This is a stock removal blade, but i was quite pleased with how this bit of file work came out:

 

 

 

 

:)

That's pretty cool,  I dig the helix twist with the drilled holes ?   Looks cool. :)

 

-Bruno

That looks very nice. How about doing a how to?

 

Frosty The Lucky.

Oh yes please do a wip, it looks fantastic and makes me want to have a crack at filework.

Hmm, a WIP....

I've got another blade blank somewhere that I could do this to. Leave it with me.

Tools used are a bench/pillar drill and a drill bit just under half the thickness of the steel used. On my piece I used a 1.8mm bit for my 4mm stock, and a good sharp three square needle file (Triangular).

Other files come in handy if you have them, but it is possible to do the twist pattern with just the three square. The wavy line bit requires a round or half round.

I don't mark anything, do it all by eye, but it could be usefull for those who've done very little file work.

Wow, that's inspiring. I want that WIP... or at least how you did the weave

A blueprint or a WIP would be amazing!

fifth'd, I think I can reverse engineer it, but I would also appreciate some process photo action :) really nice work on that!

 

kinda reminds me I need to get some new needle files....

Did this pattern once before:

 

 

 It was for this knife:

 

 

 

 

  It really shows up nice when the knife is finished.   :)

That is beautiful and inspiring.

wow. beautiful work.

Thanks for sharing this.

nice! I need to try this

awesome file work

Thanks folks!

Started work on this little thing night before last:






I'll be doing the twist on it as well, so while I'm doing it I shall take pics of each stage for the WIP. :)

Very nice and inspiring too.

Haven't see that before, and I like it!  The weaving idea is very neat.