Extraterrestrial knife-shaped display object

unclemike13

unclemike13

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Just finished this one. Strictly a "display" object.

Blade: etched Gibeon meteorite
Guard: Etched Muonionalusta metorite
Grip: English walnut

Blade length: 7 3/8 inches
Overall length: 12 inches

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Thanks for looking,

Michael
 
That piece of meteorite must have cost a pretty penny and been hell to grind. Amazing work.
 
Thanks guys.

Samurai Stu said:
That piece of meteorite must have cost a pretty penny and been hell to grind. Amazing work.
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Stu - Yes, I'll bet the meteorite was expensive - it belongs to the customer. Grinding meteorite is "lots" of fun. You can't wet it with water to keep it cool (rust can be a serious problem), so I grind bare-handed and when it gets too hot to hold (in about 5 seconds), I place it between two large blocks of steel to cool. It helps if you have several pieces going at the same time and you can shift between them.

Michael
 
how brittle is meteorite to work with? I'm guessing the properties of this would be more akin to hematite rather then a block of iron?
 
Thanks guys.

tyr_shadowblade said:
What grind did you use on the edge?
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This is flat ground.


Robert.B said:
how brittle is meteorite to work with? I'm guessing the properties of this would be more akin to hematite rather then a block of iron?
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Hi Robert - This meteorite isn't really "brittle" at all at room temps. It is mostly iron and "feels" like iron when I grind, drill or carve it. One thing different is that it seems to heat up much faster - I think because of the Nickel making it so Tough. It grinds and files s...l...o...w..ly .... ...........

Michael
 
Wow thats rather interesting...I figured it would be more rock like in properties (just with a high iron content) and have that extreme brittleness to it. The finished product is outstanding though and I bet the owner is extremely impressed.
 
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