bobasaurus Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 (I couldn't really figure out the right category for this, so we'll call it a "Knife".) I forged this pattern-welded damascus spatula for my Mom’s birthday gift. I offered her a knife or any other thing I could forge, and this is what she chose. Never made one before, it was lots of flattening work with a cross pein hammer and a ton of grinding. 1080 and 15n20 steel, hardened then tempered at about 550 deg F for extra flexibility. The handle is redheart, one of my favorite woods. It’s pretty, really easy to work (hand planes beautifully), and doesn’t have large pores so it finishes smoothly. I hand planed the block to size, then bandsawed out the shape, and block planed everything smooth and roughly to the final shape before sanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanternnate Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 That's a mighty fine "pancake knife" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Bobasaurus, I love all your work. Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 So sweet......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 super good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moemdown Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 is the handle 2 pieces? like a knife handle might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Quint- Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 "Pancake Knife" it is lol. Im glad you put it here, otherwise I might not have seen it. And I'm glad to have seen it. Fine work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templehound Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Very Nice! I'm sure she will treasure it forever. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Beautiful work. Now she will need all the other matching utensils it can be a running theme. Looks like a great functional design too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave51B Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Very nice.....Did you put your touch mark on there somewhere? I'm pretty sure momma will be carrying that in her hand bag to show it off . Well done..... Life is Good Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 That came out beautifully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Your Mom is going to love that Bob though you might have trouble convincing her to flip jacks, steaks, eggs, etc. with it. I'd say something clever but I'll just spend a little more tie looking instead. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobasaurus Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 Thanks a lot everyone. Dave, I did stamp it on the bottom (though it's light). Moemdown, the handle is one piece. I drilled a row of holes then drilled and chiseled out the areas between them to get the mortise for the tang. I used west system g/flex epoxy to hold it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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