This might not be as in depth as others but this is going to be a challenging project for me. It is going to be a four bar, alternating twist, 1084/15N20 hunter. It is also going to have a curly maple handle with silver wire inlay in a paisley design. I started with 21 Layers, folded, cut, then twisted, two to the right and two to the left. Cut, re-stacked and I will get 4 knives out of it (small knives). I had to shut down for a couple weeks to get a new belt for my hammer. Its new to me and I'm still getting the kinks worked out of it. So here is the blade rough ground, stamped and the shoulders for the guard cut. I know the tang looks rough. I'm not done. I had to flash etch it to see what I ended up with. I hope you enjoy.
That is very nice.
Not everyone can do that.
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
That's a pretty one. Great job.
I notice there's a lot of open space on the floor that's going to waste. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//smile.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
That is cool, nice job. I like it!
Thanks y'all.
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I notice there's a lot of open space on the floor that's going to waste. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//smile.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
Its a good problem to have. I would like to see a topic on shop layout. When I built my first shop I had very little space (8 X 16). I had tried searching for knifemakers/bladesmiths shop layout, and couldn't find much.
NICE Chad! That is tough to pull off. You did good.
Brion
Brion Tomberlin
Anvil Top Custom Knives
ABS Mastersmith
It has taken me awhile, but I have a good excuse, my wife delivered our 3rd on Friday morning! Anyway here is where I am. I have the guard glued on and I'm going to put it all together. I still have a lot of inlay to do but that's pretty fun too. I know a lot of people completely shape all their parts before they put it together but I haven't got there yet. I will try to post after I get it shaped before inlay. Let me know what you think.
I've got it all together now and all I have left is inlay. I put a little stain on it to see what it looks like. A lot of that will come off as I file down the excess silver wire. The design for the inlay isn't my favorite but it was per the customer's request. You can see it design on the drawings in the other pictures.
Here is the final product. I am pretty happy with it, but I still need a lot of work on my inlay.
One more thing I might add is that this blade was deferentially hardened and I was almost able to totally mask it. It is very visible at some angles, but at others you can't even tell unless you were looking for it.
Very nice, Chad! I think you did an excellent job on your inlay.
That looks amazing and very inspiring in regards to what someone could try to achieve.
Well done!
Buddy Shaw
