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Blade Show 2016
For many of us Blade Show was a weekend, for Knife makers the Preparation starts months out.
I Began My Blade Show Batch about 6 ½ Weeks out. Which didnt leave much time for anything else. I think next year I will double that time.
I managed to snap some pictures during the process and a few during and after the show. I was unable to Photograph each and every knife prior to Blade Show, but I think I managed to get decent photographs of most of them, the ones I didnt get pictures of I am hopeful will be posted up on Blade forums soon.
After Profiling the Blanks I had this Pile Materials. Not Everything Pictured here was selected or made it through the process.
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A Close up of some of the handle materials.
Liners, G10, and Micarta
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Thunder Storm Kevlar and Lightning Strike Carbon Fiber
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My Stash of Shade Tree
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Wood!
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More Wood!
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Only The Amboyna Burl in this Picture made it into the batch.
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Here are a few pictures the Blades have there Primary Bevel ground and Tangs Tapered. Top Row is #/32 SFT
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A Hand Full of the Batch Freshly Cleaned ready for Heat Treatment and Tempering
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Hand Sanding the Tops of the Scales Pre Glue-up
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At this point its so damn hot I am questioning the sanity of wearing a full face mask
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Ditched The mask.
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A little bit of filter applied to this Photograph.
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I am Standing here thinking about the work I have ahead of me I think I am about 3 ½ weeks out from Blade Show at this point
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First Group Of the Blade Show batch post Glue up, Pre Clean-up
The other Phtos are the knives in various stages of completion
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For many of us Blade Show was a weekend, for Knife makers the Preparation starts months out.
I Began My Blade Show Batch about 6 ½ Weeks out. Which didnt leave much time for anything else. I think next year I will double that time.
I managed to snap some pictures during the process and a few during and after the show. I was unable to Photograph each and every knife prior to Blade Show, but I think I managed to get decent photographs of most of them, the ones I didnt get pictures of I am hopeful will be posted up on Blade forums soon.
After Profiling the Blanks I had this Pile Materials. Not Everything Pictured here was selected or made it through the process.

A Close up of some of the handle materials.
Liners, G10, and Micarta

Thunder Storm Kevlar and Lightning Strike Carbon Fiber

My Stash of Shade Tree

Wood!

More Wood!

Only The Amboyna Burl in this Picture made it into the batch.

Here are a few pictures the Blades have there Primary Bevel ground and Tangs Tapered. Top Row is #/32 SFT



A Hand Full of the Batch Freshly Cleaned ready for Heat Treatment and Tempering

Hand Sanding the Tops of the Scales Pre Glue-up


At this point its so damn hot I am questioning the sanity of wearing a full face mask

Ditched The mask.



A little bit of filter applied to this Photograph.

I am Standing here thinking about the work I have ahead of me I think I am about 3 ½ weeks out from Blade Show at this point

First Group Of the Blade Show batch post Glue up, Pre Clean-up
The other Phtos are the knives in various stages of completion








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