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Okay gents, it's that time of year again.
My Blade show plans got torpedoed by re-scheduling at work. Now that I am done sulking like a 5 year old, let's see about getting up some of those great Blade knives all in one place so we can have a big group drool.
As usual, makers feel free to post 'em up, or if you prefer, e-mail the pics to me with a brief description and I'll post 'em for you.
We'll start off with some of the offerings from the table of Jerry Fisk.
Jerry's descriptions:
This is a lighter version of my Sendero. It is more narrow on the blade width so it makes a very good slim version to use in the field or at the dinner table. The steel is W2 forged from round bars. Amber colored stag handle. Approx 4 1/2 inch blade that measures 7/8 inch from spine to cutting edge at its widest point. Pines are engraved with five petal flowers and the guard is engraved with chain of fools pattern.
This is one of the silver knives that I do. I have not done one in several years. The last one was used for a the cover of a novel. It will have a silver sheath as well if all goes well. If it does not then the knife will not be at the show. I plan on engraving on the handle and sheath old cattle brands both from my friends and old west brands. The pattern in the blade is the Bull Pine pattern.
This one is patterned after the old style Mediterranean dirk and is forged of 5160 round bar, water quenched and double tempered. Sambar stag handle, with German silver butt cap. The blade is 4 1/4 inch long and the butt cap is carved to fit the contour of the stag handle that has a line engraved flower on it. This style of knife is a work horse. It is designed to take abuse and hold up under all sorts of conditions. If I were going to be thrown out into the wilderness I would for sure have an intergal knife with me. Doing a small bit of engraving on an intergal is like putting an ear ring on a pig. Course if you got a nice pig you want to dress it up a bit as nobody wants to be caught with an ugly one. The butt cap is so high polished I just could not get a decent photo of it with my poor photo skills.
That little integral really speaks to me. Jerry aslo has a terrific in-progress series of photos of a big damascus SW bowie on his site. Highly recommended viewing and reading.
***** ***** *****
Next up, a bowie / fighter from a bladesmith on something of a meteoric rise, Adam DesRosiers. This one features a 9-1/2" blade of W-2, blued steel guard, and desert ironwood handle.
***** ***** *****
And finally, one that the talented Matt Roberts posted up in another thread. Proof that a hard-working using-type forged blade need not be anything less than beautiful. Matt's description:
Here's a little hunter I finished. This is the second of two "working grade" pieces I will be bringing with me to Blade. I forged the blade from 1/2" w2 round bar, 416 fixtures, green canvas micarta handle. 3.375" blade, 7.875" OAL. Mirror polished radiused spine, sharpened swedges for fire steel striking.
Roger
My Blade show plans got torpedoed by re-scheduling at work. Now that I am done sulking like a 5 year old, let's see about getting up some of those great Blade knives all in one place so we can have a big group drool.
As usual, makers feel free to post 'em up, or if you prefer, e-mail the pics to me with a brief description and I'll post 'em for you.
We'll start off with some of the offerings from the table of Jerry Fisk.
Jerry's descriptions:
This is a lighter version of my Sendero. It is more narrow on the blade width so it makes a very good slim version to use in the field or at the dinner table. The steel is W2 forged from round bars. Amber colored stag handle. Approx 4 1/2 inch blade that measures 7/8 inch from spine to cutting edge at its widest point. Pines are engraved with five petal flowers and the guard is engraved with chain of fools pattern.
This is one of the silver knives that I do. I have not done one in several years. The last one was used for a the cover of a novel. It will have a silver sheath as well if all goes well. If it does not then the knife will not be at the show. I plan on engraving on the handle and sheath old cattle brands both from my friends and old west brands. The pattern in the blade is the Bull Pine pattern.
This one is patterned after the old style Mediterranean dirk and is forged of 5160 round bar, water quenched and double tempered. Sambar stag handle, with German silver butt cap. The blade is 4 1/4 inch long and the butt cap is carved to fit the contour of the stag handle that has a line engraved flower on it. This style of knife is a work horse. It is designed to take abuse and hold up under all sorts of conditions. If I were going to be thrown out into the wilderness I would for sure have an intergal knife with me. Doing a small bit of engraving on an intergal is like putting an ear ring on a pig. Course if you got a nice pig you want to dress it up a bit as nobody wants to be caught with an ugly one. The butt cap is so high polished I just could not get a decent photo of it with my poor photo skills.
That little integral really speaks to me. Jerry aslo has a terrific in-progress series of photos of a big damascus SW bowie on his site. Highly recommended viewing and reading.
***** ***** *****
Next up, a bowie / fighter from a bladesmith on something of a meteoric rise, Adam DesRosiers. This one features a 9-1/2" blade of W-2, blued steel guard, and desert ironwood handle.
***** ***** *****
And finally, one that the talented Matt Roberts posted up in another thread. Proof that a hard-working using-type forged blade need not be anything less than beautiful. Matt's description:
Here's a little hunter I finished. This is the second of two "working grade" pieces I will be bringing with me to Blade. I forged the blade from 1/2" w2 round bar, 416 fixtures, green canvas micarta handle. 3.375" blade, 7.875" OAL. Mirror polished radiused spine, sharpened swedges for fire steel striking.
Roger
Thanks for posting these Roger, we're going to miss you there.
WOW!! Awesome cutters there:thumbup:
