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Bailey Knives

Bailey Knives

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J. Marsillo pointed me in the direction of Holcutters, to cut holes in steel. I had tried everything before from regular holesaws, to large drill bits. I dont have a mill and the bits and saws just chatter in my drill press. I splurged and bought a holcutter and it works like a charm.

This is 1084 with cocobolo and a nice clay quenched hamon.

Let me know what you think.

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The file pattern goes all the way around the ring and on the belly of the knife also.

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That's one beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing. Great filework, creating an especially nice effect around the ring.
 
that is a beauty Matt,awesome hamon,what are the dimensions?is tis one a custm order or going to for sale?
Marc
 
And as another member said on other post "your knives have character" :thumbup:

The whole knife is interesting, really like the shaping on the blade :)
 
What size hole did you cut? Great knife, thanks for posting it.
 
This one is not an order, I was considering keeping it, but I will probably offer it up for sale here soon. I had it in beginning stages for a while, but it sat on the bench as i finished some orders. I did the final steps as a couple orders were tempering. The hole is 15/16ths. The holcutters work very well, nice and smooth. Thanks for all the comments everyone.
 
SpearZ said:
And as another member said on other post "your knives have character" :thumbup:

The whole knife is interesting, really like the shaping on the blade :)
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That knife does have character! Great job Matt,that is a beaut.
Excellent use of the new tools:thumbup:
 
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