April 9, 20188 yr Hello all. I hope the spring is treating you all well. It's been a while since I've been online, but that's allowed me a bit of time in the shop. Here's some of my recent completions. Like the title says, comments and critiques are always welcome. Hunter/skinner in 1095/15N20 Boning Knife - 1095/15N20 2 cheese knives the 2nd with a custom made middle pin - O1/15N20 Feather pattern veggie slicer 1080/15N20 Carving Knife with one of my dog paw pins - O1/15N20 Kitchen Tanto 1095/15N20 This one is wicked sharp! (The handle has been slimmed down towards the front since the pics were taken.) Have fun everyone. as always peace and love billyO
April 9, 20188 yr I really like the first third and fourth a lot. The fifth is nice as well. That's as far as overall. What do I know lol. Nice work.
April 9, 20188 yr Okay, wow! I'm clearly unable to critique 'cause I like them too much. two questions though: What's the handle material of the boning knife? And Those cheese knives, are those pattern welded blades or laminated? I love that pattern! Thanks and bests to you! Gergely
April 9, 20188 yr They're all beautiful blades but it's your handles I find myself looking at, great choice of materials and finish, nicely done.
April 9, 20188 yr Author Thanks all! 19 hours ago, Gergely said: Okay, wow! I'm clearly unable to critique 'cause I like them too much. two questions though: What's the handle material of the boning knife? And Those cheese knives, are those pattern welded blades or laminated? I love that pattern! All the handles are spalted big leaf maple from my property stabilized by K&G. Well, there's some ebony on a few as well. The boning knife is an outer piece of a burl that another maker and I made a form and he cast some blue acraglass(? I think that's what it's called. basically the stuff that bowling balls are made of) to make a block. Regarding the cheese knives, you're correct, they are laminated/3 layers (a piece of O1 with a piece of 15N20 on each side.)
April 17, 20188 yr Nice work. I love the way the blue resin on the oner handle looks like a fish. Not so much the other side. Too bad. I would love to see some WIP picks of your damascus and feather patterns.
July 16, 20187 yr Wow all very nice. Did you make the sheath as well ? Also ++ on the dog paws and 3 layer.
July 16, 20187 yr billyO, I was just watching a YouTube video last night of the making of some tactical knives with the same kind of dog-paw pins. Were those yours? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EaaG1xu8zA
July 16, 20187 yr Billy-O, You informed us that the handle;s wood is spalted big leaf maple. Is the wood, that you used, cut from a burl? The last pic, that you posted, sure looks like it. Incidentally, the knives are spectacular. Beautiful job. SLAG.
July 17, 20187 yr Author Thanks Dave! BTW - are you a member of the NWBA? If so, have we met at any of the conferences?
July 17, 20187 yr The only thing I can see to even be nit-picky about (and this is probably getting really nit-picky), is that I see a couple wire edges left on the sharpened edges. I shave with straight razors, so the sight of those make me cringe a little, but other than that they look spectacular.
July 17, 20187 yr Author On 7/16/2018 at 5:50 AM, JHCC said: billyO, I was just watching a YouTube video last night of the making of some tactical knives with the same kind of dog-paw pins. Were those yours? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EaaG1xu8zA Nope, I made those myself. Pretty easy to do. On 7/16/2018 at 5:50 AM, JHCC said: 23 hours ago, SLAG said: Billy-O, You informed us that the handle;s wood is spalted big leaf maple. Is the wood, that you used, cut from a burl? The last pic, that you posted, sure looks like it. Incidentally, the knives are spectacular. Beautiful job. SLAG. Yep, A couple/few years ago I cut down a maple on my property, mainly for firewood and saw all the spalting. I did choose that tree because of the root burl. I've got another one a bit further back on my property with a 3' dia burl that I'm thinking about being my firewood tree this year. I just need to find an easier way than manual labor to get the wood up to the house. Thanks for the compliments all. as always peace and love billyO Edited July 17, 20187 yr by billyO
July 20, 20187 yr Fantastic work - it's been great watching your blades progress. Your patterns are becoming cleaner and better defined. The handles look solid and comfy, plus the material is just tons of fun. My only critique is to find a balance between your lines. Your knives tend to be lean towards roundness or edges; soft or hard. Your first knife strikes the best balance in my opinion.
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