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Matteo Escobar
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I like it, it's original!
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I cannot tell..its there file work on the tang? Either way the handle contouring is fantastic and the Buckeye burl is also exquisite. Just curious what does a piece like this sell for?
Ren
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The work done to this knife looks great, but the photos don't show it off very well.
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Cool!
Just FYI, a hibachi is a small grill.
A habaki is a blade "collar".
I think you meant the latter.
Just FYI, a hibachi is a small grill.
A habaki is a blade "collar".
I think you meant the latter.
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Unique, like the blade lines and handle shape.
Kohai999
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I have seen better and seen worse.
I looks like a Magnus Axelson blade, done by a beginner with a Jerry Hossum inspired handle...the copper overlay is weird, but creative...you show promise, but might want to refine your technical skills before indulging creative impulses.....
In plain language...maybe keep it simpler.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
I looks like a Magnus Axelson blade, done by a beginner with a Jerry Hossum inspired handle...the copper overlay is weird, but creative...you show promise, but might want to refine your technical skills before indulging creative impulses.....
In plain language...maybe keep it simpler.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
I think this is one of those love it or hate it knives?
I have to say I love it! The mosaic pieces in the copper and the mosiac pins on the handle tie it together. Tooooo bad your pictures aren't that great (sorry but they do not do the blade much justice as you really don't get a good shot of the damascus) because if they were then the first shot would really show how good the blade really looks (you can see it better in the following shot but it still isn't as good as I'm sure you wanted it).
The blade design/shape gives it a brutaly wicked/medieval look, then the way the copper comes in to the handle and the final piece the handle itself.
I really like it! This isn't all about making a chopper and such, this is also an art form and a place to experiment. sometimes it goes wrong and sometimes it goes right and I think this is in my opinion one of those right momments.
Just my .02 aka opinion.
Very Respectfully,
Stefan
I have to say I love it! The mosaic pieces in the copper and the mosiac pins on the handle tie it together. Tooooo bad your pictures aren't that great (sorry but they do not do the blade much justice as you really don't get a good shot of the damascus) because if they were then the first shot would really show how good the blade really looks (you can see it better in the following shot but it still isn't as good as I'm sure you wanted it).
The blade design/shape gives it a brutaly wicked/medieval look, then the way the copper comes in to the handle and the final piece the handle itself.
I really like it! This isn't all about making a chopper and such, this is also an art form and a place to experiment. sometimes it goes wrong and sometimes it goes right and I think this is in my opinion one of those right momments.
Just my .02 aka opinion.
Very Respectfully,
Stefan
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No offense at all. The forged copper habaki is the first one i had done like this. I wish i had better camera equipt. This one was at the NY show last weekend at the bill maloys mastersmiths table. I was pleased with the blade for it all came together just as I wanted it to. Thank you
If you lived close by I would try and take some pictures for you (I don't have a macro lens (toooo expensive at the moment)) but I have some ideas and can take some ok pictures. I want to buy a bunch of cool stuff after I go to Iraq of which will be some more camera stuff(my savings program) and a knife from a gentleman who is being kind to me.
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I'm not sure on how camera literate you are so please excuse me as I mean no offense here!
Photography is a lot like knife making in my opinion. You need to experiment a little bit.
Try using a white and then try a black background. Try changing your lighting to different angles and try to get a picture without the flash, also with changing different lighting you need to adjust the white balance (WB) on the camera if able to match the light source. Also try using a tripod (or something to steady the camera) and do not hold the blade. If your using a lower light and you are not using a flash your camera will need to keep the shutter open to gather more light. With the shutter open any wiggling will blur the image which if your are not trying to show any detail is cool unless you want to show detail which is what you want.
If you are near a university or something you might be able to link up with some photography students and maybe make a couple of small trades for some photography work? Or some photography stores have free photography seminars which might be worth going to to learn and network!
Photography is a lot like knife making in my opinion. You need to experiment a little bit.
Try using a white and then try a black background. Try changing your lighting to different angles and try to get a picture without the flash, also with changing different lighting you need to adjust the white balance (WB) on the camera if able to match the light source. Also try using a tripod (or something to steady the camera) and do not hold the blade. If your using a lower light and you are not using a flash your camera will need to keep the shutter open to gather more light. With the shutter open any wiggling will blur the image which if your are not trying to show any detail is cool unless you want to show detail which is what you want.
If you are near a university or something you might be able to link up with some photography students and maybe make a couple of small trades for some photography work? Or some photography stores have free photography seminars which might be worth going to to learn and network!
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hey thanks for the advise with the picture issue i got goin on over here. I just got linked up with a local guy to do all my pics. I kinda prefer to just keep my ass behind the grinder. I may play around with the info you gave me in some free time but lately i have been pretty busy. -josh