Carving Knife

My latest knife. I started putting this knife together because I wanted to get some time working with two of my new woods, wenge (dark wood) and bloodwood (orange wood), The second I started sanding I decided I loved both, especially the wenge, the bloodwood is amazingly hard, twice as hard as american hickory! The blade is 1095 high carbon steel. I deferentially hardened it so the cutting edge and tip is around RCH 61 while the back is closer to RCH 54-56.
So here it is, a nice little carving or whittling knife.

Bocote Neck Knife

After I posted the cocobolo neck knife I got a request for a similar one with a bocote handle and silver pins.
I really enjoy making neck knives and I think they show what I appreciate in a knife, functionality, compactness, no more handle or blade material than is needed for the job and of course they started in the ''wilds'' of America, made popular by Indians and mountain men, that holds a great amount of value to me.

 This is my new sheath design that I hope to use as a starting point for all the rest of the sheaths I make. It took me awhile to figure out what design I wanted to use, but now I have it. This sheath has been sealed and is waterproof.