here it is!

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cory

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This is my latest knife. It is stock removal 1095 or 5160. Do you remember Bruce E? It is one of those rusty steel bars you sent me last spring. Brass guard and pommel with acorn nut to top it off. Deer stag handle hidden tang. I antiqued the blade as mentioned earlier today to try and make it look old and weathered although the rest of the knife looks fresh. I need to hit the blade with some fine steel wool to finish it off as it looks like the blade came off of the Titanic! Looks good though. It will go on sale at my buddies gunshop for his grand opening next month along with a few others. Here is the link:
http://community.webshots.com/user/cory57

Enjoy!
 
Cory,The link is going to your part of your albums.Switch it to the community viewed access to your albums please..
We want to see it.
I sent you some 5160 forged blanks and some rusty L-6 If I remember correctly.Had it been cut with a torch if not it was thin 1095.
Bruce
 
I changed the link above. Click on the new link in the original post. Sorry about that. I steel wooled the blade so it is not as tarnished. That severe tarnishing came from molding the knife in a soaking wet sheath. Bruce it is L-6 then as it was the rusty old steel cut with a torch. Cory
 
Looks really COOL!!!
Definate mountain man look to this one..People should wonder either why it is so old looking or why you didn't polish the blade,but with a old looking blade people will definately not be afraid to use it.
The L-6 will hold a good edge for you also.
Great work.
Bruce
 
looks good! Sometimes it's more work to get an old look than to give it a good polish. Keep it up.:)
 
Nice job cory, a friend of mine makes mountain man knives, and he will heat the steel and put hammer marks in it then grind the bevels in leaving the hammer marks, he then shapes the guards either from steel or brass and then heats it to give it that old look before attaching it to the blade. His knives are a big saler at mountain man rendevous.

Bill
 
My son actually helped me on this one. I put the sheath in the oven on WM with the door open to dry out the moisture from molding it to loosen up the fit to the blade. My son (age 2 1/2) comes in going "Daddy cook knife." He said that 4-5 times while I was sharpening the blade getting it ready to deliver. When I got done I went into the kitchen I noticed that my son closed the oven door. I immediately removed the sheath to find out it the tip had curled slightly and had stretch type marks. I refit the blade, being still damp, but the sheath looked bad. But then I thought "Hey it looks old and weathered to match the knife." So actually, Yes Wyatt, Daddy cooked the knife sheath and made it look old and worn in. When you look at it from that perspective it really looks good with the knife. Does that count as my sons first attempt at knifemaking? Cory
 
Thats what you call a "HAPPY ACCIDENT"
At least your son is trying to help,won't be long and he will be out taking over your equipment and making his own.
Bruce
 
Cory, is that the one you were haveing trouble with the tang? If so, nice save. She looks great. I realy like the way you smothed the transition from the handle to the gaurd.
 
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