Michael'’s knives

Well I'm certainly not bored with looking at your work. The variety of your work is refreshing. I really like your mosaic Damascus and laminated blades.

The only thing I would criticize is something that I struggle with as well. On some of your hidden tang knives, the transition from handle to guard does not look right. I believe the guards should be thinned out more at the bottom.

Great work, please keep on sharing.
 
S.Alexander said:
Well I'm certainly not bored with looking at your work. The variety of your work is refreshing. I really like your mosaic Damascus and laminated blades.

The only thing I would criticize is something that I struggle with as well. On some of your hidden tang knives, the transition from handle to guard does not look right. I believe the guards should be thinned out more at the bottom.
Great work, please keep on sharing.
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Thank you, S.Alexander. I looked at yours knives and understand what you mean.
If you let a joke, “Matter of taste, as the dog said...”
Moreover, some of me’s look the same.’ I just have not shown them. But frankly, most convenient for my hand handles, are those who become thinner at the rear part. Unfortunately, not many people thinking the same way.
Michael.
 
Hello everybody.
Today I would like to show you a small toy.
Blade 140 x 30 x 4 mm. The cutting edge is forged of 52100 steel. Zone hardened.
Handle - /Cornus mas/, ebony, deer horn. Guard – mokume. Inlays and dividers – copper.
Sheath - /Cornus mas/, ebony, deer horn and copper.









Thanks for watching.
 
I have a hard time deceiding which I like the best; your 'Middle Earth' dagger or the warthog handled knife.
All beautiful.
Most certainly NOT bored with your work - please keep the knives comming.
 
Thank you, my friend. There are several more curious articles. Perhaps the latest will be the more interesting, but not I will be the one to say this.
 
As with a lot of European bladesmiths, you are a very talented knifemaker. Your attention to detail and time you spend on your work shows. I am very impressed with your style of work!!
 
Thank you Robert. My profession is jewelry, knives making is just a hobby that I love very much indeed.
 
Hello guys.
The only curious thing about this knife is bone used in its handle. It comes from archaeological excavations of a military Romans camp. The animal to which it belongs is eaten by the soldiers approximately 2000 years ago. :)












Blade - 155 х 35х 4.5mm. 152 lairs damascus. For cutting edge I have laminated 52100 steel.
Handle – ebony, bone and acacia tree. Guard – damascus. Separators and inlays – copper.
 
Hello friends.
Because next three knifes, more or less are alike /mosaic damascus/, I will present them together.
First one is just a "twister".
Blade - 153 х 31 х 5mm. For cutting edge I again laminated 52100 steel. And as usual the blade is zone hardened.
Handle is constructed of- /Cornus mas/, /Buxus sempervirens/ and ebony tree. Damascus guard, sterling alloy separators and inlays. Simple isn’t it?






Blade - 155 х 30 х 4mm. For cutting edge is laminated 52100 steel. Zone hardened.
Handle - ebony tree and (Populus nigra). Sterling alloy separators.
Sheath looks this way, because the blade is designed to be hanged with handle down on the backpack’s strap.






Blade -152 х 34 х 5mm.
Handle – Acacia, Guard and pommel – bronze. Separators – bronze and fiber.
And that’s all for today.



Thanks for watching.
 
Hello friends.
This project was named “Dragon’s kiss”.
The story is a bit long. I was always tempted by writing. When I was young and green enough, I used to write scenarios for children's movies for our national TV and tales for national radio. This allows me, from time to time to compose on some stories for weapons that I forge.
You may not know, but dragons have poisonous sting under the tongue. At least some of them. So, according to a story told long, long time from grandmothers to their grandchildren, there was time, when dragons lived in our lands. That was before they cross the barrier to one of other worlds. But to cross this barrier was not an easy job. Needed was magic. Magic as strong as any dragon possessed. There was only one way. Some of them had to sacrifice voluntarily. This meant that in general there is absolutely no way, because dragons were so selfish that any of them by nature was not capable of self-sacrifice.
Sorry, friends. My knowledge of the language is not enough to translate for you the all story .
Anyway, there was treachery and deceit. There was a big lie and love, crowned with a kiss of death in this story. /You have not forgotten the sting, right?/ The result... You all know the result. No longer dragons…….in our world.
And the project stated on this barrel:



198 lairs damascus forged of K 720, 15N20 and C70. 422 х 39 x 5mm.



The handle is welded - low carbon steel.




Since I do not have milling machine, next work is done with tools for engraving, files and a few well hardened gadgets that I had forged for personal use.









It was time to do something for the guard...
But this is for the neht time.
Thank you for watching......... And if you wish to tell me something, please do not save it up.
 
I had to forge some more damascus for the guard.

Some grinding, some filing...

And then cutters.

Soon the pommel was ready too.

The handle was made of walnut tree. Inlays - sterling alloy.




Thanks for watching. Next time I will fight with the sheath.
 
To make scabbard, I choose sofora tree or / Styphnolobium japonicum/. It has a very pleasant inner light, just as mother of pearl.

Prepared several pieces of steel to inlay in the wood.

And a few more for the bottom of the scabbard.



Soldered two copper elements over the steel, oxidize, and that was all.



Thanks for watching



P.S. I am slightly puzzled………. Or maybe not so slightly. :)
More than 2,000 people have been here to keep an eye, and only a dozen of them have said: "Hello, how are you I was glad to talk about…"
Obviously at some point, somewhere I have made a mistake. Worst thing is that I cannot guess exactly where. So, would you help me, please?
And if public response for some reason is not suitable, you can write it here: mik@mk-jewel.com
 
Wow... like so many of the posts on this forum, this one is truly amazing ... i'll have to develop my vocabulary to try to get words - just amazing craftsmanship!
 
Beautiful, creative work that shows a remarkable progression in complexity. While I appreciate very much the most recent posts, I particularly like the wonderful flow and simple lines of the first few knives in this thread.
 
Thank you friends. I hope that you enjoy at least as much as I do while produce my knives.
 
Very beautiful. Do you make them for yourself? Or do you make some to sell. Thank you for showing your work.
 
Thank you Brian 77.
Next month I plan to propose several knifes in “Exchange”.
 
Hello friends.
Let me present you the ‘’Black widow’’…..…….. That actually is white. :)
A little different method of forging mosaic damascus.



The blade is 135 х 28 х 4mm. For cutting edge is laminated 52100 steel. Zone hardened.


Handle – Ebony and deer horn. Inlays – sterling alloy and stainless steel.

Is there anyone who likes it?
Thanks for watching.
 
Hello again.
Another toy for grown-ups.
Blade - 146 х 28 x 5mm. 122 lairs damascus. For cutting age I have laminated 52100 steel. Zone hardened.
Handle - American maple, acacia and corian. Separators – sterling alloy and fibre.
Scabbard – acacia and corian. The color of acacia is such, because it is treated with hot steam under high pressure.
Scabbard – acacia and corian.




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Thanks for watching.
 
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