Works in progress; one, two and three.

[Fred.Rowe]

These three blades are ready to harden. They'll get a coat of anti scale liquid this evening and get quenched tomorrow morning.


The blades are 9" 7" and 3 1/2" long. End grain cable on top followed by two feather pattern pieces.

I like working on multiply knives at once. When one piece is getting nowhere you can move to one of the others.

All three blades will get a double forward arched guard made from hot blued mild steel or wrought iron.

The blades as they came out of the quench.

I like to draw handles using the actual blades slipped into a slot in the paper folder. I think you get a better idea of how they will look in the end.

Here are the wrought iron guards mounted on the perspective knives.

Hope to get some time to work on the farrels this weekend.

I'll post again when I get the handles roughed out.

Thanks for looking, FREd

 

[Burl Source]

All three look great, but I like the bottom one best of all. Great work Fred!

 

[GrizzlyBear]

Middle and bottom are favorites. I love that pattern of damascus...is that "feathered"?

 

[ArtinNC]

Love all three blades.
And a question I'v never heard of anti scale liquid, where do you get this?

Thanks Art

 

[Mike Morehouse]

Very nice Fred, very nice. My favorite is the dagger.

 

[Burton Harruff]

Nice trio Fred! I like them all. The dagger is very cool. I am also partial to the anti explosion cable

 

[jbrackett]

Really like the bottom one. Looking forward to seeing the finished knives.

 

[gordonquixote]

The smaller spearpoint blade is super SICK!!!!!

All three are great though.

 

[Dusty One]

Beautiful....Cant wait too see them finished......

 

[mostho]

oh wow!
Looking forward to see more!

 

[Fred.Rowe]

Finally got a couple of days to work on these three knives and wanted to share what was accomplished.

FREd