It's a good day (to make knives for my JS test) Professional photos added

Thanks Darcy. Yes, I'm a Pneuby :D:D

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I use hammer and chisel......I just like the history and traditional aspects of it, but the pneumatic tools shorten the learning curve for sure.

Best of luck at Blade:thumbup:

Darcy
 
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I use hammer and chisel......I just like the history and traditional aspects of it, but the pneumatic tools shorten the learning curve for sure.

Best of luck at Blade:thumbup:

Darcy

I'm planning on doing the major work with power and then crisping things up by hand, like the ends of cuts etc. Anyway, it sure is a lot of fun.
 
Time is running short so I haven't been taking the time to post every step along the way to finishing up my presentation knives. I have seven of the knives done, and the eighth one almost done.

Here is a glimpse of the eight and final knife I am taking with me to Atlanta. Five of the eight will be submitted for judging.

This one is a ten inch take-down Bowie (fifteen inches overall). It has interior mammoth ivory grips and heat-blued steel furnishings.

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As soon as I finish this one I will let you have a look at all eight of them.

More soon. Thanks for checking it out.
 
OK, The submission knives are almost ready, they are ready for pictures but every time I look at them I see something else microscopic that needs addressing. I'm using a ten power Optivisor in very good light, my hope is that my optics and lighting are better than what the judges will have available to them during the judging. If I get everything out that I can see, they shouldn't be able to see anything. I know they will (It's possible that they will see something that I just didn't see, or something I didn't know to check for) but that's why this is a Journeyman Smith test and not a Master smith test.

Here they are...

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Two drop point hunters, one with blue-died spalted birch and blued furnishings and one with Steller's sea cow and stainless.

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A fossil walrus fighter with stainless and blued steel and a clip point with interior mammoth, stainless and a black liner.

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Two Bowies, one with heat colored musk ox horn and blued steel, and one with interior mammoth and stainless.

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Two bigger Bowies one with nickle-silver and moose antler and a frame handle with interior mammoth and blued steel.

There are eight here total, as I have mentioned, the five best ones will be submitted for the judging. You never know what the humidity and temperature will do to these handle materials when they get to Atlanta so that's why I made extra and will wait to select the best five until the morning of the test.

Regardless of how the test works out, you can see these at my table 16,O after the judging, if you want to get a closer look at them.

Cross your fingers for me, see you all in Atlanta. Thanks for following along, and thanks for all the support and advise. I will give an update after the show.
 
I think you'll win :)
 
Exceptional work my friend and I'm sure you'll have a Unanimous Decision....congratulations on such fine results. :)
 
Wish I'd of known you were headed to Emporia....about 45 minutes East....next time. :)
 
Those look great Mark. A lot of unique materials, all nicely done. I'll be there to congratulate you.
 
Mark, I think you will have a big smile on your face Friday morning. I also thinK your going to have a great show for sales.

See you soon.

Bing
 
I'm impressed....

...but not surprised. :thumbup:

Great lineup, and with a plan 'B', having spares. A textbook example of being smartly prepared.

Good thread!

Coop
 
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