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A big camp chopper and a Persian (final knife pictures)
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Thanks folks.. I'm going to put some pictures in this thread later today.. but I've run into a little puzzle. I'm having some difficulty getting a transition between the horn and the ebony that I'm happy with. It's one of those things where the colors are too close to look right if you know what I mean (unbalanced contrast). So I'm going to try another, thinner, silver pewter spacer between the two. This may mean fashioning another ebony piece under the guard/spacer. One difficult issue is that the black on the horn is very thin and very easy to get into pith... so I have no room to work with that...
A thought just (at this very minute) struck me... what if I texture the ebony to provide the necessary contrast? This would also solve what I thought of as too much 'blank space' in that piece of ebony anyway....
A thought just (at this very minute) struck me... what if I texture the ebony to provide the necessary contrast? This would also solve what I thought of as too much 'blank space' in that piece of ebony anyway....
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What I like about this Persian is its raw elemental look
Truly a blade for the ages
Persians are one of my favorite blade styles and this one really speaks to me
So much it's coming my way
Congrats. My jaw dropped as soon as I saw the Persian. I'm becoming a huge fan of upswept blades and this one is spectacular.
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Sorry for no pictures yet.. but we were out in National Forest today harvesting our Christmas tree and we took pictures... but now we can't find the camera! I had shots of the knife progress still on the camera. So... may be driving back out to the woods tomorrow looking for a small, black object. Hopefully it isn't drowning in the big snow melt we had today....
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My wife found it in one of the multitude of pockets she has in her vest... I will upload pictures in the morning... I'm exhausted.
I will upload pictures in the morning... I'm exhausted.
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Carving the pewter...
Cleaning things up with loose 600 grit silicon carbide and horsehair brush...
This afternoon I will cast a spacer ring for between the ebony and horn.... and then texture the ebony.
Cleaning things up with loose 600 grit silicon carbide and horsehair brush...
This afternoon I will cast a spacer ring for between the ebony and horn.... and then texture the ebony.
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Scott,
That pewter ring looks just as cool as can be. This is one very neat design, and is putting together several interesting and complimentary elements, not to mention looking quite wicked.
Joe's gotten himself a good one, and we're all having fun watching.
More!
John
That pewter ring looks just as cool as can be. This is one very neat design, and is putting together several interesting and complimentary elements, not to mention looking quite wicked.
Joe's gotten himself a good one, and we're all having fun watching.
More!
John
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Roger and John
I could not agree more
There are many talented makers on here that I have interest in and I have had my eye on Scott for awhile.
When it comes to making one of mans oldest tools everything has been pretty much done before. So for a maker to be able to stand out in a sea of knives he must have something truly special
I believe Scott has a style that is all his own and that is one of the hardest, if not the hardest thing a maker can strive for.
Everyone pretty much knows what I like in knives and a Persian theme is one I have always been drawn to but alas most are done in a style that does not appeal to me.
When I opened up this thread I was taken with what Scott was striving for and luckily things worked out.
Truly right place, right time and I truly believe some things are ment to be. This piece truly is an excellent piece to showcase Scott's talents and desire to step from the norm to set himself apart. I anxiously await what follows from the finishing touches to the cross draw sheath I have requested.
For me I really love the look of ancient, timeless pieces and I feel this knife exhibits this in spades. With so many things going on in the steel from the lamination line to the hamon. When you add the texture of the horn mixed with the theme of the spacers how can this knife be anything else but a stunner
This knife looks like it could have been discovered in an old chest wrapped in a silk scarf, full of wonder and curiosity of its origins. I will wear this knife and use it and I'm sure when it is unsheathed no matter what the task or the company I'm in from the dyed in the wool knife collector to a person that has no interest in custom cutlery it will be a piece that will grab everyone's attention and is sure to garnish complements and questions.
Scott i believe you have everyone's attention on this one deservedly so
I anxiously await the outcome
I could not agree more
There are many talented makers on here that I have interest in and I have had my eye on Scott for awhile.
