JPH Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Hello: It's been a good deal busy around here with family stuff thanks to a brand new granddaughter arriving .. so this is something I whipped out real quick for site stock.. This one is a mix of 1095, L-6 and some meteoric iron thrown in ..8 1/4" Maiden Hair blade... with phosphor bronze mounts...I used some of that bowling ball material for the fluted grip I have been playing with.. I sorta like it..This piece looks like a deep reddish maple burl... Turned out OK...at least I think so... The sheath is set with a very nice 17.65 Ct star ruby.. cut this one myself.. All in all I think it didn't turn out too bad.. Hope the photos work... as I said this one is website stock and is currently listed there.. JPH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggraham Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 nice JPH, how do you like Florida? (I think you moved there recently???) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Beautiful as always Jim, I love your blade patterns. How do you like grinding the bowling ball material? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPH Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 hello; Been here now for 18 months...finally got everything more or less set up..Now if I can just remember where I put stuff I would be doing pretty good.. The new studio is close to twice the size of the old one so I have new places for things...I am slowly getting use to the new expanded set up...I actually have ROOM now... I am still working on replacing the equipment that "walked away" from my storage in Nevada.. the last piece is a bench mill and then I will be totally back up.. All in all I am back to work and finishing off my 4th book... JPH Frosty.. I do these free hand using a flex shaft machine and 1/2" dia drum sander arbors..wear a respirator... that is what I say cause this stuff is all sorts of nassy.. I rough cut in with 40 grit, smooth that out with 180 grit and start the polish with 320 and then work on up up to 2000. The last two I do wet..gets messy but oh it comes out like glass.. After the fluting I lightly buff with black crocus..change wheel and then go to the white rouge ..that rouge works on the bronze as well..oh it comes out smooth... Here's a less fancy one... JPH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HojPoj Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 "Less Fancy" He says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Free hand the fluting on the handles. Of course, why'd I have to ask? Beautiful as always. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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