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This knife is made from 52100 steel, the steel used for ball bearings. It is possibly the most valued of knife steels. Following Ed Fowler's method of heat treatment as closely as possible, this blade was brought to critical temperature and edge-quenched in 160-degree oil, left in the freezer for 24 hours, then heated and quenched and frozen again, then quenched a third time. Following that, it was tempered at 400 degrees for two hours and left to cool, three times. After the heat treatment, wet-sanded down to a 6000 grit mirror finish. And it is sharp.
The handle is hippo ivory and web turquoise, with nickel/silver fittings. It has a 4 1/2" blade and is 9 3/4" overall.
