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Well, this definitely feels weird. I guess I did not realize how long it has been since I have posted or been in the shop. But I finally got out of my 5 month lack of motivation phase. I had a local Charity contact me about donating an item to their raffle/auction. I figured if I couldnt get off my duff for myself, then I better be able to do it for a good cause. Needless to say, I accepted.
The local charity is called: Pursuing a Dream Foundation. Their proceeds go to The National Wild Turkey Federations Wheelin Sportsmen Program. The program was created by a merger between the Alabama-based Wheelin' Sportsmen of America and the NWTF. Wheelin' Sportsmen is the realization of both organizations' commitment to creating a national effort to provide the disabled with opportunities to get out and enjoy outdoor activities, such as hunting, fishing, bird watching and much more.
You can find out more here:
http://www.wheelinsportsmen.org/wheelin/
Below is what I came up with. I am still waiting for the display case to come in. It should be nice, mahogany inlaid with walnut, with a little lock and key. Once that comes in, I need to install the foam and fabric and all is done.
Nothing real creative on my part, at least profile wise. I thought it best to stick with a good old standby for me. I tried to do a four bar twist in the blade, and I did, but she got a bit distorted from the amount of forging to shape I did. The pattern in the blade is not what I wanted, but I think it looks OK. I really wanted the pens and blade to match. What do you think of the blade pattern?
The knife and the top two pens are from the same 3/8 twisted billets of C1095 and 15N20. I started out with 8 individual bars of 68 layers each. 4 were used in the knife and 4 in the pens. I should have had enough for two knives, but I screwed up when forging the bars down to 1/4 and lost about half of my material. The bottom pen is C1095 and Pure Nickel Twisted Damascus that I had laying around from a previous project so I finished it out into a pen.
Well all, it was nice to get back into the shop again and hopefully it wont be another 5 months before I get more done. Thanks for looking and as always, any feedback would be appreciated.
Oh yeah, the knife and one of the 4 bar pens is being donated to the Charity. The second 4 bar is going to the founder of the local charity and the bottom pen is going to be my new EDC
The local charity is called: Pursuing a Dream Foundation. Their proceeds go to The National Wild Turkey Federations Wheelin Sportsmen Program. The program was created by a merger between the Alabama-based Wheelin' Sportsmen of America and the NWTF. Wheelin' Sportsmen is the realization of both organizations' commitment to creating a national effort to provide the disabled with opportunities to get out and enjoy outdoor activities, such as hunting, fishing, bird watching and much more.
You can find out more here:
http://www.wheelinsportsmen.org/wheelin/
Below is what I came up with. I am still waiting for the display case to come in. It should be nice, mahogany inlaid with walnut, with a little lock and key. Once that comes in, I need to install the foam and fabric and all is done.
Nothing real creative on my part, at least profile wise. I thought it best to stick with a good old standby for me. I tried to do a four bar twist in the blade, and I did, but she got a bit distorted from the amount of forging to shape I did. The pattern in the blade is not what I wanted, but I think it looks OK. I really wanted the pens and blade to match. What do you think of the blade pattern?
The knife and the top two pens are from the same 3/8 twisted billets of C1095 and 15N20. I started out with 8 individual bars of 68 layers each. 4 were used in the knife and 4 in the pens. I should have had enough for two knives, but I screwed up when forging the bars down to 1/4 and lost about half of my material. The bottom pen is C1095 and Pure Nickel Twisted Damascus that I had laying around from a previous project so I finished it out into a pen.
Well all, it was nice to get back into the shop again and hopefully it wont be another 5 months before I get more done. Thanks for looking and as always, any feedback would be appreciated.
Oh yeah, the knife and one of the 4 bar pens is being donated to the Charity. The second 4 bar is going to the founder of the local charity and the bottom pen is going to be my new EDC
I "found" another one of this style already ground out when I was cleaning my basement. Couldn't remember making it until I gave it a quick test etch. And then it all came back to me, one of those pattern development deals that I wasn't happy with. It went back into the scrap pile. HeHeHe, one day maybe I will like it.
