atakach Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Here's a fighter that im just about finished with, I only have to give it a final once over. the blade was hand rubbed to 800grit, then i went over it with some hand polishing compounds, and then a light buffing, leaving it with a nice smooth satin finish. the guard is 1/8'' stainless and the spacer is one piece 3/8'' stainless, both are detailed with the grooves, and were heat colored and buffed to a satin finish, leaving the recesses blackened. the handle is ebony, which i carved out mostly buy hand using a roto tool, to rough it in, then the rest was done with little knife like tools i made out of scraps of steel. thanks for looking Visit My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCWalker Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 excellent work! If it cuts half as well as it looks you could clear a forest in a day! My Knives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Andrew, your journey is getting very exciting! Great work your blades improve leaps and bounds every single time! 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...
atakach Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 thank you sam, and yes they cut as well....aint they s'pose to??? Visit My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I have to say, last night I was looking through the show and tell forum. Out of anything on the first two pages, this knife is my single most favourite. How'd you make the guard? It adds an excellent contrasting transition from the silver blade to the dark handle. So above and beyond I imagine, drawn beyond the lines of reason. Push the envelope, watch it bend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atakach Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) aaahh grasshopper.......just kidden it's pretty easy, no deep dark secret. I took the guard after fitting and shaping, and put a cut-off wheel (like you would use in a dremel tool) into the drill press, then you set the table to heigth for where you want your line to be, then just keep the guard flat on the table and rotate 360 deg. till the desired depth is achieved......then it was taken to about 1700 deg. in the forge, and the high spot polished if this make sense. the spacer was done the same way, but I set the drill press tabe 2x's, for the 2 different lines. thanks for the compliments all. andrew Edited May 11, 2009 by atakach Visit My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDForge Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Great work, Andrew. That knife is beutiful. Matthew DempseyArchangel Bladesarchangel.knives@gmail.comIronworkCustom Knives https://www.facebook.com/archangel.blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogan Baker Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I took the guard after fitting and shaping, and put a cut-off wheel (like you would use in a dremel tool) into the drill press, then you set the table to heigth for where you want your line to be, then just keep the guard flat on the table and rotate 360 deg. till the desired depth is achieved......then it was taken to about 1700 deg. in the forge, and the high spot polished if this make sense. I always wondered how that was done... I thought it was going to be a lot harder than that Thanks for telling . By the way, awesome knife! "Stale water is poor drink. Stale skill is worse. And the man who walks in his own footsteps only ends where he began." My Etsy shop My blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvc325 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Super flat grind , classic shape great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Andrew, that is a beautiful knife. I love the combination of ebony and stainless, and I love what you did with the guard and handle. Great work. 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...
atakach Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 Andrew,that is a beautiful knife. I love the combination of ebony and stainless, and I love what you did with the guard and handle. Great work. Kevin thank you very much Visit My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jipp Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 man all these great knifes.. lost of inspiration.. thank you for telling us how you did the bolster/guard.. i was thinking it was a metal sandwiched using fiberboard for the jelly ( yeah its lunch time lol ).. till i saw the bigger picture.. carbon makes a great black. heh.. you rocked that knife. chris. i could complain but who would listen. chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck C Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 waycool very nice Chuck c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Beautiful knife! And thanks for sharing your methods! Keep up the great work! Josh Forrest Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atakach Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 Beautiful knife! And thanks for sharing your methods!Keep up the great work! thanks alot , i cant believ i still own this knife, owell tough times these days i figure. Visit My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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