Stormcrow Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I had a customer request a bush sword as close as possible in profile and bevels to one that I forged a couple of years ago for Knife Rights' Ultimate Steel fundraiser. Fortunately, I had traced the blade on a piece of cardboard before I finished it out, so I was able to make a pattern. Making any forged blade match exactly what has been done before is always boogery, but the pattern helped. I forged it from 80CrV2 steel, with a 14" blade and an integral socket handle. Like the original, the clip is a false edge, though thin enough that it could be sharpened. The customer wanted me to do the handle wrap with a patterned paracord called "copperhead" that matches pretty close to the scale pattern on the actual ophidian, with the Turk's head knots in a solid color called "rust" that compliments the copperhead well. The cord always darkens when the epoxy is applied, but the pattern still shows up. Just not as obvious at a distance. The customer is a lefty like me and liked the edge-forward left-handed cross draw setup I had done on my test mule camp knife. He wanted to wear it lower than I did, so I gave the quick-detach, double-adjustable shoulder sling an extra foot of webbing so he could adjust it to where he wants it. He expressed his satisfaction with the rig in no uncertain terms. Always glad to have another happy customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 The owner surprised me when he sent me some pictures of what he had done with the left-over copperhead paracord that I had sent with the bush sword. He said to honor the maker, he put my touchmark on the sheath as well. Matches the stamp on the blade pretty darn well! I was very impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratman151 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Beautiful work Luc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 How'd I miss this one. Stormcrow This is another Awesome blade. You are very consistant in making xxxxxx blades. IMHO Great designs. each one is different but is exactly your style. Perfect! I'd be proud to carry one of your blades into the zombie apocalypse... or just the woods for a camping trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Thanks, guys! I appreciate it. Daswulf - Even though there may be a fair amount of variety in the blade shapes, if you will notice, most of my chopping knives are laid out along an elongated sine wave. Variations on a theme, but with the basic physics remaining much the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 when I make a knife I always trace it on a piece of paper and keep it in a folder. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeshow Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Really like this blade design. I do mine in sheet metal. That way I can keep it close to the forge and anvil when making a "copy". Paper tends to go up in smoke when I'm near hot coal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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