Little Hen Knives.. Integral #2 under construction

JERRY SHIPMAN

JERRY SHIPMAN

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Well , as soon as Ron posted the first forged Integral ( that Keith yanked out from all our grabby little hands..:D ) I was on him like a starved dog going for a ham bone ( that's southern for fast ). This is #2 in the rough: drop point 4" blade , 01 steel , drop butt handle . She is going to be finished out with a mirror polished blade , satin handle area , sheep horn scales and mosaic pins . I have a bunch of pics to post of where she started from but have to cut them first . Damn, I'm excited !!! I've been after a few makers to forge me an Integral for a while with no success , finally struck pay dirt . Well hope you enjoy and thanks for looking---



Jerry
 

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You can't go wrong with Ron. He has about the best feel for line I've ever found around a forge. If your's is as nice as mine, you'll be thrilled.

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Thanks guys !!

Jim: those are awesome knives .

Richard: I'm with you , I love to see a knife from it's rawest form til it is complete .

Keith: I am really excited about this knife , as you well know and thanks for your help with this project .

I am trying to get the other pics cut down , it is amazing to see it go from a 1 3/16" round bar to a rough forge to a finished knife .


Thanks,
Jerry
 
Here she is in "rough grind " just about ready for heat treat.
 

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That knife is going to look fantastic when that sheep horn goes on the handle. I can hardly wait to see how this one turns out.
 
Thanks for the great words guys...can`t wait to see the rest of the pics up here Jerry! Blade is now heat treated and is in cryo right now! first time for cryo also!
 
Some more pics of her being forged.



Sorry guys my editor is screwed up
 

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Very nice..., drooling to see more pictures :)


"Hunters seek what they [WANT].., Seekers hunt what they [NEED]"
 
Thanks for all the kind words guys . Ron has been great to deal with . We sent e-mails back and forth for days and he drew what I wanted on paper , all I had to do is say make it . He sent me an e-mail earlier this week telling me my girl was in a solid block of ice and submerged in kerosine . Can't wait to see her finishing up .

I'll have photoshop installed tonight so I can get the other pictures up . Already talking to him about a Damascus Integral . Damn, I need a third job !!!!
 
Sorry guys, I`m in the middle of moving and getting the new shop set up...should have more pics for you next week.
 
Ok we`re pretty much done moving and my new shop should be somewhat set up this week. Hopefully I`ll be able to get some pics up soon. My Puter has a nasty virus so it wil be down for a while, if anyone needs to get ahold of me for some reason Jerry has my number. (which I sent e-mail)

Later
 
I know all about that virus. I have been getting it from all over the place the last week or so. Folks, never open a "bat" or an "exe." file without scanning it with an anti-virus first. I did not open the file, but I have a feeling a lot of people did.
 
Hello to all ,


Well after the computer meltdown from hell , I'm back up and running again . Just got this pic from Ron . He has been moving and also had his own computer aliens himself . Just a quick update for everyone to look at . I'll try to get the other stuff done asap. I have to go back and retreive it off my hard disk . I am absolutely thrilled with the way this one turned out !!! I'll get some pics of it from all angles and post soon .


Thanks for looking ....
 

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