Patience and Determination

If I had a 2x72 grinder and a neighbor with an acetylene torch I could do that too:D

Awesome knife Bill! I've always loved a simple damascus pattern on a double edged dagger.
 
Thanks for the insight Bill, Clever way to attatch the wire and makes it look nice and neat. Thanks, Shawn
 
Awesome job mate! You work is very inspiring for the new guys starting out. It's something to strive for!
 
Thanks again everyone.

Jason Magruder, Thats all it takes, anyone can do it with a good neighbor to borrow from.:thumbup:

S.Knowles, Your welcome, I'm glad you could understand my babbling.:D

Bill
 
Bill

Can i ask you -

How did you layout and cut the helical flutes in the handle ?

The best thing i can come up with so far is:
a right angled triangle cut out of paper and wrapped around a round handle.
...and a round file.

that or a rotary table attachement on a mill hooked into the leadscrew....

I love a quillon handle but can't see myself getting it straight and even all around...
 
B . Buxton said:
I still want a mill, surface grinder, metal lathe, etc. etc. But you can do a lot of things without them, Patience and determination is the key.

Bill
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Don't forget skill -- and you have plenty of that! :thumbup::thumbup: That blade is spectacular Bill! :cool:
 
Steven, my good buddy J. Neilson sent me an article about a fluting jig. Its just a rod to slide the handle material onto with a wheel marked out in equal parts, depending on how many flutes you want.You place a pencil that's fixed into a moveable block of wood on each line of the wheel and slide your pencil down the side of the material, do this with all horizonital lines, in this case I had my wheel marked out in 12 equal lines, 6 for flute, 6 for wire grooves. Then divide your handle length up into equal parts depending on length and draw a line around your handle vertically,do this by placing the pencil on the mark and spinning the handle material. In my case my handle was 3 3/4" long so I made my veritcal lines every 5/8". this marked the handle so it looked like a piece of graph paper, from there I used a thin piece of cardboard that would bend around the material and marked from corner to corner on each square the length of the handle. Once I laid the flutes out I used a triangler and a couple different sized round files. Slow and short strokes in the key I findly figured out.
I'll try to get a couple pictures of the fluting layout jig and post them this evening on here, it will make this a lot more understandable once you see the jig if your anything like me, pictures mean more then a thousand words.

Thanks guys,

Bill
 
Steven here's a picture of the fluting layout jig, let me know if I can help anymore.

Bill
 

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Bill

Thanks a lot - that does help

is there any sort of standard twist rate ? what works / looks best ?
 
Steven there's no set twist rate that I'm aware of. Some really make them spiral a lot other only a 1/4 spiral, just depends on what you want to do I guess. If you make your veritcal lines closer together you'll get longer spirals.

Have fun,

Bill
 
Bill, I said it on JD and I'll say it again here, that is a damn fine looking knife. You made is so quickly, too! I have no idea what you were worried about, you can make anything bud. I'll look forward to standing outside the MS testing room with you next year so I can be one of the first to congratulate you.
J.
 
Awesome Bill.....Looks like you got the hard one knocked out and are ready to go for the Master.

Bruce
 
Thanks Guys,

J. thank you, I couldn't have put this one together with out your help, I just hope its good enough. I really wish I was going to be in Atlanta this year to watch you sweat, there will be no need for you sweating, but you'll do it anyway and I'd sure like to be the first one to say I told you so when they pass out that MS certificate with J. Neilson on it. Now get back to work.

Bruce, they say this is the hardest piece you'll ever make, but I think there all hard especially when your going to have 5 mastersmiths judging your work. I just need to get this one critiqued by several MS's now to see if I need to start over again or if this one will pass. Thats why I started on it so early.
Are you going for the masters this year, your work has been masterful for years and has always been an inspiration to me and many others. Your another one like J. that doesn't need to sweat about it. ;)

Thanks Guys,

Bill
 
Bill,I am sorry to say that I wont be trying for my masters untill the doc gets me stabilized and the eye doc gets me some new glasses so I can see correctly...Good luck on having your knife looked over,You will do fine I am sure.

Bruce
 
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