nashdude Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Yeah, this is primarily a blacksmithing forum, but I wanted to post what got me interested in blacksmithing in the first place---bladesmithing. I know there's a gallery page here, but it's easier for me to copy+paste the urls than to try and figure out the why's and wherefore's of profile management hehe So, without further ado, my knife---from start to finish... Heat treated... Tempered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashdude Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 On the knife board for draw filing and sanding... Buffing... Buffed... Wood hand slabs epoxied on, and holes drilled for pinning and lanyard hole... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashdude Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Shaped... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashdude Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) And the finished product, complete with sheath... Note that practically EVERYTHING about this knife is recycled junk---blade steel, wooden handles slabs, even the sheath material (suede with wax melted into it). The only "new" items were the brass pinning and tubing, the wax for the sheath, and the artificial sinew for the stitching. Make no mistake---I'm NOT "green" by any means, but the notion of making something beautiful and/or useful out of something that has been "cast off" does have a certain appeal. Not to mention, the "free" aspect of junk appeals to my cheapskate nature... ;) Edited December 30, 2008 by nashdude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draper84 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 gorgeous work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech413 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Looks good, and cheap makes it even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashdude Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Thanks yall! I'm rather proud of it (to the point of being obnoxious, I'm sure...). This is actually the only knife I've ever made---first, last, and the totality of my bladesmithing hobby thus far. The guy that got me into it (whose workshop you see me using) was pretty impressed with it, and convinced me to look at the hobby a little more seriously. I was just after a hobby that I can share with my son as he gets older, but now I can see something a bit more... ...lucrative Anyway, this is what spawned my interest in blacksmithing. Nash 101 :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 It looks really nice. It is rather satisfying to make "something" out of "nothing". Keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pault17 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Very nice knife Nash. That would be a good hobby to make "generational". If you don't sell the knife, it could be your first occupational heirloom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalMuncher Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I like that design! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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