What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit about your work!

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Current WIP

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Matt,
Let me share something with you. When I had been making knive for about 5 years.
I had a bit of an Ugly Ducking so to speak like your comment you had about the bottom one, I went to a show and almost didn't put it on the table.

It was the first one sold and they man ordered another just like it! LOL Let the customer decide!

That's funny! I was looking at the pics and reading Matt's post and my first thought was "which one is the better one?"
LOL. I like them both, so Matt, you started off with real talent; that isn't fair. ;)
 
Here's a Kephart style I've made for a friend as a gift.
Just finished it this morning.
Has Shadetree Micarta and Arizona desert ironwood with cloth spacers.

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Below are two pictures of what it looked like this time yesterday morning.

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2 5" funayuki I'm working on. Not laminated. The suminigashi one is white steel and the other is blue steel.


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Just completed:

Neva and Shadowynn, DesRosiers' Benefit Set

Blades: 1095 high carbon steel flat ground, 600 grit hand sanded finishes, then etched and polished to reveal prominent hamons.

Handles:
Large knife - Air dried Pennsylvania Walnut and Ebony with mortised tang, domed and polished stainless steel pin. The wood has a Tung oil and buffed paste wax finish. The wrought iron hilt and sub-hilt were forged from a large anchor chain link and etched to show texture and grain.
Small knife - Air dried Pennsylvania Walnut with Ebony bolsters and liners, carbon fiber pins, and a leather lanyard with a bead made from handle off-cut wood.

Sheaths:
Large - Open spine, lightly tooled, 6/7 oz veg tanned leather with walnut inlays and a turned ebony stud
Small - Cross-draw carry for a righty, lightly tooled, wet molded 6/7 oz veg tanned leather.

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Here are a few recent pieces out of my shop. Please give me your thoughts.
-Peter

Company colors and logo:
J.D.'s 40th.
Blade: 4 1/8" x approx 3/16" of hand forged 1084(Aldo), flat ground and hand sanded to 600 grit.

Handle: Orange G10, Ebony liners and bolsters, carbon fiber pins, s.s. lanyard tube with a leather lanyard and bead of the same handle material.

Sheath: 6/7 oz veg tanned leather(W&C) left with a natural finish, embossed and dyed J.D. Collision and Towing logo.

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And, a piece for a local hunter:

Little Lorraine Hunter:
Blade: 6 3/4" x 1/8" of 1084 high carbon steel(Aldo) flat ground and hand sanded to 600 grit.

Handle: Lightly figured Cape Breton Yellow Birch with Bloodwood and Ash liners, domed and polished s.s pins, s.s. lanyard tube with a leather lanyard and bead of the same handle material

Sheath: 6/7 oz veg tanned leather(W&C) lightly wet molded.

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And finally a piece with a firesteel and dangler belt loop as requested:

Paul's Camp Fighter
Blade: 7 3/8" x approx 3/16" of brute de forge W2 carbon steel(Aldo), flat ground and hand sanded to 1200 grit then etched and polished to reveal a nice hamon.

Handle: Contoured natural Redwood burl(Burl Source) with Ebony liners and bolsters, carbon fiber pins, s.s lanyard tube with a moose hide lanyard and bead turned from that same handle material.

Sheath: 6/7 oz veg tanned leather(W&C) with Redwood inlay and turned Ebony stud. The firesteel has a handle of Redwood and Ebony as well. The dangler belt loop has a handmade steel D-ring.

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That's funny! I was looking at the pics and reading Matt's post and my first thought was "which one is the better one?"
LOL. I like them both, so Matt, you started off with real talent; that isn't fair. ;)

Well I guess I should've taken some closer pics! The bottom one has gaps in the handle, not much shape to the handle, uneven edge thickness and an uneven belt finish. It also has an odd looking shape but that may just be me!
 
rounded the bolsters a bit more on this because it was looking a bit square, the pins are a slightly different shade than the bolsters,I'm not quite sure why either
 
Quite obviously I need a smaller stamp and better stamps for the material on the reverse of the blade, this is a d2 knife heat treated to 61rc
 
A very nice folding knife. You should keep it for yourself. Larry

thanks very much Larry,a friend bought it yesterday actually so I didn't get to keep it unfortunately,it will make an excellent user,hes just paying me for my materials,when properly heat treated the d2 is serious stuff!
 
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