. you may be hearing from them soon.

[rainshadow1]

No sweat. I appreciate the good word, and I'll do everything I can to live up to it.




     #8 is back up on the block due to a recent layoff.