A boy's first knife

I like doing "one of a kinds", especially if the individual doesn't know it's coming. This particular knife was commissioned by a good friend and his mother for a nephew's Christmas. It's his first custom made knife, and when he received it he was thirteen years old.
I used the basic #11 design, but made it a hidden tang to take advantage of the elk handle. No staining or heat was necessary in this nice horn to bring out the color.
The boy collects old coins, so the grandmother sent a walking liberty half dollar to be used. I wrapped the coin in a silver jewelry bezel and soldered it to the coin. Then I drilled out each of the little rosettes, and pressed in very tiny (.024) brass nails.
The finger guard is nickle silver, with a red liner.