Oh yeah, we are using buzzwords now. This knife can have a regular guard, OR you can reconfigure it to have a seamless bolster instead 😱 Incredible. The steel is Sleipner. Handle is indian ebony, brass and either a stainless Read more
This one took quite a bit of time, but I am happy with the result. Steel is 6 mm thick Sleipner, handle is ironwood with ebony and brass.
A fantastic knife maker from Greece named Tony Mont has graciously offered a collaboration to me – each of us makes a blade, sends it to the other, who finishes the knife with a handle and a sheath. I jumped Read more
This is an older knife – just filling in the gaps in posts. Thin grind, segmented handle with ebony and bronze.
I suppose it is the combination of a thin grind and a fine grain of the steel that makes these knives scary sharp. This one has 3,8mm thick blade, 10 cm long, one of the 3D printed bolsters and a Read more
This bowie is almost the largest one I made. It is a takedown construction, with bedded tang, bronze spacer, blued steel guard and indian ebony handle.
There is a technique to straighten a blade bent after heat treatment – you repeatedly strike the inside of the bent curve with a very hard object, thus spreading the material on that side only and straightening the bend. For Read more
Similarly to the previous knife this one is an attempt at a keyhole bolster. Steel is Vanadis 4 Extra. Handle is grenadillo. The bolster has been 3d printed with allowances for final machining and polishing – that worked a treat.
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