Kendall P Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 So - after getting involved in backyard forgeing for a few breif and fun months and getting the bug pretty bad, i had to hang up hammer + tong during a period of moving house and haveing my tools in storage ( for about 2 years) - now finally ive got them back out of storage and built myself a nice warm place to forge away from the rain.... Naturally i decided to test the water with a "letter opener" knife - out of mild steel - gotta keep things simple for the first timers am i right? So - in the lovely books i have read on smithing and blade smithing - their are allot of do`s and donts about foreing a blade and puting a handle on it. I pretty much broke / bodged all the rules - like a typical learner. But it is after all my offical "first go". Please feel free to critique my little working - it`s not great at all. Although like some bizzaro mom - im so proud of my baby. *grin* Here are the pics - ive waffled on for long enough. Thanks for your time and patience with yet another beginner on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaebo74 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 alot nicer than my first try at a knife kendall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall P Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Thankyou very much :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Very nice work for a first try. I like the leaf-type blade, especially for a letter opener, and might have to borrow that idea from you. What's the bolster made from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall P Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 The bolster was made from pewter - and the handle is ash - And thankyou, I quite liked the leaf blade for a letter opener, seems to work in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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