Joël Mercier Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) Thanks for letting me join this community! I am french Canadian and professional car mech. Began bladesmithing/knife making in August. Having two kids and a full time job gives me much less time than I'd like to spend on this very rewarding hobby. I managed to pull out two knives and a third on the way. First one is 1084 stock removal drop point hunter with bloodwood scales and brass pins. Second was a Xmas present for my dad. B&T'ish forged 80CrV2 through tang with bloodwood and brass. Third is W1 santoku hand forged from a 7/8" drill rod. (Xxxx, that was lot of hammering) The only power tool I'm using is my drill press. I enjoy the completely hand made part. I find it relaxing . Edited January 10, 2018 by Mod34 Inappropriate language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Welcome aboard. Beautiful work for your first couple knives. Can't wait to see the next couple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 You say those are your.....FIRST knives?? DUDE!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Very clean, please keep going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaStan Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Very nice, very meticulous finish. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 really, really nice. keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 9 hours ago, C-1ToolSteel said: You say those are your.....FIRST knives?? DUDE!!!!! Yeah, I work rather slowly and I got good advices from very generous smiths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Really nice work. Looking forward to seeing more. One small criticism (and not of the knives): if you take your photos against a more even background (a wooden tabletop or a large sheet of plain cloth or paper), the knives will show up better and the clutter will be less distracting. The knife is the star; let it shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Good nelly those are really nice! Very nicely done, wow. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.IVO Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 No one would dare say these are you first knives, cheers, you´re in the right art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Many thanks! This is definitely boosting my morale . 8 hours ago, JHCC said: Really nice work. Looking forward to seeing more. One small criticism (and not of the knives): if you take your photos against a more even background (a wooden tabletop or a large sheet of plain cloth or paper), the knives will show up better and the clutter will be less distracting. The knife is the star; let it shine. I am going to take this advice very seriously when I decide to start selling my work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhitee93 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Very clean work! It's nice to see someone new taking the time to properly finish a knife. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Thank you. It's a nice compliment rhitee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(M) Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Thats amazing! I am nowhere near that meticulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 A little update on the santoku. It's been HT and polished. A seasoned eye will tell you I did not soak the blade long enough for the steel to reach critical under the clay. The edge is very thin and I was worried about overheating. It was a nice experience nonetheless. It's unsharpened but the edge is almost zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilwaukeeJon Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Those all look fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Moffett Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Astounding work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beslagsmed Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Great work, keep it up. Looking forward to the next ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 I completed it yesterday. Here's a few shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 That turned out beautifully. Very nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds99 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 forget about about good for firsts those are just GOOD!!! awesome awesome work..... Just to touch on what JHCC had said about taking pics another piece of real REAL good advice i was given was to get some PVC pipe 1/2 - 1 inch in diamter now you lay the knife on the table and you use this PVC pipe to make a frame about 2-3 feet wide and a couple feet wide (you could use almost anythjing in the place of the pvc its just to make a frame basicly) then you stretch some white tissue paper over that frame and use extra piece's of pvc or what ever to hold it up now what you want to do is hold that frame above the knife and put the lighting so it has to go through the tissue paper and to the knife then shoot the pic from the front. basicly what your trying to do is difusse the light through the tissue paper that way you wont get bright spots and reflections it dones wonders with all pics but esspecially anything you polish give it a try you might be suprised....i was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Thank you DS! I will certainly consider building a white box in a near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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