Pierced Black Dagger

Fred.Rowe

Fred.Rowe

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I have been working on this ;6months on and off. I am mighty glad to finally finish it. I used some new techniques while making the pierced ricasso.
The 884layer blade is 101/2"long. The billet of 1095/5160/15n20 was center drilled and punched to give the interesting design.
The handle is stabilized box elder, stained black
The guard is a sandwitch of wrought iron and N.S. The blade has been clay hardened. Hope you like it. Fred :D
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Fred! Damn, that's fantastic man. I really like the pierced and filed ricasso, very classy and unexpected. The filed "ferrule" behind the guard is a nice touch too, and that's a beautiful piece of wood. Your damascus is just sweet - that and a nice distal taper are the only things that could make me think twice about forging. Seeing fine work like this makes it tempting! Way to go Fred, thanks for sharing.
 
Wow Fred! That is beautiful! I too really like the pierced ricasso. Nice touch!
Thanks for sharing!
Ed
 
Nice work on that one, Fred. :thumbup: The new owner will be real happy with it, but if he isn't, point him out so we can slap him around... :rolleyes: :D
 
Wow Fred !! That is a really sweet piece from stem to stern . The symmetry on the grinds & the way it works with the Damascus is AWESOME !! Nice job :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
Now: what are you going to come up with for a scabbard?? (Ha! and you thought you were finished here!!) :)
 
:thumbup: That is SMOKIN', Fred! Man, I am a sucker for daggers. Always have been. I like the way your blade tapers out to the point, Fred. Damn fine job! :thumbup: :thumbup: :eek:
 
Not very often, but occasionally when I see a really beautiful piece of metal art I get a little choked up. This one did it for me. I'm not good enough with words to say anything else about this piece. Just thank you.

- Chris
 
Awsome! I've got to try a dagger one day, but it's like making four knives at once, but you pulled it off! I love the gaurd and blade, very classy!
 
These are the first photos I have been able to process, load on my web site and finally, using the vB code I have them linked to a post on the Blade forums. Sole authorship. I am as proud as a new papa. :eek::DTech work comes hard to me. I will take the metal pounding anytime. My son has been doing the photos for me for the last few years. Thanks son!
I considered dropping the idea of the pierced ricasso, several times during the construction. But the part of me that wanted to know what it would look like;
"finished", won out.

Thanks for all the kind words, Fred
 
Fred.Rowe said:
But the part of me that wanted to know what it would look like; "finished", won out.
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Man that's exactly how it works ain't it Fred?! I can't believe how often I've argued with myself not to take something "too far" and lost; and then be glad I did it that way. So now I try to listen to myself even if it's gonna cost me lots of extra work or risk. Somehow it always pays off in the end.

Your quote above is what brought me back to this thread so soon but as soon as I got here the first thing I did was go look at your beautiful knife again. Damn that's fine! I'm so glad you made that knife. Thank you sir.
 
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Man that's exactly how it works ain't it Fred?! I can't believe how often I've argued with myself not to take something "too far" and lost; and then be glad I did it that way. So now I try to listen to myself even if it's gonna cost me lots of extra work or risk. Somehow it always pays off in the end.

Your quote above is what brought me back to this thread so soon but as soon as I got here the first thing I did was go look at your beautiful knife again. Damn that's fine! I'm so glad you made that knife. Thank you sir.
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Morning Dave, When I view the work of the knifemakers who post on this site, or look through the Knives annual, I can see many of us have the same dilemma. Do I go the easy route, or do I explore the unknown. If time allows, most knifemakers choose to experiment and leave the ordinary to the factory production people. Aside from our skills, it's our insatiable need to know; what happens when I do ??????????? or what will this look like? if I do this. You knew makers out there, ask yourself these questions, explore and learn. Big challenges= big rewards. Thanks again Dave for your kind words. Fred :D
 
That is very cool Fred. Can't wait to see you in Ohio, you've always got something new and cool on your table. Trying new things is what keeps us all going and growing, I think. Great.
 
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