Serge Panchenko Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Hey guys, I just finished up my first dagger It was a whole lot of work but well worth it! This one is made out of a really old Nicholson file I had laying around. The double guard is flared out, and the dagger is really comfortable to hold. Handle is curly maple and I'm still debating whether I will do silver wire inlay into it, pins are brass. Blade has been antiqued. Overall length is 7.75" with a 3" blade. I'll be making a sheath for it in the next couple of days, any suggestions as to what kind? Front and back. SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charred Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 that is marvelous, the guard you built up is so distinctively yours yet works very well. Nice work, very nice dagger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Sexstone Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yes I like that guard too..... I love the different ways people come up with to solve a concept..... Good idea!!!!! nice looking over all also.... thanks..... Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Nicely done! It is definitely *your* style too. Impressive job of getting the grind lines to parallel each other. That's a real challenge on a dagger. I still can't believe how much you do, with so little in terms of equipment. Keep up the good work man. --Dave -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck C Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 very nice Chuck c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Norris Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Sweet dagger Serge! The way you antiqued the blade is wonderful, it really pulls the whole piece together. If you decide to do the wire inlay please consider using brass wire instead of the silver. Brass pins and silver wire inlay seem like they would be too much contrast for a piece like this one. I do not know if brass wire is soft enough to inlay in wood but, I've had some brass wire in the past that was pretty soft and malleable. I guess the question could be answered with a test piece. This piece just screams for a leather sheath, dyed brown to match the handle, and with a stamped border around the edge. I can picture it in my mind but, describing it is a different story! ~Bruce~ “All work is empty save when there is love, for work is love made visible.” Kahlil Gibran "It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them." - Alfred Adler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDForge Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Very nice, symetric, and in your signature style: short blade, long handle. You do it very well. Matthew DempseyArchangel Bladesarchangel.knives@gmail.comIronworkCustom Knives https://www.facebook.com/archangel.blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Serge that is beautiful! 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...
Serge Panchenko Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Thanks guys! Bruce I think you are right on using brass wire instead of silver. SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charred Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 two ways you can look at the sheath. make it fancy since the knife is not, or make it plain. I think I would make it very plain but functional with a simple retaining strap crossing over the guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Oh My, that is a lovely little knife. I love it. Apparently simple and elegant with just enough complexity. Really great way to extend your guard technique. It looks to me like a "boot knife" or a neck knife or some type of hideaway. Forearm sheath would work, too. really well done. 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...
jdsmith02115 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 This is far and away my favorite knife you've done that I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WES Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Very nice piece! I think a leather sheath with a light brown dye would look sharp with that dagger. Brass wire would look good in that handle, or even gold wire, but it looks as if you may have put a stain and finish on the handle already and if thats the case, inlaying wire can get a little more difficult to add and still have the same look and even dimensions. If you have already put a sealer in the handle the wood fibers will not expand and lock in the wire as readily as untreated wood, and you will of course have to finish and smooth off the surface after the wire is inlayed, so the depth of your stain may not be as consistant as it is now, and restaining may be uneven since you will be stripping off layers of finish in some places and not others. These are problems I have run into in the past and I only offer them as food for thought to you.Your talents seem to be quite good, and you may be able to pull it off. Non the less, I love the knife, and would carry it proudly myself if it were mine. Wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adlai Stein Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 That's a great lookin blade Serge. Adlai Klatu Baratta Necktie! Macabee Knives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Panchenko Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 WES, thanks for the info. I just stained the wood, I didn't apply any type of sealer because I didnt know what I will do with the handle yet. SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Florianek Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 great! I like it very much GULLINBURSTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pyron Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Great work man! I love the watered steel finish and your integral guard is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tate Roth Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 That's one classy little dagger. Outstanding. Steel is my canvas, a hammer my brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMARTINKNIVES Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Now thats cool! great job, I love those guard ears---very unique! Peter Peter Martin Knives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Potter Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Beautiful work I like the flares at the top of the grip and the file teeth on the faces of the blade. Ben Potter Bladesmith It's not that I would trade my lot Or any other man's, Nor that I will be ashamed Of my work torn hands- For I have chosen the path I tread Knowing it would be steep, And I will take the joys thereof And the consequences reap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil gagnon Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 very cool, looks strong. "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...
Serge Panchenko Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Thanks for the compliments! SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Panchenko Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 Just finished the sheath today, I went with belt carry. SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Oh man Serge that is AWESOME!!!!!! Very rustic yet brand new looking. 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...
thedemoguy Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Very cool Serge, makes you want to just stick something doesn't it... 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...
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