BLADE SHOW ’10 – Show us what you got; Please!

[shadowknives]

Here's what I have thus far. some double edges, some damascus, some push daggers, a warnie or so, camp knives, drop points, edc's......

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Just the handle material here could have used its own photo spread.
It really needs to be seen in person to appreciate.
Not the curvature of the grain in the upper inset that follows the handle curve. You're not gonna find grain like that very often in AB.
416 fittings and 324 layer hot-blued twist.
Come fondle it in Atlanta!
(Maybe I shouldn't feel like I need to mention it, but that little fine black line in front of the guard is 1084. It's a seamless guard fit.)

 

[Kevin Jones]

The approx 5 inch Damascus blade is a Fish skin pattern, Sambar stag handle with the mountings being engraved as well. The ricasso has the 30 yr stamp on it with the anniversary coin shown as well.
I had a few of the coins made in this 30th year of attempting to learn the art of forging a blade. They are for a few special clients and for those that will pick up a knife this year, at the end of the year if any remain I will destroy those.

 

[bbarnettAUS]

Heres some i will be bringing over. Have been laid up with a leg injury for 4 months so not much of my own steel.
First up is a bowie in Chad Nichols "Eclipse" carbon damascus with matching fittings, mokume spacer and a walrus ivory handle.
The persian influenced piece is Devin Thomas "Sharkstooth" carbon damascus with grey/black girrafe bone and stainless pins.
The "Raindrop" damascus for the hunter is from Mike Norris with "Raindrop" tri colour mokume for the gaurd from Chad Nichols with a Horistes burl handle.
The 3 D2 blades are dressed in Walnut, Sheoak and birdseye Ironbark with nickle silver hardware.
Cheers Bruce

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Nice batch of knives, there, Bruce.
I hope to swing by your table and take a peek!
Have a safe trip.

 

[Tad Lynch]

I've got a couple finished, several forged, and I'm trying to figure out what I can finish before June. I do mostly hidden tangs, but here's some full tangs I'm planning to bring.

I'll bring several little neck/utility type knives as well.

I'll post more as I get them closer.

Tad

 

[zoe crist]

cool looking blades !! I love your stuff a lot and am looking forward to meeting you in atlanta !!

Zoe
http://www.zoecristknives.com

 

[Bruce Bump]

All nice but those Bose slipjoints float my boat. I'm becoming one of the "Bose Ho's"

 

[ckerwin]

I sure know what you mean Bruce, if you keep up with those slippies I'll be a "Bump Hump":thumbup:

 

[RogerP]

I sure know what you mean Bruce, if you keep up with those slippies I'll be a "Bump Hump":thumbup:

I'm already there.

Roger

 

[Kevin Jones]

Real beauties here so far. I'm sure there's many more to come.
So post them up please.

 

[Kevin Jones]

Three beautiful knives from Tommy.
Talent; Talent; Talent

 

[Kevin Jones]

Jerry describes this beauty:
"This is an approx 8 inch Damascus blade that has an old "Tears of the Wounded" pattern set into a "W" pattern. The blade style is a South West Bowie model. The handle is a piece of natural premium Sambar stag.
The mountings are stainless with some of my attempts at engraving.

After I photo'd the pommell I decided to then go in and flute the pommell to match the texture of the stag handle so it is a bit different, I think it looks better now. The blade is marked with my engraving of name, MS and 30 yrs.
This is something that you would not mind whupping out in any crowd."

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

I don't want to undercut the quality of this knife at all, but I sort of want to call it a "User-grade" stag Fighter. (Which they all SHOULD! be - right?)
This knife went through several "lives" during its creation.
At the beginning, when I asked Roger Pinnock for some opinions based on my drawings, I was headed down this path of having the fittings made from Ws-pattern Damascus, or possibly Twist, deeply etched and hot-blued, and the blade, which was forged from heavy W2, was clay quenched and I was going to finely finish and etch the blade to show off the hamon.
Well, I went through mental "contortions" as this thing lay on my bench looking back at me.
It wanted something else and I just needed to figure out what that was.
I finally decided on a knife that could truly be carried and used without worry of scratching bluing or ruining hamon etch!
So, I went with stainless fittings, and a hand-rubbed finish.
The hamon is readily visible.
A large portion of the fittings are even machine finished!!
Don't let its user-grade appearance fool you, it's as nice a knife as I've ever made, with fit and finish that I am thoroughly proud of.
And, it's meant to be carried and used!
See ya'll in Atlanta!!

 

[Lorien]

Karl- that is excellent. I love it. You couldn't have chosen a better critique for a knife like that, than Roger.
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[RogerP]

Karl - that's a beauty. :thumbup:

Roger

 

[Jon Brand]

Karl that looks great!

 

[Kevin Jones]

Nice Karl.

I thought the Tommy Gann pieces looked very nice as well.

 

[RogerP]

Nice Karl.

I thought the Tommy Gann pieces looked very nice as well.

Yep. That little integral with the checkered handle is a honey.

Roger

 

[jdm61]

I hosed!!! I got moved up 3 rows this year and my neighbors are, among others, Kyle Royer, Tommy Gann and Sean McIntyre.