Its short notice and I apologize. There is a Hammer-in happening at the Miami County fairgrounds happening the 23rd-25th this month. Here is the linkAmerican Bladesmith
The is offered by the American Bladesmith Society and hosted by the Southern Ohio Forge and Anvil Blacksmith Association...
Thanks everyone for looking.
Tom, yes this is a model I reproduce.
Here is another hunter.
The Blade is damascus made of 1084 and 15 N 20 in a twist pattern. 336 layers,3 and 3/4 inches long.
The guard is a piece of the same damascus.
The handle is a nice walrus tusk. I...
I'm finishing up my knives for Blade Show so I thought I'd post them as I complete them.
The 1st is a little hunter I call the T model. It has a forged 3 and 1/2 inch blade of 1084 steel.
The 4 inch handle is some homemade spalted maple that was stabilized by Mike at Wood Lab. The guard...
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
The clip has not been sharpened but it wouldn't take much to get it there.
I finished the sheath this morning, Eric. Just a bigger pouch style.
I also applied a couple coats of linseed oil to the handle then a paste wax to seal the handle since it is...
I have been busy working on Blade Show knives but finished this for a friend of mine. We traded drawings a few times and this was the result.
The blade is forged 1084, 5 inches long.
The guard, back spacer and thong hole are 416 stainless.
The center spacer is bronze with a vine pattern...
Thanks everyone for the comments.
Fergy35 I started my first knife in 1988 but didn't finish it till 1993. I earned my Journeyman Smith stamp from the American Bladesmith Society in June of 2007. Someday I hope to earn that Master Smith Stamp:)
Just finished this little hunter. It has a blade of 180 layers of 15n20 and 1084 in a tight twist, 3 and 1/2 inches long. The guard is also 15n20 and 1084 low layer count. The handle is another nice piece of stabilized end grain spalted maple with a copper pin, 4 inches long. Overall length 7...
Great video. I thought the fellow was gonna hand hammer that billet all the way. I was glad to see the power hammer. Makes my arm hurt just thinking about it. :)
One tip that has saved me lots of time.
Use lubrication when you are hand sanding blades. I use very diluted simple green. I did use wd-40 for a time but the smell eventually got to me.
Results may vary but I have found that my sand paper works better and lasts a little longer. It also...
I thought I'd post the first 2 knives I finished this year. They both get a leather pouch sheath, hope to start them today or tomorrow.
The blades are forged 1084 carbon steel 4 and 1/2 inches long. The guards are 416 stainless. The spacers and pins are copper.
The top knife has a...
Hello all,
Just wanted to invite everyone to the ABS hammer-in at the Miami County Fairgrounds in Troy, OH. The event is hosted by SOFA. They have an incredible facility. The dates are August 24-26, 2012. Here is the link...