Richard van Dijk

Done just with a ball burr in my pendant drill. Richard

Hi Charles I forged a bar of 68 layers cut it in 4 pieces when stacking them for rewelding I inserted 3 pieces of 15N20 and welded the lot together. Richard

Another Hunter, 275 layer, full tang, brass guard and pins and Bog Rata handle. Total length 25.5 cm blade 25.5 cm Richard

Thank you Dave Merry Christmas

Hi All Pattern welded hunter, 275 layer lignum vitae wood handle with coin bronze fittings. Total length 25cm, blade 13 cm Wishing you all a very Merry X-Mass

No it did not bother me at all, from what I read it is the bark what can give you troubles.

I cut a bar of 91 layers in 3 pieces and then inserted 2 bits of 15N20 in between them and forged together, I did not use any nickel

Pattern welded Hunter 275 layer, Black Poison wood handle with coin bronze fittings. Total length 25.5 cm, blade 13.5 cm

Ooooooooh I like these NICE work. Richard

Told you before you are a show off SPECTACULAR STUFF Salim. Richard

Thank you gentlemen. Richard

Santoku style knife with San MaI construction,Bog Rata (NZ native) Handle capped with sterling silver bolster, total length 34.5 cm, blade 21 cm.

Yes I think you are right Justin it would make a very good fighter. Ross, the distortion in the layers was mainly done by the forging, the shiny layers were M 42 and I just wanted to try out if I could weld it, it came out better than expected so I forged the blade out of it. Richard

Yup Wes that is a ferrule, an oval tube that partly fits over the Giraffe bone and the guard hard silver soldered on, I cut a thread at the end of the tang and make up a "nut" a treaded tube with a cap on it.

Pattern welded carving knife, I started this a very long time ago but I was never happy with the handle so I decided to make another one to fit it. Only a dozen layers, total length 32.5 cm (12.75 inch) blade 20 cm (8 inch) Handle is stabilised New Zealand mountain beech With gilding metal fittings.