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Finally back from some health related issues!
I am soon to celebrate ten years as a knifemaker.
This piece, in a many ways, represents what I have done over the last ten years, what I am doing now, and what I look forward to doing in the future.
This project was inspired by a enquiry I got regarding a small piece that I made a while ago, but as a larger "art-design", and it was intended to be a
prototype for a very similar piece with different pattern steel that would follow.
Things started coming together better than aniticipated, so I thought I would put in some extra work in terms of details, as opposed to what was first intended.
In addition to that, my inspiration was fueled by the idea of this piece representing my first ten years of making knives.
It may seem strange to make an axe to celebrate my anniversary as a knifmaker, but it makes sense to me, in that I look forward to trying my hand at new things in the coming years. In addition to what I allready do.
This piece is named 'Horizon'. The name represents looking back at what has been, and looking forward at things to come.
The Horizon emcompasses past, present and future.
The blade is made from a custom forged Damasteel billet that was about an inch thick and weighed around 2000grams (aprox 4.5lbs).
Hacksawing, bandsawing and grinding away material left about 320grams (aprox 0.7lbs) of the billet, with the blade being close to an inch thick where it meets the handle.
The handle is Ironwood, and the metallic accents are made from bronze and from cut-offs of the Damasteel billet.
The same goes for the details in the stand and "sheath" as well, which connect it all together.
Overall length is 310mm (12.2") and it weighs 660grams (1lbs 7oz)
I am planning to have this piece on my table at the Scandinavian Knifemakers Guilds Internatoinal Knife Show in January 6-7th ( http://www.helsinkiknifeshow.com/ )
I hope to see some of you there!
Any and all thougts and comments are welcome!
edit: (Hmmm..., looks like I need the to edit the spelling in my title...
)
Regards
/Magnus
I am soon to celebrate ten years as a knifemaker.
This piece, in a many ways, represents what I have done over the last ten years, what I am doing now, and what I look forward to doing in the future.
This project was inspired by a enquiry I got regarding a small piece that I made a while ago, but as a larger "art-design", and it was intended to be a
prototype for a very similar piece with different pattern steel that would follow.
Things started coming together better than aniticipated, so I thought I would put in some extra work in terms of details, as opposed to what was first intended.
In addition to that, my inspiration was fueled by the idea of this piece representing my first ten years of making knives.
It may seem strange to make an axe to celebrate my anniversary as a knifmaker, but it makes sense to me, in that I look forward to trying my hand at new things in the coming years. In addition to what I allready do.
This piece is named 'Horizon'. The name represents looking back at what has been, and looking forward at things to come.
The Horizon emcompasses past, present and future.
The blade is made from a custom forged Damasteel billet that was about an inch thick and weighed around 2000grams (aprox 4.5lbs).
Hacksawing, bandsawing and grinding away material left about 320grams (aprox 0.7lbs) of the billet, with the blade being close to an inch thick where it meets the handle.
The handle is Ironwood, and the metallic accents are made from bronze and from cut-offs of the Damasteel billet.
The same goes for the details in the stand and "sheath" as well, which connect it all together.
Overall length is 310mm (12.2") and it weighs 660grams (1lbs 7oz)
I am planning to have this piece on my table at the Scandinavian Knifemakers Guilds Internatoinal Knife Show in January 6-7th ( http://www.helsinkiknifeshow.com/ )
I hope to see some of you there!
Any and all thougts and comments are welcome!
edit: (Hmmm..., looks like I need the to edit the spelling in my title...
)Regards
/Magnus
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