rokshasa Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 here is a kopis inspired knife i made a few weeks ago, the blade is 12" long o1 tool steel the guard and but cap are a patinaed wrought iron and the handle is white ash. i worked the handle with my grinder to dress it up a bit, white ash is not the nicest looking wood out there and i think the burnning looks nice as well as providing an excellent grip. i have had an order for a same knife but with a 7"blade that i'm almost done and will post very soon. overall:19" blade 12" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I kind of like that look! I can't help thinking, though, that sharpening that might be rather tedious... even for me. I do tend to be rather obsessed with keeping my knives (and other tools) extremely sharp. Looks cool though, and deadly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 i use a powered water stone for sharpening so its not that big an issue with me but i can see how doing it by hand would be a pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Blacksmith Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 im looking into making my own kopis. but how did you manage such a nice curve to the blade, and how did you do the guard and pommel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 well, i forged the blade to as close as i could get it. i just basicly upset the end that curves by like 1/4" from the rest of the blade then started on the distal taper , when i finished forging i profiled with the grinding wheel then the belt grinder. finished sanding by hand. the guard is forged rough then belt sanded , i used a punch to make the hole the end cap was made the same way but i used a smaller punch, then i peened it over. the fittings are etched in viniger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Blacksmith Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I've been thinking about a belt sander it looks like i'll have to get one. Along with the three hundred other tools I want :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 lol, once you get a belt sander/grinder it'll speed things up dramatically and make it posible to creat more flowing lines, not that you wouldn't be able to do it by hand but it makes it that much faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Blacksmith Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I've got a wheel grinder right now, it's small but does the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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