When it comes to making one of mans oldest tools everything has been pretty much done before. So for a maker to be able to stand out in a sea of knives he must have something truly special
I believe Scott has a style that is all his own and that is one of the hardest, if not the hardest thing a maker can strive for.
Everyone pretty much knows what I like in knives and a Persian theme is one I have always been drawn to but alas most are done in a style that does not appeal to me.
When I opened up this thread I was taken with what Scott was striving for and luckily things worked out.
Truly right place, right time and I truly believe some things are ment to be. This piece truly is an excellent piece to showcase Scott's talents and desire to step from the norm to set himself apart. I anxiously await what follows from the finishing touches to the cross draw sheath I have requested.
For me I really love the look of ancient, timeless pieces and I feel this knife exhibits this in spades. With so many things going on in the steel from the lamination line to the hamon. When you add the texture of the horn mixed with the theme of the spacers how can this knife be anything else but a stunner
This knife looks like it could have been discovered in an old chest wrapped in a silk scarf, full of wonder and curiosity of its origins. I will wear this knife and use it and I'm sure when it is unsheathed no matter what the task or the company I'm in from the dyed in the wool knife collector to a person that has no interest in custom cutlery it will be a piece that will grab everyone's attention and is sure to garnish complements and questions.
Scott i believe you have everyone's attention on this one deservedly so
I anxiously await the outcome
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That Persian is outstanding.
I'm torn over the camp chopper though. I've sat and stared at it for 10 minutes wondering just what feature is causing the recod to skip, so to speak. To me, the straight spine and harsh angle at the tip just doesn't seem to fit well with the elegant recurve edge. Just my personal tastes, but everything else looks fantastic.
-Xander
I'm torn over the camp chopper though. I've sat and stared at it for 10 minutes wondering just what feature is causing the recod to skip, so to speak. To me, the straight spine and harsh angle at the tip just doesn't seem to fit well with the elegant recurve edge. Just my personal tastes, but everything else looks fantastic.
-Xander
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Xander... those swashbuckling profiles don't seem to be for everybody. Although... it might be the picture that is throwing it off. The spine is far from straight in real life. I will try to take a picture straight down on it...
Joe.. I might cut and paste that into the testimonial section of the new website I'm working on... Now to make it live up to your praise...
Joe.. I might cut and paste that into the testimonial section of the new website I'm working on...
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Xander... those swashbuckling profiles don't seem to be for everybody. Although... it might be the picture that is throwing it off. The spine is far from straight in real life. I will try to take a picture straight down on it...
Joe.. I might cut and paste that into the testimonial section of the new website I'm working on...
Be my guest on the first part and I am sure you will on the second
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Some more work. Just thought I'd share the basic casting process I've been learning. It is based on Delft clay.. an oil sand that you order as a kit that comes with a little casting frame. The sand is very fine and capable of holding detail better than traditional sand casting. It is capable of doing more than what I'm using it for.. but I'm still learning. The following is using it simply to make a rough spacer out of pewter. The final product will be ground to shape and cleaned up. This is NOT the way to do it if you are wanting to make a more finished piece.
First I packed the sand in part of the frame with a planishing hammer and then I made an impression in it with the horn.
Here is the impression. Like I said.. it's rough. The holes are for pouring and venting to push air out of the space.
The other part of the frame is packed with sand and then placed on the other half.
Melting the 'silver pewter' (actually hard silver solder) in a home made flower pot crucible.. made by hard packing castable refractory into the flower pot.
Poured.
Removed from the sand and the 'sprues' cut off
Here it is in place preparing to 'smoothed' into the rest of the assembly.
And using a carbide rasp to texture the ebony:
First I packed the sand in part of the frame with a planishing hammer and then I made an impression in it with the horn.
Here is the impression. Like I said.. it's rough. The holes are for pouring and venting to push air out of the space.
The other part of the frame is packed with sand and then placed on the other half.
Melting the 'silver pewter' (actually hard silver solder) in a home made flower pot crucible.. made by hard packing castable refractory into the flower pot.
Poured.
Removed from the sand and the 'sprues' cut off
Here it is in place preparing to 'smoothed' into the rest of the assembly.
And using a carbide rasp to texture the ebony: