It's not the best pic, but that's okay for now. It's just a teaser to generate interest anyway.
This blade also marks the beginning of a new tradition here at the Forge. This is the first annual entry in the Ichthean Forge Christmas Blade project. The idea is to start as early in the year as possible with research and development (I've already started on the 2013 entry). Come up with the concept drawings, wooden mock-ups and so forth. Then the forging begins. The idea is to challenge my personal limits and to come up with something interesting to the audience. The project will be for top secret clearance only
. That way everyone will see it for the first time together. It may be as small as a paring knife or as large as a two-hander. Each year, you'll have to wait and see. Pricing will be in accordance with the type of blade. So if you want to be prepared for the next project, start saving as early as possible. You may have enough money to pay for the project as well as buy Christmas for the whole family, or the project may take every penny you saved. Kind of luck of the draw I guess. Hoping to get some good participation and maybe rebuild a fan-base after a truly terrible year in the forge.