First blade in 2008!

[Phillip Patton]

Howdy Folks!
First, let me apologize in advance for the poor photos....
This here's the first knife (short sword, actually) I've finished in the new year. It was a long time in the making,
and I'm grateful to the customer for being so patient with me. As you can see from the pictures, the blade is
leaf shaped, and the guard and pommel are both made from straight layer damascus. I tried twice to use clay
on the blade to get a hamon, but it didn't work out. I finally decided to forget about the hamon, and harden it
without clay. That didn't work either, because now it has a "natural hamon".
The first pommel I made for it had a bad weld, so I had to make another one.

Anyway, here's the specs:

Steel: 1055, forged from a railroad spring clip thingy...

Hardness: lower to mid 50's RC

Blade length: 14-1/8"

Total length: 20"

Blade thickness: 1/4"

Handle material: Desert Ironwood

Here's a rather bad picture showing the sweeping grind lines:

Here's a very bad picture showing the hamon:

Thanks for looking, and I hope you all had a great New Years! I did.

Phillip

 

[Fred.Rowe]

Very nice, Mr. Patton. To sum it up, that is, kick ass, beautiful.

Keep it up, Fred:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Shawn fu]

WOW-Thats simply beautiful,Phillip-I love the "natural hamon"it seems to mimic the ironwood-I think your customer is going to be very happy,to say the least!:thumbup:

 

[kauai Marc]

Stunning!!beautifull lines and fittings,thanks for sharing
Marc

 

[Nowicki]

Vary nice. The owner should be Happy.

Larry

 

[David Wesner]

Very nice Phillip :thumbup: especially for a " railroad spring clip thingy..."

 

[Dan Pierson]

Sweeeet! I love leaf shaped blades anyway and you've got all pieces just right.

 

[BlazenGem]

thats sooooooo gorgeous. jessica alba gorgeous

 

[WILLIAM.M]

Bad To The Bone!!!!!

And I Know Bones



Dr.Bill

 

[mmmotorcycle]

Beautiful lines! In the blade,the wood, the guard, and the butt!

 

[cybrok]

Now keep them that nice for all 2008

 

[tom kernan]

Looks great, I really like the way you had trouble with the hamon , Wish I had that kind of trouble.

 

[SHEBOP]

Great looking as always Phillip!
Thanks for posting!

 

[JADknives]

That is soooo cool.

 

[Dawkind]

That is stunning........extraordinary work. :thumbup:

 

[SpearZ]

There's talent, stunning piece from your workshop :thumbup:

 

[MCoughlin]

Awesome work. Nice hamon.

 

[mdoyle]

Phillip
That is amazing work! I need to come over to the gallery more often!
Hope 08 is a great one for you. Looks like it sure started out that way!
Matt

 

[Displacer]

So, I received this piece from Phillip quite some time ago, but just didn't get an opportunity to provide an update to this thread....

Anyway, the dagger/short sword/(whatever the hell you want to call it) is extremely well executed. You can tell by handling and examining it that it is the work of a true professional. Everything is just tight, crisp, and clean.

Now obviously this is not a practical piece that will see a lot of use around the house, but I have to say it emits a satisfying whirring sound as it cuts through the air. In a different place and time I could see this being a very dangerous secondary weapon.... not to mention a perfect hobbit longsword.

Anyway, this is my first piece from Phillip and I highly recommend his work.

 

[richard j]

i had the chance to check out some of phillips work last year. he is totally amazing for his age. he will have a long future as a knifemaker i'm sure. you are lucky to have such a nice piece.