MastaStan

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Sounds like a blast, I've been wasting my life playing with A level students. I'm English not umm not English lol

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No, Friday is when I play dungeons and dragons in mums basement.

Good one, have you ever thwarted a warg? Hahaha! Anyway, I have to go now. Going to tell some children that Santa & easter bunny aren't real.

That's a first surely!

I can tell you, for a fact, they don't!

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. I wasn't rude. He didn't apologize, and nor was there any reason to apologize. I just find it a bit much, wargs and dragons don't exist....but the knife does, it sells itself! Great work!

Oh I must be mistaken, I thought this was a knife thread, not a script from lord of the rings. I apologise.

Call me whatever you want but the introduction is unnecessary, just spiel. Amazing knife and sheath, unnecessary spiel.

Very nice, very meticulous finish. Great work!

They pair up beautifully, the symmetry is awesome. Love the windows. I only just noticed the 'Nazz' design in the brass. Great work!

Absolutely stunning knife! Some amazing details in there.

Thank you Latticino, I've also thought about improving it by sanding the handle down. Might get round to it... Yes definitely our own harshest critics!! The light on the blade makes it look like its not a smooth finish. Its not as rhomboidal as it looks. Still room for improvement though . Thanks again.

Very nice work!

You have hit the nail... I suggested matching brass pins but my idea was booeyhooed. I still think they go together quite well. I outsourced the heat treat to a close friend. My simple gas forge or my homemade coal forge are not up to the job for stainless. I know it can be done but I'll stick to the carbon steel for now. Thanks Latticino.

I made this carving knife for a friend just before Christmas, heat treated 440c stainless steel. Book matched some Rosewood handle scales on my bandsaw and treated them in a foodsafe wax-oil. Simple and effective. Cuts very well and he's extremely happy. Did the matching fork from a old carving fork that he'd given me. Polished it up and used the same piece of rosewood for the handle. Photos don't do the wood justice I need to start using a better camera rather than just my phone camera!

Awesome, really clean looking. I love the guard...I have tried to achieve this on a couple of test pieces but can't get it right. Yours looks really professional. Lovely looking knife. Nice work!

This knife was forged from a block of tool steel, it didn't end up how I thought. It was as meant to be a small hunter with a hilt but it didn't look right so ended up being a kind of stubby puukko. Beech handle and Damascus guard & cap. I wasn't overly happy with the result, the handle is a bit on the fat side and the guard didn't quite line up as it did when it was dry fitted. More learning!!

Eventually got round to making a sheath for the puukko. This was my first attempt at leather work/sheath. I did the wooden insert out of accoya wood which is a treated wood that is rot resistant (not that it will get wet much, just had it laying around) and then wet formed the buffalo leather sheath around the insert and knife. Once dry I stitched and waxed the leather. Also put a brass eyelet for a lanyard. Learning curve for me but pretty happy with it.

I was asked to make a dagger/dirk for a guy I know just before Christmas. He gave me dimensions and ideas for handle materials and this is what I ended up with. Heat treated leaf spring blade with ash handle scales and mosaic pins. It has a really nice feel and weight to it and the customer was delighted.

Very nice Will, I liked your first one too! Great work!

Who's this Thomas Powers fellow...never heard of him Hahaha. I've done a few Damascus knives with handle scales. Some I've left the spine without any pattern and others I've carefully made it show.....some I've blended in so that its smooth in between the scales but blends back to pattern. Its all down to preference, what looks best for the blade and maybe what a customer wants. The ones I've made the pattern show. I got the scales shaped 90% towards the patterned spine and then very carefully hand finished the scales, trying not to touch the spine. Finer paper helps as it not going to effect the pattern too much. If you do over touch the spine it is possible to etch, again very carefully, with a fine paintbrush for etchant and neutralizer. Finishing the scales first with a sealant and masking off helps save any nasty marks on them. Also....Nice looking blade so far!

Very nice all the same!

Very nice Johnny, I like the way the detail on the spine kind of matches the detail on the scales. Looks cool from above. Mokume is a nice touch, I didn't notice it at first until I read your description. Did you make the mokume and mosaic pin yourself? Sheath is cool too, my other half is also thinking of become my leather crafter! Lol. I'm on the verge of doing some small camping cleavers from a very large leaf spring. Thanks for sharing, this has pushed me a bit to go for it! Cheers.