This is the latest out of my shop. It completes a commissioned order for two small hunter/utility type knives. One ground and full tang, and the other, this one, forged and hidden tang. This is the smallest and thinnest knife that I've forged.
Specs:
Hand forged from 1075 steel, clay quenched and etched
7 1/4" overall, 3" blade, .160" thick at the ricasso
Full distal taper and an almost but not quite sharp clip makes for a really light knife with a needle point
Rounded spine and ricasso edge for comfort
Black g-10 collars
Bronze fileworked spacer
Stabilized spalted and curly box elder burl. It has some really nice almost koa-like figure and chatoyance.
Checkered stainless steel finial nut
File carved fuller on the butt end of the handle
All comments and discussion welcome. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//smile.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
And here's a quick photo of both (the other one, I posted up a week or two ago.)
John
Very well executed work.
Can you start a new thread and tell the members how you did your file work.
Dan Cassidy
Journeyman Smith
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Nice work, John!
Russell
Very nice John!!!
This is a very nice little knife. A lot of attention went into the details. Great work.
Thank you very much for the kind words guys. I appreciate any and all feedback. It helps with the next one.
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John
Very well executed work.
Can you start a new thread and tell the members how you did your file work.
Dan, thanks for the comments. I'd be happy to do that. In fact, I have some more coming up and maybe I could do a mini WIP on it. Which subforum did you have in mind for posting this?
John
Thank you for accepting my request. You can post it on the SubForum " Work in Progress" .
Dan Cassidy
Journeyman Smith
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Nice work, John! It'll be very helpful to do a WIP. Thanks
Great looking knife John thanks for sharing!
Chiming in late here. John that is a great looking knife and the wood sets it off perfectly. Good work.
Brion
Brion Tomberlin
Anvil Top Custom Knives
ABS Mastersmith
Thanks again for all you guys taking the time to post your thoughts. I always like hearing any and all feedback. I weigh every comment, good or bad, and consider them for each new knife. So it means a lot to me.
John, one thing for me, and this is just purely personal taste. I would like the blade to be a little more polished so it as not as dark. Just more work with the polishing can make the more subtle hamon effects come out. Again this is just my personal preference on a really nice knife.
Brion
Brion Tomberlin
Anvil Top Custom Knives
ABS Mastersmith
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John, one thing for me, and this is just purely personal taste. I would like the blade to be a little more polished so it as not as dark. Just more work with the polishing can make the more subtle hamon effects come out. Again this is just my personal preference on a really nice knife.
Brion
Brion, thanks for the comment. That is one area that is at the top of my list to improve on. I've made a few attempts at a polished hamon and the results where not quite where I wanted them. Currently, the best polish I can do is with multiple etches and really fine grit paper, like 2500 grit. I've not played around powdered abrasives yet for polishing, but I think I need to. The hamons on my blades do show a lot of activity, in fact you can even see quite a bit in this blade. I've just had a hard time bringing it out.
The dark look is something I like and I think it fits some knives well, but I'd sure like to be able to have the ability to do a great polished hamon also so I have a complete 'tool box' of skill sets. I'm open to any suggestions on materials or methods to do the high polished look.
Thanks again for commenting.
