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[Savaga]

Custom bowie blank is almost ready

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

I guess it doesn't look that bad once I get it out into its natural setting....

 

[Tony Mont]

Ummm….. most miserable crap to work with there is!

Even after three rounds of vacuuming, there is dust everywhere.

 

[ErikMB]

Custom bowie blank is almost readyView attachment 1668515View attachment 1668516

That is beautiful! I love that style with the jagged line running the length of the blade like that!

 

[Hengelo_77]

Looks good, Eric!

 

[The_Iron_Joe]

Even after three rounds of vacuuming, there is dust everywhere.

Working on a mill with an enclosure, I don't get the same sort of spread of the micarta dust, but using the belt is always a right mess...

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Some work I did so far today:

This is a for fellow who buys my knives. He went elk hunting and said he butchered three elk with my hunter/skinner in CPMS35VN and it was still sharp. He brought me an elk tooth and wanted it as a pendant with the Tree of Like holding the tooth from the roots. I handmade this by sawing the basic shape from 12 gauge sheet and then hand filing and engraving.


Also, we have some appraisal jobs for the Police Dept. I value the jewelry seized from drug dealers and other neer-do-wells.
One was a $59,000 Cartier bracelet, and another was a fake Cartier bracelet. There was a 425 gram 14K diamond pave necklace with 50 carats of diamonds, and another in silver with CZs ... $221,200.00 total appraised value for the 7 items, retail around $150,000.00, police auction value about $45,000.00. If it was melted down it would be $16,000 in gold and $18,000 in diamonds.

 

[Sean Yaw]

Some work I did so far today:

This is a for fellow who buys my knives. He went elk hunting and said he butchered three elk with my hunter/skinner in CPMS35VN and it was still sharp. He brought me an elk tooth and wanted it as a pendant with the Tree of Like holding the tooth from the roots. I handmade this by sawing the basic shape from 12 gauge sheet and then hand filing and engraving.


Also, we have some appraisal jobs for the Police Dept. I value the jewelry seized from drug dealers and other neer-do-wells.
One was a $59,000 Cartier bracelet, and another was a fake Cartier bracelet. There was a 425 gram 14K diamond pave necklace with 50 carats of diamonds, and another in silver with CZs ... $221,200.00 total appraised value for the 7 items, retail around $150,000.00, police auction value about $45,000.00. If it was melted down it would be $16,000 in gold and $18,000 in diamonds.

That is an interesting side job!

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Not a side job. I have been a custom goldsmith for nearly 50 years.

I have done repairs for Qaboos bin Said ( Sultan of Oman) and made a gift for Queen Elizabeth II.

 

[Sean Yaw]

Not a side job. I have been a custom goldsmith for nearly 50 years.

I have done repairs for Qaboos bin Said ( Sultan of Oman) and made a gift for Queen Elizabeth II.

No, I mean the advising for the Police specifically.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Got it.

Yes, I see some really gaudy stuff. These are usually from drug dealers or want-a-be rappers who get in trouble. There was also a dentist who got caught selling cocaine who had on a 10 carat pinky ring and a diamond encrusted Rolex. They took it, his huge boat, and his oceanfront house as drug proceeds.

 

[Jrmysell]

Officially finished the gyuto. Driving tomorrow to the wedding where it's a gift so perfect timing. Could be a bit thinner, but easily shaves arm hair and is thinner than all my kitchen knives (henkles) so should work just fine. Next will be a bit thinner though.

 

[Scaniaman]

Some handle candy from the other side of the Atlantic finally arrived. Now to finish up some knives. Maroon linen micarta with ivory g10 bolsters should look hot together..

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

My 12-in contact wheel just came in the mail this morning I'm excited about that! Plus I got a bar of s60v to try out!

 

[AVigil]

 

[Case_D]

Little fixed in CPM Magnacut and Circassian Walnut Burl. Also first time handsanding Magnacut. One of my favorite knives so far

https://imgur.com/a/q3EuEsS

 

[Willie71]

I finished these two, and started the sheaths today. Unfortunately, my contact cement was hard as a rock. I’ll have to do them a Sunday instead.

the small one is 15n20, and the bigger one is z-wear with great ringed gidgee.

ive posted this set a few times, this is the last image before being packaged up.

 

[Michael Black]

I finished these two, and started the sheaths today. Unfortunately, my contact cement was hard as a rock. I’ll have to do them a Sunday instead.

the small one is 15n20, and the bigger one is z-wear with great ringed gidgee.

ive posted this set a few times, this is the last image before being packaged up.

Really cool holder for that set!

 

[Taz]

Love that set! What is the blue ferrule material? Kirinite or a different acrylic?

Nothing going on in my shop this past week; worked 80 hours. But I did manage to order a 36" radius platen from AmeriBrade!!!

I did a 2nd block of GITD burlap camo and it still had bubbles. The straight stacked blue burlap looked pretty good, so I am going to alternate layers on the next camo piece for GITD. Trying to figure out what to do with the blocks with holes in them; may make them into worrystones or something?

 

[pease]

Finishing up my first Damasteel knife and I'm absolutely in love so far, despite how ridiculously long it took me to hand sand! I etched with muriatic acid mixed 50:50 with distilled water, heated to around 140 deg F for 3 cycles of 5:00 min each, scrubbing with 00000 steel wool between rounds. I could probably go darker with an instant coffee soak, but I like it as is. Also, I like how the pattern reveals the convex grind.

That is one incredible looking bla…