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

Royal black and white ebony
Here at 2500gritt

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And here after micro meshing up to 12.000
Smooth and shiny :)

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Gave micarta a try for the first time. Not sure how I feel about it - kinda tricky to get a nice even color on the stuff.

Blade was forged from a suspension spring and most hand sanded because my sander gave up the ghost on me lol. I tried aluminum for the pins and apparently over peened them because they expanded way more than I intended! If the scales were wood they woulda split on me I bet.

On to the next one! ☺
 
Natlek said:
I don t think that they are over peened .Sand them little more till you get perfect circle ...........
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I will have to try. I'll have to grab some coarser sandpaper on my way home from work since my belt sander is out of commission for now
 
valknut said:
I cant seem to sell this guy for the life of me :confused: any advice?

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That white background is not doing your blade justice. Remember displaying the knife is as important as the quality of the workmanship. Page back through this thread to see some examples of how others are using contrasting colors and props to display their knives. Take a few extra minutes to set up the shot...
 
valknut said:
I cant seem to sell this guy for the life of me :confused: any advice?
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Pictures are everything. Get it on a decent background that isn't soft and fuzzy. Even a piece of plywood or a roof shingle... something that does't blend with the handle or obscure the blade. Angle the blade tip to the lower corner of the frame or slightly tilted. The only time I angle the blade away is when I am showcasing the handle/fittings. IMO, it does not flatter the knife because it tends to make the blade look short and the handle larger.

Use natural light(not direct sunlight) if you can. I often take pics in the shade and angle the blade in such a way that the edge bevel reflects back and gives that "lightsaber sharp" effect. These knives are sitting on my dirty old shop apron. Not my finest pic but interesting to look at. (BTW, these knives were in the last "War For The Planet Of The Apes" movie!)

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Mike and Rick, thank yall very much I'll see about getting some better pictures done. And yeah I angled the blade away to show the tapered tang and red liners.
Rick that's really cool your stuff was In a movie!!
 
Plus looking at the handle it seems that the indexfinger will be quite a distance from the beginning of the edge. I (personaly) don't like that
 
valknut said:
I cant seem to sell this guy for the life of me :confused: any advice?

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Crummy pictures aren't helping, but in my opinion the biggest thing in selling a knife is articulating to the customer what it actually is. People want to know what they're buying, and they want to know that you know what you're making. A good description with technical information goes a long way.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Crummy pictures aren't helping, but in my opinion the biggest thing in selling a knife is articulating to the customer what it actually is. People want to know what they're buying, and they want to know that you know what you're making. A good description with technical information goes a long way.
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Yeah I can understand that. I will do a better job at the description. Thank you for your input it is very appreciated!
 
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