This is the blank I'm currently working on; simple, straight back and bottom, except for the finger notch. I have been labeling this knife1. New label will be feather.
knife1 will be just another sour memory
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Steel Rainbows
Damascus USA Blanks
Semi-Custom Knives; One Step After Another
I'm not a blade smith, this is just a hobby that my wife does not like. (Why don't they ever figure out that this just makes it more attractive?) I've done some knife making, largely because I have a lot of woodworking and automotive tools; sanders grinders and stuff. Mostly I made various machetes and choppers out of lawnmower blades. I like to grind metal; it's sort of destructive and constructive at the same time. Not going to grind any steel on this project though, because I'm using almost-done except for the handle, hand-forged damascus blanks. I'm cartoon crazy for damascus. I even like to (and sometimes do) just look at the little swiggles and bumps that sometimes look like alien circuit boards and sometimes like martian/egyptian script trying to warn me to always cut away from my hands.
I've finished four knives using blanks from Damascus USA, and showing each step as I progress. There will be errors, but I hope by the fourth one I'll have it down. I want enough photos so the text makes sense, and if the labels are right, it will be easy to see the orderly progression to finish for each blade. My goal was for the last three to be at least technically near-perfect with a secondary goal of excellent appearance with strong functionality, although if they meet all those criteria, they will never be actually used. Pity.
I've finished four knives using blanks from Damascus USA, and showing each step as I progress. There will be errors, but I hope by the fourth one I'll have it down. I want enough photos so the text makes sense, and if the labels are right, it will be easy to see the orderly progression to finish for each blade. My goal was for the last three to be at least technically near-perfect with a secondary goal of excellent appearance with strong functionality, although if they meet all those criteria, they will never be actually used. Pity.
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- boot (7)
- bowie (7)
- classic (4)
- dagger (7)
- drop point (1)
- feather (9)
- finished knives (5)
- knife1 (7)
- loaners (1)
- stainless (3)
- tanto (1)
- wood knives (1)
- working knives (3)
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November
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- The End of Act 1
- First Four Finished
- Bowie Day 3
- Bowie - Day Two
- More from the Grab Bag
- Bowie: Day One
- Already, I can't wait to get more Steel
- Intermission
- Boot Knife Done
- Two Finished
- Much Hand-Sanding Later
- A Rainy Day's Work
- Classic Modified
- Is it 24 Hours, Yet?
- While Waiting for the Epoxy to Set
- Forward Motion (a little, maybe)
- Feather - Day 2
- 1-M Feather Modified
- No Progress
- Knife #1 - day2 - Shot!
- After Sanding
- After Fine Grinding
- Blade with Slabs in Place
- Blade #1, day 2
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