Good day, all! Thought I'd post a few pictures of a recent brute de forge I recently finished up. Here's some specs:
- 1080 steel forged from 1" x 0.187" bar stock
- 6 5/8" oal
- 2 1/2" blade
- 1/8" at the ricasso with distal taper towards the tip and tang
- Recessed rosewood scales with hammered copper washers and brass pins
- Laminated rosewood and padauk wooden sheath with drain hole, shock cord keeper, and copper stud
- Vertical/horizontal combo belt plate, allowing the blade to be carried in any 90 degree orientation
![](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Knives%20and%20Metalwork/Wood%20amp%20Copper%20Brute%20Full%20View_zpstschtgej.jpg)
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![](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Knives%20and%20Metalwork/Wood%20amp%20Copper%20Brute%20Sheath%20Detail%202_zpsy0mjleiw.jpg)
![](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Knives%20and%20Metalwork/Wood%20amp%20Copper%20Brute%20Horizontal%20Carry_zps5tbndp1w.jpg)