August 22, 2025Aug 22 I have been getting some major progress in the blade making lately, First pic is what happens when you are impatient and have a slight warp that I should of left alone, second is a knife for my sister its what she wanted but i dont like the feel of it, Second is for another sister and I really like this one. last three pics is i am having a go at an explosion pattern and so far its worked out.
August 23, 2025Aug 23 Not my slang but Oh SNAP! And it was such a pretty pattern. Who said, "we don't make mistakes we make shorter blades." ? You make some beautiful patterns, I'm looking forward to the starburst maybe etched farther or photographed under better light. I can't see the pattern very well but what I can see looks very nice. Frosty The Lucky.
August 30, 2025Aug 30 Author Well I have made the billet into a blade, It has been fairly successful but it was a close thing to failing. i was trying the thicken up the base of the handle for a intergrall bolster but I think I hadnt forged the tiles enough to bond together properly and I had a weld fail. So to reclaim the billet I forge welded another piece of materail onto it that was just a plain layered piece of stock and the outcome looks ok so I may not tell anyone that its not how it started out
August 31, 2025Aug 31 Both patterns are striking, I LOVE low layer count high contrast. It's a beautiful knife though I'm not sure if I'd have put both patterns on the same blade. That's just a matter of taste, not a criticism. Frosty The Lucky.
August 31, 2025Aug 31 Author Thanks Frosty, It wasnt supposed to be that way but I am happy with the save. Pity the weld failed as it could of been really cool to have the explosion or star burst in the bolster. I really like the lower layer counts as well.
August 31, 2025Aug 31 I hear you but that's the way it goes sometimes. I'd like to get away from compromising with what the material will allow. Frosty The Lucky.
September 12, 2025Sep 12 Author I have made good progress with the blade, though it some faults I have proceded with it just because it has had so much time in making the stock it came from and I have learnt from this that I hope to not repeat but time will tell. It will have a hardwood (Jara) handle scales and brass pins
September 12, 2025Sep 12 NICE pattern, I love losing myself in the pictures. I like it a lot. Frosty The Lucky.
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