Dagger class.......

[Mace]

Hey fellas,
Been down in North Carolina this week for a dagger making class.
I have a bad connection here and will post more when I can. Here are a couple of shots.
Mine is on the left.
Mace

More later.

 

[BRTATCK]

Looking good Mace and I really like the quillions. Aren't they fun to grind? Can we expect a damascus dagger at Blade? Again very nice dagger.

 

[chris609]

What a fine looking dagger!

 

[Mace]

Thanks guys.
Still have a connection and was able to upload another pic. Since you mention the guard Brion here is the one I used...forged by the instructor..Kevin.:thumbup:
Mace
Learning A LOT this week!
Hope it doesnt snow too much!
Mace

 

[J.KNIGHT]

That is a QUILLION Dagger Mace. I want to see it finished. I wish I had time to come up and visit,you are only 4 hours from me when you are at my school.

 

[Allen Newberry]

That's going to be nice!

 

[indian george]

Loooooking Good:thumbup:

 

[deker]

Oh...I'm so jealous! You owe us a full review of the class when you get back Mace!

-d

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Bill called me and I couldn't make it - but I sure wanted to.
That looks incredible, Mace. Hope you can hang onto that until Blade so we can all see it.
I'll be going to the one Cashen is going to do at the end of this month in Ohio.
I've got one on order and don't even know how to do it!
Pure sweetness, Mace.

 

[Robert Mayo]

Great work Mace thanks for the pics.

Bob

 

[AKHammonds]

Mace-
The dagger looks great! Where do you find out about such classes? I did a Google and can up with squat. I am not ready yet but maybe someday soon.
Thanks
Allen

 

[Mace]

Hi everyone,
Here are some more pics. I have more but need to sort them out.
The class was at the Haywood college in North Carolina where the ABS is now teaching classes. What a nice place they have!:thumbup:
Kevin Cashen was our instructor. This was my first class with Kevin and he has been a great teacher.
Bill Wiggens has been a great host here too opening his shop up for us to use and hang out in at the end of the day. I really feel like I've crammed two weeks of knifemaking info into one week!
Any way....on to some pics.
Mace


Heres Bill working on one of the six Bader grinders.

Butch with Ron and Kevin in the background.

Butchs dagger is the one with the red layout...the clean one is Kevins:thumbup:

Looking over Bills shoulder.

More later.
Mace

 

[Mace]

James

Johnny

Instructor Kevin getting ready to do a demo.

Kevin working on one of the two tire hammers.

Kevin forges some 1095 into a lawn mower blade.

 

[PMLKnives]

looks like alot of fun to me!
Paul

 

[chris609]

Very cool I would love to do one of those classes some day.

 

[Mace]

Forge shop.

These next few pics are of Kevin forging out the quillon guard. This is the one I ground out and mocked up on my blade.

 

[Mace]

I really liked these little tire hammers. I heard the school has a class where you build one of these and take it home! Nice thumpy hammers.:thumbup:

A little Aldo Bruno 1095!!!:thumbup:

A drawing Kevin was working on.

Off to meet the guys for some chow.
More later.
Mace

 

[PMLKnives]

Even more to come?

 

[RHobson]

Nice

 

[Pete Crowl]

Thanks for posting Mace. That looks like an excellent way to spend a week.