One I've been working on

Raymond Richard · Jan 31, 2009

I hope to have this one finished up in a day or two. I will always hang the knife up and take a good look at the profile and look to see if I need to make any changes. I went ahead and took a picture of this one. Its a fuzz over 20" overall. I added a picture of this blade right after I forged it.

John M Cohea · Jan 31, 2009

Now that't going to be a beast Ray!

ryan9977 · Jan 31, 2009

ray...too cool as usual....i vote for a wip thread(now that you know what wip stands for

).....i'd love to see how u work-especially with those cool guards and handles....ryan

hellgap · Jan 31, 2009

why not take a knife to a sword fight wow its goona be a hand full . kellyw

Will Leavitt · Jan 31, 2009

can't wait... so get to it

Burton Harruff · Jan 31, 2009

Looks like it it going to be another beauty.

NickWheeler · Jan 31, 2009

Ray, I think you should have a sticky showing the silhouette trick. I see so many makers... some even VERY SEASONED, that go to make a stick tang knife and they have a handle that's half as wide as the ricasso where they meet. Almost nothing kills the flow of the knife faster than that.

Your pic is a PERFECT example of how it should be to make it flow and not stop the eye.

SWEET!!!

:thumbup:

Keith_H · Jan 31, 2009

That looks great, I love how the handle flows into the riccasso.

B. Davis knives · Jan 31, 2009

wow that is awsome
wish I could learn how to forge.
I do stock removel buy flat grond stock

Barkes Knife Shop · Jan 31, 2009

That's going to be a beauty for sure. I also will be waiting to see the finished work. Great job Ray. :thumbup:

Terry

James_Terrio · Jan 31, 2009

+1 on the "flow" comments. That looks both deadly and elegant. Very very nice.

scout_77 · Jan 31, 2009

As always it looks like it will be a winner

ddavelarsen · Feb 1, 2009

scout_77 said:
As always it looks like it will be a winner

Yeah, that looks like Best of Show to me. Dang Ray, you make some of the most beautiful knives on Earth, and I'm not kidding. That's just incredible. Thanks for the inspiration!

Raymond Richard · Feb 2, 2009

Here's a little better picture. I've got a little fine tuning to do yet and then get it epoxied tomorrow.

Phil Dwyer · Feb 2, 2009

Hey Ray,

Sweet, although I'm not much into fighters. Now that skinner is to die for. Is that the one you stacked leather and brass spacers on? Very effective! Did you epoxy the alternating layers together? How did you seal up the leather?

All the best, Phil

Bruce Bump · Feb 2, 2009

I love the lines of that fighter Ray.

ddavelarsen · Feb 2, 2009

Me too. It's got that fast, pointy thing going Ray is so good at. When you think this thing is 20" long ... well, that's something to think about.

That Nessmuk is really fine too. I'd like to know what you did with the leather also, Ray. I hadn't picked up that's what it was, but it's sure a great look.

Stuart Willis · Feb 2, 2009

Another good one Ray

Will Leavitt · Feb 2, 2009

It's stabby, I LOVE stabby

Yeah I can see you need to fine tune that blade... there's like some funny wavy line thingy going on all over it, probably needs a polishing or something

Beautiful work as always :thumbup:

John M Cohea · Feb 2, 2009

Your work is always flawless Ray!