Silver Edge Knives Damascus Steel Kukri Knife Blanks for Knife Making 15 inch Handmade Full Tang Kukri Machete Knife Blank Blade Billet Measurements: Overall Length 15'' Blade Length 10'' Handle Length 5'' Blade Thickness 4.5 mm Blade is made of Hand Forged Rope Twist Damascus Steel Pattern, which is composed of 132 alternating layers of high and low carbon steel. High Edge Retention, Hard and Sharp Cutting Edge Blank Blade. This is a full tang knife blank for knife making is made of forged welded damascus steel. It is made of Rope Twist damascus billet pattern with handmade forged texture on the blade Usefrul for making High Quality Full Tang Kukri Knife, Hunting Knife, Camping Knife, Bushcraft Knife and Machete Knife. The Damascus kukri Knife blank blade allows you to create your own master piece. Blade in the picture is made of forged DAMASCUS STEEL, low carbon alloy (4340) & high carbon steel (1085), forged several times to obtain around 132 LAYERS. Blade is heat treated that enables the knife to acquire 52 to 60 HRC on Rockwell scale that will keep it sharper for a long time. The Damascus blades in our knives and all our other products are all 100% Genuine and Hand-forged. When layers of steel are melted, hammered, twisted, cut, and re-melted and hammered - they're given a unique pattern unlike any other. This process is what allows each Damascus knife to be unique and one of a kind. None of our knives have the pattern printed on them. They are all products of hard work and craftsmanship backed by years of experience.