Bruce Bump MS - Winding Feather Fighter - WIP

[RogerP]

Hey gang,

To help all of us Blade-deprived souls get through the withdrawl shakes this weekend, I thought I'd post up some in-progress pics of a knife Bruce is working on right now.

The full thread with comprehensive pics and commentary can be found on Bruce's forum here: http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?t=9468

What follows is a summary that will give you the general idea.

What really caught my interest in this piece was the making good out of something gone wrong theme.

As Bruce explains:

I have had a couple feather pattern billets that have had some small cracks along the edge. These cracks are from the stresses created from shearing them into two parts, forgie welding them back together and drawing them out into a usable billet. They are small enough to be ground out but tend to be right in the wrong place. By grinding them out I discovered a new pattern. Simply grind half moons out from both sides alternately from the blank and press the blank straight again. The result is my "Winding Feather".

This is the blade at 2000 grit:

And after polishing, bluing, etching, re-polishing, re-bluing and re-etching....






SHAZAM!

More to come.

Roger

 

[SBranson]

From the first pic I thought it was going to be a kris...

I love where this is going. What an amazing pattern.

 

[John M Cohea]

How cool is thatVery beautiful blade Bruce:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Marcel54]

Amazing Damascus pattern. Really love it!!

Marcel

 

[betzner]

That pattern is dynamite!

Bob

 

[smokin]

I want it, very nice pattern

 

[Lorien]

Bruce is the man. No doubt about it:thumbup:

 

[Fubarski]

Definitely put the M in MS with that one.

 

[gixxer]

That pattern is so sick somebody call the CDC! amazing.

 

[RogerP]

Here's a sketch of the handle design:

And a pic of the hunk of black walnut from which it will be crafted:

Shaping the guard:

Wood cut to size:

And shaped:

 

[RogerP]

Spacer fitted:

Butt cap (this will be a threaded takedown piece):

After some carving, the handle really starts to take shape. The sides will be checkered as well.

Roger

 

[rbslaughter1]

Roger, what a beautiful knife you have on the way..Outstanding materials and design.. My hat's off to Bruce..Can't wait to see it finished. Best Regards, Rich

 

[Matthew Gregory]

I just peed myself a little bit - wow!

 

[Bruce Bump]

I just peed myself a little bit - wow!

Matthew thats hilarious.

Wow Roger, what a surprise to see this thread over here. Thanks man.
And thanks guys for the :thumbup:

 

[MBITTENCOURT]

that´s amazing i really love it.

 

[firebolt]

very nice patern

 

[gazz98]

I thought it was a kriss blade too. After seeing the first pic, I thought "that's kinda ugly".

I'm glad to see I was totally mistaken. I'm admittedly not the biggest fan of Damascus but I really like that pattern.

I should have more faith in Mr Bump. :thumbup:

Pardon the noob damascus question, but is the kriss style pattern a normal offshoot of the damascus making process or just for this particular pattern?

 

[SHEBOP]

Thanks for sharing this Beauty! WOW!

 

[bobbywett]

I'm digging this with a serving size spoon!!!!


Thanks!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Keith Montgomery]

In my opinion, Bruce has become one of the premier knifemakers.

That pattern is outstanding. I think this is going to be a beauty.