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jdm61

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Yeah, yeah...........another one of my horrid pictures. Here is my first semi-succesful attempt at a Moran style knife. Mind you, this is after probably 15 failures. 6 inch 1084 blade, dyed maple handle, plain nickel silver guard.....it's fatihful to the originals so shuddup about 416...lol. THis one went with me to Batsons and was generally well reicieved. The bad news is that I left it in the trunk of the rental car. The GOOD news is that it was found by the next customer and NOT a Hertz employee, so it made it back to lost and found...lol This has served as a test piece for the blade style and the handle, whihc to me is the tricky part. I have already forged and ground a 10 inch version. To my eye, the trick with a big ST24 is getting the handle angles right. I pulled out my copies of "Master of the Forge" and Moran 50 Year knives and srted laying a straight edge on the pictures. What I found was on the best looking bigger ST24's, the handle is flaired a big wider than the ricasso up at the guard. The 'humps" on the top and bottom are even with the top and bottom of the handle at the ricasso. The heel of the butt is no higher than the top of the blade and usually even with the topmost letter of the name stamp and the toe is even with the bottom of the guard.

edit.......and NO, the finish around the ricasso is not that bad.....like I said....horrid picture.
 
Thank you, sir. Yes I am. Hopefully, a 6 inch stag W2 ""southwestern fighter"
with a 416 fighter guard (yes, I actually do listen to you guys sometimes...lol) and buttcap, a little 1084 EDC with ebony scales, another Blackwood fighter, and at least the finished blade of the big ST24. I am contemplating whether to just handle it like the small one or take a chance and waste a bunch of maple and try to do it up with the wire and all the trimming and take it to Belgium in the fall. That wire inlay is not as easy as it looks and it don't look easy anyway. I snapped the tip off of one of my Joe Keeslar exacto chisels the other ight on a practice block.:(
 
JParanee said:
Very nice Joe and I do not mean the picture, Only kidding
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Ain't it the truth? My camera is getting more quirky. I need to steal my dad's big Nikon digital SLR and see if I can screw it up too.:D
 
That's not bad, Joe (the knife) your photography is, well you know :)

You're actually progressing quite well from those first knives I saw.

I like it but, Stretch that blade out a bit, you know, (handle to blade ratio) and I would like it even more.

keep up the good work and I'll see ya in Atlanta.
 
Joe, you're a great judge of photo quality.

Nice knife. Next you need to do that seashell style carving on the handle near the guard and silver wire inlay.
 
Don Hanson III said:
That's not bad, Joe (the knife) your photography is, well you know :)

You're actually progressing quite well from those first knives I saw.

I like it but, Stretch that blade out a bit, you know, (handle to blade ratio) and I would like it even more.

keep up the good work and I'll see ya in Atlanta.
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The next one is 9 3/4 long:D This one was actually patterned after a Mark Sentz knife that I own which is actually smaller.
 
Keith Montgomery said:
Joe, you're a great judge of photo quality.

Nice knife. Next you need to do that seashell style carving on the handle near the guard and silver wire inlay.
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That is on the menu. Honsetly, I think the shell carving will be easier than the wire inlay because you can do it SLOWLY and gradually. Little rub here and there with the small chisel, rasp and the sandpaper. The wire is definitely an all or nothing deal. If you screw up one cut or one section, you pretty much have to throw away the handle and start over again.:grumpy:
 
morrowj_98 said:
I'm not a fan of maple but that handle looks great.
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Mr. Moran used maple not only because it looked good and was very traditional, but also because it has wavy grain and won't split or chip when you inlay it with wire. I have a Jay Hendrickson knife that has a wired walnut handle, so that apprently works too. Wouldn't want to try it with DI or ebony, though...lol.
 
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