Sgian #5

[Raptor]

Beautiful work. Are you making sheaths as well? I'd like to see a pic of how the knife fits the sheath.

Will have to post a couple of pics soon then! I dont bother photographing the sheaths too much as they are all just simple wooden efforts at this stage, stained black & waxed. I didn't see much need to highlight my woodworking faults with something that was only going to be hidden in a sock

I'll have to start teaching myself some silversmithing so I can dress them up a bit.

[Panache]

Another fine blade. You take each one in an entirely different direction than the last. Obviously you are having a lot of fun with these projects and they keep getting better.

Cheers

Jamie

[BEEDEE]

Beautiful work.

A bit more information please? Where do you get your blades, or are you making them yourself. How about a write up on the acid etching process?

Brian

[Big Mikey]

Absolutely unacceptable!





That you turn out such beautiful items and live so far away! Keep up the great work and the great pics. Thanks.

[Raptor]

A bit more information please? Where do you get your blades, or are you making them yourself. How about a write up on the acid etching process?

Brian

Still making the blades the lazy way: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=26911

I'd prefer to forge them to shape (then I could play with some true damascus steel, which I have an idea for that I'm dying to try out) but unfortunately lack the room to build myself a forge. I'm waiting on some high-carbon spring steel to make some blades via the stock removal method, but for now, the system of reshaping existing stainless blades is working well enough. Shame I'm not a huge fan of stainless blades

Happy to do a write-up on etching. It'd be a fairly short write-up though, as the process is so simple it's not funny! It does improve the look though of what in my case is a fairly plain & boring blade. I'm trying to work out some sort of jig for cutting a blood groove in with an angle grinder, but not even finished the theoretical yet I have in mind something like a compound mitre saw, but with a 4" grinder fitted instead.

I have 4 blades waiting for hilts ATM, which I'm in the process of working on now. They all have basic etching on them (my first poor efforts at replicating damascus and pattern-welded steel) but I want to do a blade with some knotwork on it, & have an idea for getting the damascus patterning to look better, so I'll photograph the process & post it.

[Sean_the_Kilted]

Raptor,
You are truly an artist. The acid etch work is awesome.