CruForgeV and Redwood

Karl B. Andersen

Karl B. Andersen

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I'm really starting to enjoy this Cru Forge V. I hope it's around for a while.
Doing a really nice job on wrought iron fittings is something that has taken me about 5 years to be consistantly comfortable with.
It is not a slam-dunk procedure.
As well, these fittings are twisted wrought iron for "spice"!
There is a reflection in the composite photo that looks like a poorly fit guard, but it is simply a reflection of the etching in the guard face.
This stabilized redwood handle had its own challenges as well. It had a few surprisingly unwelcomed voids that will remain part of this handle forever.
What can I say?
This was my handle shaping demo at this past Branson, Missouri, hammer-in and I hope that those who were there appreciate this just that much more!
Thanks for letting me share.

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Looks great.

Anything with Cruforge V is of interest to me as I just got my package from Crucible today and will be forging it all weekend.
 
I really think you need to step your knives down a notch. Haven't you heard of something being too pretty?
 
Karl B. Andersen said:
This was forged from the 1 1/8" round.
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Cool. I pondered getting the round for the savings but I have no power hammer and am not confident enough in my skills to pound it out by hand. I know the round is significantly cheaper but by the time I pound it out and make a knife I could probably make two or three from the flat bar. I think with the cruforge's pedigree I will likely keep blades made from it to smaller knives that will likely see a lot of actual cutting use; and less than 5" or so. Then again, I'm a newb, so that could very well change.
 
Wow !! Great looking knife Karl :thumbup: :thumbup:

Simply outstanding !! The Blade shape (and everything else for that matter) is out of this world cool



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Very nice blade Karl. Love the clip, handle, fittings, heck, the whole knife.
 
Beautiful. I love your style.
Karl B. Andersen said:
This stabilized redwood handle had its own challenges as well. It had a few surprisingly unwelcomed voids that will remain part of this handle forever.
What can I say?
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Not much you need to say. It's a natural material; if it was "perfect" it wouldn't look right. That sort of thing doesn't bother me at all unless it's a huge structural issue.
 
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