Heres a blade that Dave put a handle on for me. Had a plastic handle before and had to be tempered. Beautiful work. KT
Beautifull knife KT, wonderfull handle work. Dave is a true craftsman.
AC
I can't believe thaat someone would put a plastic handle on that beautiful piece of steel!
Great job Dave!
Your gathering some nice ones Terry!
Ned
dave is a quality maker. It shows in everything he does.
Kid,
I used to live in Northern Spain, and was in Toledo several times ... (about now I'm sure you are thinking, where is he going with this?).
Toledo was the center of Damascus-style steel during the heighth of Spain's supremacy, making some of the finest rapiers in the world.
As such, I have a special affection for Damascus steel projects ... and in yours, the blade would hold its own; but with those scales, it is so lovely ... one of the best knives I (to my tastes) I have seen on here ....
So if you ever want to sell it, well PM me first!
P.S. Here is a very opinionated (but fairly well investigated article on Toledo/Damscus/Wootz steel that I ran accross ...
http://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/def_en/kap_5/advanced/t5_1_1.html
What a lovely piece!
WWL Thank you very much. Comming from you it means a lot. KT
Kid that's a nice one, Dave did another wonderful job on it, the handle looks great, the spots add something special, and that blade is beautiful, now you need to make a sheath for it.
tEN wOLVES :D
TW heres the sheath its going in. KT
That sheath is awesome Terry, and the spots will blend in well with the knife, is that one of Chuck Burrows Sheaths? if so he did a great job, it looks like it came from 150 years ago.
tEN wOLVES ;D
No its one of JOHN Cohea's .KT
great looking sheath Kid, better than anything I have seen in quite a while.
Oh yeah, I like it Terry. A good quality makers work is almost a signature and John's name is all over that one.
Beautiful sheath.
This is one of those WOW threads!
Thanks everyone,and thanks KT for letting me play a bit.The knife actually didn't look too bad when I got it, but KT wanted it stripped and modded.It had some nice damascus bolsters,finger grooves and handle.When trying to remove the handle scales they poped right off (no epoxy) then I knocked the bolsters right off(again no epoxy,no really necessary here but I like it to keep moisture out). When I started to gring the finger grooves off I noticed the steel seemed way softer than it should.After grinding the handle to where I wanted it and drilling the handle holes ,I checked the hardness with a file and it was dead soft. So it was sent out unhardened.I then heat-treated the blade and started the finish work. I am glad it's going with John's sheath,he is one of the best with rawhide and one of my best friends. Besides I am a pure rookie at rawhide.Again thanks everyone.Dave :)
Kid That's another awesome knife, and Dave, you done good,REAL good!Made that old oak look great! And thanks for the kind words about the sheath ya'll! This knife will suit that old sheath perfectly Kid!!And BTW Dave,I'm proud to call both you and Kid my friends!
That is for sure a WOW.
WC
Awesome work! Many thanks for sharing this with us.
My vote goes with WOW, too. Very nice!
That is gonna make a great set! Amasing what some guys can do with an old piece of wood :-\Bueatiful pattern in that knife KT~~~Johnny C. that sheath is narly to the bone!
Thanks to every one for the nice comments..and you to Rick. ;D ;D KT
Dave heres putting you on the spot. Do you think you could make me a set of revolver grips out of the same rustic wood? :)KT
I'm gonna wrap my grips in rawhide,then parflech them ;) ;) ;D
Rick I,m gonna wrap u in rawhide and then play get along little doggie.. ;D ;D ;D KT
Tan me hide when i'm dead Fred,tan me hide when i'm dead.
So they tanned his hide when he died Clyde an at's "angin on the shed~~~allll together now~ :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D-LmRNdQiQ
Rick,
I didn't know you had a kangaroo! :o :D
Just a newbie from So Cal, but may I say that's a great knife. Who made the blade? The shape has a nice flow to the lines and the steel pattern is so nice.
Here is the knife in the sheath. I dont know who made the blade but it had a totally different shape and Dave ground it to the shape I wanted. He did a lot of work on it. The handle had finger notches on it and he ground it straight for me and that was just a start on the changing of shape he did. It turned out so nice. You would not recognise it from before and after.KT
Quote from: Dr. Bob on April 08, 2010, 10:53:54 PM
Rick,
I didn't know you had a kangaroo! :o :D
I keep him in MinniSOTA St. Cloud to be exact :D :D :D He even has a pouch....BAAAAAAA HAAAAAAA HAAAAAA LOL
Rick glad ro see your feeling better. You sure sound better. ;D ;D ;D ;DKT
Now we've just got to get you feeling better KT. My prayers are up for you friend. JD
Thanks JD. KT
Kid, that cool knife looks right at home in that neat sheath, they both look like they might have been worn by and Indian or Mountain Man, definitely period looking, one compliments the other, and the color seem to blend them together.
tEN wOLVES :D