Lamey Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 HI all, a few quickie shots of a Jungle Honey i just finished up. For those that dont know this is a Jimmy Fikes design, so for that he deserves all credit. This one was forged from 1095, .200 stock, didnt want to make it too light so it was minimally ground... just enough to remove major hammer marks. These pics arent the best, dont show the hamon well, had to get them between rain clouds. The hamon has alot more activity then visible in these pics, will get better pics of hamon if possible. Overall length is 32", blade is 16" x 2.5". Still have to do a bit of polish and final sharpening. Have 3 more of these to make, hope to get them done in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Knowles Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Nice Matt! I really like these, Really functional. Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Nice interpretation! I saw the title and was hoping you'd got Jimmy, aka OleyFermo, to start posting here again. I always like hearing what he's got to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Stagmer Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I like that blade a lot! Looks great. Nice hamon. Def looks like it would take some trees down if it needed to. "ART SHOULD HURT" www.BaltimoreKnife.com BKS' Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Maresch Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Absolute Hotness! Wonderful Design perfectly plain executed. Whoa! www.mareschmesser.de Knifemaker, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillG74 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 That is sweet I want one to keep beside my bed for intruders. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil gagnon Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 very nice and functional. Thank you for sharing "One who is samurai must before all things" Keep constantly in mind, by day and by night. the fact that he has to die... -Dai Doji Yuzon- 16th Century http://sites.google.com/site/canadianliveblade/home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedemoguy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) That is cool. Will That's a shower blade not a bed blade... Edited March 27, 2009 by thedemoguy You're the same dumb pilgrim who I've been hearing for twenty days, and smellin' for three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Wow, that is a functional yet attractive looking knife. I had never heard of the design, but I like what I see. thanks showing. Kevin please visit my website http://www.professorsforge.com/ “Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” E. V. Debs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Erwin Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Very nice Beau Erwin www.ErwinKnives.com Custom knives Bcarta Composites Stabilized Woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrassett Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 That hamon looks sic! Awesome work!! J Anderson R " Fools live to regret there words, wise men to regret there silence"- Will Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Matt, the Jungle Honey is one of my all time favorite design in it's many incarnations, you pulled it off great! No turk's knot? Let not the swords of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adlai Stein Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) That is sweet I want one to keep beside my bed for intruders. Will Shouldn't the intruders have their own weapon? I mean having one set aside for them is nice and all but I think it's a bit unnecesary. Lamey, Great blade i love the flow and shape. Edited March 27, 2009 by Adlai Stein Adlai Klatu Baratta Necktie! Macabee Knives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamey Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 thanks all, they are a fun to make, a bit challenging on the heat treat, but still fun. Sam, no turks head, ive not yet mastered them (not a 4 strand anyway, and thats what this one would need). I am doing a Tsuba on one im building now. Some folks expressed concern over hands slipping on the handle, the way these are wrapped, and the shape of the tang (larger toward the edge), your hands wont slip, even if wet. I believe you would leave some skin behind before you actually slipped on the cord wrap. Will be posting a similar piece im working on in a week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 That thing is wicked.... Out of curiosity, how much does it weigh? 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...
Lamey Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 not sure about the weight, dont have an accurate way to measure. I can say that it feels very lively in the hand, substantial without being "heavy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Maresch Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Hello lamey - sorry for pullin this one up again. Been looking for some inspiration and wondered - OAL 32``? Is this true? And 16´´ handle? Can´t be, can it? Cause if this bugger IS 32´´ long.... then I do have to remake the picture I had in mind of this blade. Would be nice if you could verify the specs! Thanks in advance, and as I said before.... Incredible piece. The "simpleness" in construction and the elegance in lines are just overwhelming. Best wishes Mat www.mareschmesser.de Knifemaker, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh powell Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Mat, Check out the work of Jimmy Fikes/Don Fogg that inspired this piece.. http://www.dfoggknives.com/photogallery/Ju...Test/index.html 32" OAL, 16" handle is accurate, I think. Hello lamey - sorry for pullin this one up again. Been looking for some inspiration and wondered - OAL 32``? Is this true? And 16´´ handle? Can´t be, can it? Cause if this bugger IS 32´´ long.... then I do have to remake the picture I had in mind of this blade. Would be nice if you could verify the specs! Thanks in advance, and as I said before.... Incredible piece. The "simpleness" in construction and the elegance in lines are just overwhelming. Best wishes Mat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamey Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 hi Mat, your right the blade on this one is 16-1/2", 32" overall. Will be shipping to its new owner on monday, have 3 more to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john marcus Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 great job.....nice compliment to fikes infinite edge cutlery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Erwin Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Was nice getting to handle that one, really is light in hand, makes ya wanna chop something with it. Beau Erwin www.ErwinKnives.com Custom knives Bcarta Composites Stabilized Woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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