This fine knife is ground from a power hack saw blade which is made from molybdenum alloy steel.  The handle is made of walnut harvested in the Ozarks.  The handle is not polished smooth but finished with a coarse sandpaper and linseed oil which gives an excellent grip.  The uniqueness of the knife is in the ease with which it slides through the wood.  This is accomplished with a thin blade that gets its stability from a little extra width.  The wide thin blade is excellent for flat plane carving in basswood.  Attempts to make roll cuts or to cut tight curves may damage the edge.  The blade, by the way, with proper use holds a sharp edge for a very long time.

The 'rolled' blade is made for deeper cuts as opposed to the KN127.  The KN127 blade has more of a straight beveled blade for shallow longer cuts.  You can make deeper cuts with KN148 without the "chattering" and blade resistance.

(Originally the blades were made by Ron Wells.  Mike has added the detail knife and the rolled knife to the line)

Standard handle is 5 1/4" Long