This one started as a gift: the maker finished the blade for a family member, and the result reads as a very personal build rather than a shop piece. The foundation is a full-tang drop point in 1095 high carbon steel, and the maker went well past a plain grind on it. The steel was textured and blued, leaving a dark etched surface that stops cleanly at a polished cutting bevel. That contrast between the moody flat work and the bright edge line is what grabs me first.
The handle is torched Chechen wood, polished up to a reddish-brown glow, and it is held on with just two pins in black carbon fiber. Blue G10 liners run the full perimeter of the tang, so a thin blue outline frames the whole handle where the scales meet the steel. There is also an integral finger choil forward of the grip, which is a detail I always appreciate on a fixed blade this size.
The maker rotated the knife to show the profile, the blade grind, and the layered spine construction, and the edge proved itself by slicing clean through a printed paper grocery flyer. The whole thing rides in a black textured kydex-style thermoplastic sheath.
My one open question is durability beyond that flyer test. The blued, textured finish looks great, but how it holds up to real hard use over months is still unproven as far as anything shown. For a family gift though, it is a handsome, thoughtfully finished piece.