Mike Shipley Long Carving Knife-2 1/4" Blade

This fine knife is ground from a power hacksaw blade which is made from molybdenum alloy steel. The handle is made of walnut harvested in the Ozarks. The handle is not polished smooth but finished with a coarse sandpaper and linseed oil which gives an excellent grip. The uniqueness of the knife is in the ease with which it slides through the wood. This is accomplished with a thin blade that gets its stability from a little extra width. The wide thin blade is excellent for flat plane carving in basswood but is praised widely by relief and chip carvers as well.2 1/4" blade, 7 1/4" overall.