jeremy k Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Here is a pattern welded billet i was playing around with the other day. I'm thinking of making a drop point hunter style with a flat grind. I will weld on the mat'l for the handle core, so as to save/use as much as the pattern I can. It's 136 layers of 1084/15N20. Looking for suggestions on handle scale mat'ls that may match up with the pattern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Bryan Morgan Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Nice pattern. I like it alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy seale Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 i have some EXOTIC mesquite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Jimmy - do you have some narly grained pieces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Looking for suggestions on handle scale mat'ls that may match up with the pattern? So you're going to weld on a plain steel tang and then use a full tang design? It's just a matter of personal taste, but I'm not a huge fan of that two-tone look. Figured wood -- curly walnut, curly maple, curly koa, something like that -- seems like a pretty good match for the pattern. Very nice PW, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 I have some scraps left over so it will be a patterned tang, tig welded on and the gaurd will hide the tang weld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Gotcha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 That's not too far off the pattern you get slabbing a tree fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Jeremy, You been praktisin'!! Very nice in deed. My 2 cents: On a pattern welded blade, I like to see a handle that is simple; little grain or texture (not too simple) so as to not detract your eyes from the beauty of the blade, although, drawing ones eyes away from that blade will be difficult :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
781 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 niceSo how was it made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua.M Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 NICE! how about a stacked handle, simple looking but the contrast in the layers could play off the steel nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimenickel Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 x2 like Thomas says... tree crotch has almost a feathered affect... what about walnut crotch by the way... great pattern !! That's not too far off the pattern you get slabbing a tree fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Use a simple guard: flame wood and that pattern separated by a plain guard should look great. Perhaps highly polished nickle silver for the guard so it looks like it's "reflecting" the blade and handle onto each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 I haven't had time to do the "my own stuff" lately but I'm getting caught up fast so I will be able to work on this some more soon. All suggestions are on the table, Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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