Project #4 - Dark Lady

Okay, the project is still not complete, but it's time to show some WIP shots.

Fair warning... I showed the first one to the friend that got me into this hobby and he was appalled... you will be too. This first shot is of the knife right after final assembly of all the fiddly bits. You can only begin to get a notion for what I have in mind by looking at this shot.

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Today I began the process of shaping. Now you might well wonder why I waited until after final assembly to do the shaping. The answer has to do with the angles of the joins between the pieces. It added a whole new layer of complexity to the project that I've never had to deal with. Because the angle of the joins had the potential to slightly rotate the pieces during assembly, it made it difficult to predict the exact orientation of any given piece before assembly. So the easiest thing to do was assemble the pieces and THEN do the final fitting and shaping. So that's what I did.

So from the ugly lump of coal you saw before, I have pulled this:

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It's still nowehere near complete, but at least now I think pretty much anyone can see what I'm aiming for.

I'll post more pictures once it is finished and final.

- Greg
 
Oh my goodness that blade is amazing!!! You did it justice with the handle. Good job!

Thou I must the the Dark lady Isn't looking so dark anymore, maybe its just the lighting.
 
It's the lighting. She's as dark and mysterious as ever. ;)

I'm not the best photographer. If I ever want to sell anything, I'll definitely use my wife's photographic skills.

- Greg
 
Wow, very nice, cant wait to see it polished. It gives me a good idea of what to do for a friends knife.
 
I spent several hours hand sanding today, then buffed it up and applied some tung oil. Here are the results... I think I'm done with her. Now I just need to make the sheath.

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Final image (probably). Yesterday I whipped together a quickie sheath. Because I used much thinner leather I was able to get straighter stitches. Also, I didn't spend any time really in the design phase on this sheath. It's just basic functionality. That said, I still like the way it came out.

- Greg

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tryppyr said:
Today I began the process of shaping. Now you might well wonder why I waited until after final assembly to do the shaping. The answer has to do with the angles of the joins between the pieces. It added a whole new layer of complexity to the project that I've never had to deal with. Because the angle of the joins had the potential to slightly rotate the pieces during assembly, it made it difficult to predict the exact orientation of any given piece before assembly. So the easiest thing to do was assemble the pieces and THEN do the final fitting and shaping. So that's what I did.

- Greg
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I just use pins, makes life much more enjoyable.
 
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