templehound Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 This stooping Pilgrim has a 140 mm long, convex ground blade of O7 with a fuller and a ridged back. Ferrule is copper and I chose Golden Teak for the handle. The tang is riveted over the falcons belly. Sheath is reinforced with horn liners. Leather and horn is from water buffalo.Fittings are made from fire finished copper. The knife has an overall length of 270 mm. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe C Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Yeahh, this is it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Very nice a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Beautiful The leaf is nearly perfect background for photographing blades. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Gorgeous work - every detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Awesome job. The horn in the leather sheath is brilliant and beautifully done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FivePointsForge Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Stunning, as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templehound Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 Thank You very much for the fine comments, Gentlemen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Do you sell these locally, or do they end up around the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Excellent attention to detail ... and that brings me to ask why does the fuller continue inside the handle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templehound Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 11 hours ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: Do you sell these locally, or do they end up around the world? My main market is mostly Europe. I do not have the right credit card, no online banking, no pay pal account to sell around the world. Actually selling world wide would make me collaps....got only two hands and one brain Thanks BIGGUNDOCTOR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templehound Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 11 hours ago, Marc1 said: Excellent attention to detail ... and that brings me to ask why does the fuller continue inside the handle? Thanks Marc1! BecauseI I dont like a fullers which goes pointy in and out of the blade, looks inharmonious to my eyes...when a fuller comes from the heft(like on some Medieval swords for example) and tapers with its single tip forwards to the tip this feels/looks more beautiful to me....i am not really sure if I explained this properly in English, but maybe You guys know what I mean I took me quite some time figuring out how to do this. It could have been done by casting but I never liked casting fittings, dosent matter how high end the piece is, it looks like casting all the time....this looks cheap to my eye.....besides this technique I have never seen in accurate, precise execution, always gaps...to speak frankly. so I soldered two half round wires in the slot, using some shaped Titanium as a wedge to hold them in place...was difficult. If the fuller goes behind the heft, it could weaken the tang.So extra attention to the tang is needed. I prefer on every hidden tang knife a wide tang(with true ferrules, there is no concern about the Handle material), because this is the point where a knife has to withstand the most leverage on construction. A T-shaped profile above the fuller and controlled selective heat treatment makes sure it will be cared for the good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepinJoe Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Very nice. Your attention to detail produces such an excellent result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 It’s machined like a fine shotgun... a Purdy perhaps. It would pair well with such! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 very good geometry on that fuller, I like the fluidness of the construction on this blade, also the leaf behind the blade made for a very nice presentation! Keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templehound Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Jeepin Joe, bigfootnampa, Sly....Thanks, Guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryson489 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Amazing knife! Very clean design. And the sheath is equally finely crafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templehound Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 Bryson489, Thad,... Thank You very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eutrophicated1 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Exquisite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiltedWonder Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 TempleHound. Amazing work . So much of what you post is amazing. I must visit you when I come back to Thailand in 2020. My wife is from Takhian Ram in Si Sa Ket province northeast Thailand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspool Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Thats' a fine piece of craftsmanship! Did you drill the horn liner for the sheath in order to sew it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templehound Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Eutrophicated1, KiltedWonder, Jspool, thanks a lot, guys! KiltedWonder, You live in Isaan....honestly, up there they make the most tasty food in whole Thailand...see You around! Jspool, yes I drilled the liners before sewing....I wanted the leather to be stitched not drilled....more beautiful IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Meticulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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