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Chris Boon sent us some photos of his amazing tanto, check these out!The blade is 300 mm in 1084 high carbon steel, ground and finished to a high level.The guard - or tsuba - is made from W2 steel with high-gloss polished copper spacers on either side.The blade collar - habaki - is made from brass, and the beautiful handle is made from Australian Ringed Gidgee and Acrylester, with a mosaic pin. Acrylester is a synthetic material that drills and grinds well but can be somewhat too brittle for a w …