Karl B. Andersen Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I found another piece of Stag in that drawer! Mated it up with a 5160 blade forged from some heavy stock and a stainless guard. Fixed assembly? OK. I actually forged this blade and ricasso to fit the handle end of the Stag. I wanted to remove as little material as possible for a nice fit. 5 3/8" clipped blade with a false edge and 10 1/4" overall length. Nuttin' but fun here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GEzell Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I love the drop to the handle from the natural shape of the stag. Looks like the kind of knife that would be handy in the woods... This one is not a take-down? George Ezell, bladesmith" How much useful knowledge is lost by the scattered forms in which it is ushered to the world! How many solitary students spend half their lives in making discoveries which had been perfected a century before their time, for want of a condensed exhibition of what is known."Buffonview some of my work RelicForge on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Sorrells Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 One of these days you'll put something up that I don't like. But you ain't done it yet! Nice one, as usual. Check out Walter's instructional videos: Forging Japanese Style Blades Making Hamons Japanese Sword Mounting Polishing Making Japanese Sword Fittings www.waltersorrellsblades.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPeacock Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 That's a mighty fine looking knife. It looks well put together and very usable. Have you ever thought about the life of steel? It's interesting to think that you can control the fate of a piece of metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl B. Andersen Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 I love the drop to the handle from the natural shape of the stag. Looks like the kind of knife that would be handy in the woods...This one is not a take-down? Nope - fixed assembly. A couple people asked to see the butt end of the recent Stag Hunter. Many of you know, as well, that I prefer through-tang threaded assembly. I like to "pull" the entire handle material assembly toward the guard shoulders. I like a nice, tight assembly. So, I incorporated some of my take-down methods into a stag handle. To accomplish this, I first needed to alter the stag handle. I used a 3/4" carbide burr and shaped a hole into the handle material. Then I turned a 3/4" round of African Blackwood. I cut a piece 1 1/2" long and used Marine Epoxy to set it in place in the Stag handle. Drilled a hole in it and inserted a stainless sleeve for the threaded pommel screw "shoulder" to set against so that during repeated assembly/disassembly the shoulder was only grinding on steel instead of a shoulder in the Blackwood. Just like my take-down assembly in countoured handle materials. You can get the idea from the photos here. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl B. Andersen Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 One of these days you'll put something up that I don't like. But you ain't done it yet! Nice one, as usual. Kind words, indeed, Mr. Sorrells. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Wow, Karl, now I'm even more impressed with it... very inventive construction! George Ezell, bladesmith" How much useful knowledge is lost by the scattered forms in which it is ushered to the world! How many solitary students spend half their lives in making discoveries which had been perfected a century before their time, for want of a condensed exhibition of what is known."Buffonview some of my work RelicForge on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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