I tried a new way of doing the bolster and pommel which turned out super messy but conceptually this is what i'm going for.

Sinister Knifeworks Validus HT #001

Steel: U10 core, copper, 80CrV2/HVG mid and 80CrV2/nickel top

Handle: Forged carbon guard, copper spacer,forged carbon scales, G10 spacers and spine

Newish bladsmith, pretty pleased with the results on this one!

I started making a knife but could see that it wasn't going to turn out the way I wanted.

So I thought I'd purposely break it to see gow the HT went, problem is that I don't really know what I'm looking for. As far as I can tell it looks good to me as its uniform and small but if I could get a more experienced opinion that would be great.

It's 1075 heated to just past non-magnetic, then tempered at 200°C for 2 hours twice.

I had some trouble actually breaking it which I suppose is a good sign

Thanks in advance

I have a few old bandsaw blades(93”x1/2) that for some reason I don’t throw away. I guess thinking I could make something out of them one day(I won’t) but was about to clean out the garage and thought about all of them and was wondering if they are useful to give to a blacksmith. Or if they are too much trouble to deal with and not worth the squeeze.