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In another thread people were asking for more pictures, so here is a gallery of the last three knives I've made. All are ground using files, finished using stones, files and sandpaper, and differentially heat treated and tempered right at home. It's a lot of work, but a lot of fun, too! Steel is 1084.
The first knife is being called "Darth Vader" and one day over winter I decided making a knife sounded like a good idea. I made it with a vague sense of Snody's/Spyderco's Ronin in the back of my head, but putting the two pics next to one another shows that the knives are pretty much completely different, with the exception to the straight edge.I traded it to another forumite. It has black G-10 scales with black Micarta pins.
The second one, below, is called Nemo and iit went to Nemo for some gems made by Fred and his proteges. I made it in the spirit and style of Fred Perrin's Street Bowies. It has a full convex grind on both sides of the blade and a little swedge on the spine to add a little visual interest. Handles are maroon linen Micarta finished to 220 grit held on with Micarta pins.
The third one, below, is another one in the spirit of the Street Bowie, but it has a totally different handle shape. It got a clay heat treat to make the wavy hamon and the handles are randomly textured G-10 with red liners underneath. They're held on with Micarta pins. Different from anything I've ever done, but it's available! (email me for details, otherwise I'm looking for BM31, Spyderfly, Dodo, etc!)
The first knife is being called "Darth Vader" and one day over winter I decided making a knife sounded like a good idea. I made it with a vague sense of Snody's/Spyderco's Ronin in the back of my head, but putting the two pics next to one another shows that the knives are pretty much completely different, with the exception to the straight edge.I traded it to another forumite. It has black G-10 scales with black Micarta pins.
The second one, below, is called Nemo and iit went to Nemo for some gems made by Fred and his proteges. I made it in the spirit and style of Fred Perrin's Street Bowies. It has a full convex grind on both sides of the blade and a little swedge on the spine to add a little visual interest. Handles are maroon linen Micarta finished to 220 grit held on with Micarta pins.
The third one, below, is another one in the spirit of the Street Bowie, but it has a totally different handle shape. It got a clay heat treat to make the wavy hamon and the handles are randomly textured G-10 with red liners underneath. They're held on with Micarta pins. Different from anything I've ever done, but it's available! (email me for details, otherwise I'm looking for BM31, Spyderfly, Dodo, etc!)
