Matt Hartwig - 5" Santoku

Blade: 80CRV2Handle: Western Myall w/ 954 Aluminum Bronze BolsterOverall length- 10.75"Blade length- 5.5"Blade height at choil- 2" Location- Bozeman, MTWhere We Bought it- Direct from Maker Includes protective zippered pouch. September 2015... for weeks now I had been thinking and pondering endlessly about where on my parents property could I, a fifteen year old kid, build a forge and accomplish all of my blacksmithing hopes and dreams. However, the locations I had proposed had some rather serious downsides such as fire hazards and distance from any sort of road. My plans were almost abandoned and dreams crushed when I wandered onto the perfect plot on hillside. Unfortunately for my parents, I took the position of asking for forgiveness rather than permission due to the fact even I would not have approved my request. So with tools in hand and an image in my head I began to create my dream. A brake drum attached to a rusty pipe, buried in the ground, with an electric leaf blower attac