How To J.D. Smith, WiP

[Lorien]

This is killing me.... I love these threads and jump each time I see another update. Then the waiting begins for the next posts... Can’t wait to see how this one ends up .

Jeremy

spoiler- it ends up pretty good

 

[Lorien]

Now preparing the hilt section

Tapering the tang on the anvil

 

[Don Hanson III]

Epic!

 

[Lorien]

Now shaping the hilt/tang

Forging is now complete!

Sand blasted and ready to begin removal and refinement

Photos of the finished blade will be added tomorrow

 

[Justin Schmidt]

Wonderful work J.D.!

 

[TRfromMT]

Come on, man! It's tomorrow already.

 

[Dawkind]

Come on, man! It's tomorrow already.

Isn’t it already tomorrow in Canada?!

 

[Lorien]

 

[john april]

came out great !

 

[Grouser1741]

Love seeing the build photos.. great looking piece

 

[Dawkind]

Well, alrighty then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations Gentlemen....great work all around....absolutely beautiful Damascus and Award Winning style.

 

[Lorien]

we might do another one...

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Good stuff and two great guys!

 

[Lorien]

it was so much fun putting this together with J.D. that I've almost finished another sketch for him to be inspired by.
this thread was all about forging to shape, I wonder if for our next one we should concentrate on another specific aspect of bladesmithing?

 

[Mecha]

Well crap, that is a classy knife, almost looks like a museum piece from another time, except brand new. It looks like a special "meate eating knife," for example, brought out at a special feaste.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Very nice, got to meet JD a few times at the Ashokan Seminar, always a gentleman and as you can see, an amazing smith...not just in name only

IMG_1254 by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

IMG_1331 by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

IMG_1234 by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

IMG_1235 by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

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