Forged Leaf Tantos

[Knifemaker87]

Hello all,
Here is a recent project...turned out pretty nice.

Big Leaf
Length: total 10 1/2" blade 5 1/2"
Width: blade 1/4+ handle 3/8"

Little Leaf
Length: total 7 3/4" blade 4 1/4"
Width: blade tapered 1/4"-3/16"

Steel: Truck leaf-springs (hence the name)
Steel treatment: Differentially heat treated, tempered
Finish: buffed high polish
Handle: Wrapped
Both knives are sold! thanks yall...if you are interested in some like them let me know.
$115 for the big leaf
$75 for the little leaf
Please email me with your offer at Knifemaker87@gmail.com
also, commments on the worth of these knives would be helpful. thanks

These are the first knives that i have made with my new grinding belts. Before this all of the knives have been made with 80 grit sanding beltsa and aLOT of hand sanding. so this is very nice. the next step will be to get the hammon in there. it is there....just not very clearly. I used plaster of paris (i am getting some refractory cement) so it wasnt a very good clean hammon. comments are welcome...how can i improve this design?
thanks for looking, and send me and email with your offer.
~Chris

 

[t1mpani]

They look great, rugged but elegant at the same time :thumbup:

Just a note, I'm not sure the best offer thing will fly--check out Spark's thread here on selling in this forum:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/announcement.php?f=754&a=86

 

[FaithfulWarrior89]

These are beautiful knives! I'm just getting into this, so you'll have to explain some things to me: What's a 'hammon'?

Thanks,
The "Sweet Maiden of the Golden Ale"

 

[Knifemaker87]

I actually misspelled it, it is "hamon" and the hamon is the temper line. when done correctly it creats a line (often wavy) that shows the differnce of the steel hardness.
here is a picture of what i mean. this is a Knife made by Don Fogg.

the "hamon" is the wavey line. i simply didnt do it right on these knives.
hope that helps
great questions by the way...very astute for a beginner....you must have a good freind who does this or something.


~Chris

 

[Knifemaker87]

These knives are back up for sale...unless the person who said that they were going to buy them gets back in contact with me...I made two other knives to fit in the set....picture up:

thanks...
Sesh...if you see this...i cant get in contact with you...email me.