A Bastion Dagger

[TK Steingass]

Greetings All:

I just finished this Bastion Dagger in Desert Ironwood Burl/CPM-154 for a client. Mirror finish, tapered tang with black liners. Hope you like it - all comments appreciated.

V/R,

TK

 

[D lisch]

I Like it it looks like something you could take into combat

 

[wdtorque]

Superlative


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[Lapedog]

How do you like CPM154? What are the notable differences from 154cm.

 

[watermule]

That is beautiful, you can tell your retired from everyday work because you put out waaaaay too many fine pieces to be part timing!
Rob

 

[sheathmaker]

TK, if you keep this up you have a better than average chance of getting real good at it

By the way I really like that tip treatment:thumb up:

Paul

 

[AVigil]

Love it!

 

[Scott Hanson]

Very nice designed blade with reinforced tip like that, I like that.

 

[d762nato]

Very nice blade designed blade with reinforced tip like that, I like that.

This^^^

 

[TK Steingass]

How do you like CPM154? What are the notable differences from 154cm.

Thanks Lapedog - the only noticeable difference I've seen is that CPM-154 finishes better to mirror than 154CM

I Like it it looks like something you could take into combat

Very much appreciated David - I'm a BIG fan of your work

That is beautiful, you can tell your retired from everyday work because you put out waaaaay too many fine pieces to be part timing!
Rob

Thanks water mule - yep, I'm retired from my day job. My shop overlooks a lake in Maine and I'm happier than a pig in sh**

TK, if you keep this up you have a better than average chance of getting real good at it

By the way I really like that tip treatment:thumb up:

Paul

Thanks Paul - good hearing from you. Maybe someday, when I get really old I'll have as much hair as you do

 

[Dusty One]

I like everything about it....Great Work !

 

[Craig Daniel]

Your work is always superb, This is one of my favorites you have made.

 

[john april]

looks like its ready to do business ! love the tip.

 

[Mack]

That is spectacular. I absolutely love the grinds especially the tip. Even I would have trouble breaking that tip.

 

[rpn]

Wow...I love it! Great proportions and the tip is interesting...tough to grind?

 

[TK Steingass]

Wow...I love it! Great proportions and the tip is interesting...tough to grind?

rpn: Thanks - glad you like it! Yes, the tip is VERY difficult to grind, but I find as I do more of these, each one gets better. It's like anything else I guess

 

[Mack]

rpn: Thanks - glad you like it! Yes, the tip is VERY difficult to grind, but I find as I do more of these, each one gets better. It's like anything else I guess

I just looked at some you have made in the past. Incredible work. Somehow these had never gotten my attention before but they are now very high on my list of grail knives.
Where did the name come from?

 

[TK Steingass]

I just looked at some you have made in the past. Incredible work. Somehow these had never gotten my attention before but they are now very high on my list of grail knives.
Where did the name come from?

Thanks for the kind words Protourist. The name came from Les Robertson.....the knife was a collaboration between the two of us. It was my first rendition of the V-42 before I had a lathe......Les's contribution was to make it a little wider than the V-42 with a "built up tip" and this is what I came up with on the tip. Les has some very good input - two heads are better than one (on separate bodies of course)