Some recent work

[John M Cohea]

Up first is a small vest/boot knife that is enroute to Indonesia.It is a damascus blade with a foldformed copper handle that is fused with sterling silver and has two garnets on each side set from behind,OAL is 8 1/2".The sheath features a foldformed copper panel that is also fused with silver and has a three color mokume center with a bezel set garnet in silver.The clip on the back is forged from 1095 and is spring tempered.Photos by Scott Roush.




Up next is a small carbon steel neck knife with a badger jaw handle,OAL is 4 1/2" and the sheath features some of my handmade copper beads, glass trade beads and rattlesnake vertabrae bones.Photo by Chuck Ward.

 

[D lisch]

those are both great John I love that you have a style all your own and keep getting better at it very Nice work

 

[stezann]

John, your knives are something else :thumbup:
I'm fascinated by your technique and wonder if you could direct me to any tutorial or have some advice on how to proceed processing the jaw bones and the copper wrappings.....and the amazing finish you get on the steel.

 

[mwschilling]

Unique and interesting. Cool style you have John.

 

[John M Cohea]

Thanks guys.Stezzan, I actually have a video out that shows how I do those processes called Frontier Fixed Blades and it is available from www.chriscrawfordknives.com. If you cant order the ivieo shoot me an email to jhncohea@hotmail.com and I will see if I can explain them to you.

 

[boshi74]

cool knives!

 

[RogerP]

Cool stuff John.

 

[John M Cohea]

Thanks guys.

 

[Bruce Bump]

At the top of your game John