J. Helmes Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 here is a small japanese utility made with a 370 W1 1045 layer blade that has been clay hardened. the handle material is sugar maple and brazilian rose wood. cheers Jeff ps photographing hamons is a lesson in humility http://www.jeffhelmes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 i like it. Kinda like a japanese Puuko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Helmes Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) Ha!! that was exactly what I was thinking. I've actually made pukkos that looked less like pukkos than this knife Edited August 24, 2009 by J. Helmes http://www.jeffhelmes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Nice one Jeff i'm sure your friend will be pleased with his or her gift. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I love the subtle pattern, there's something primal about this knife, the combination of materials and shape. 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...
Pat B Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 i like it. Kinda like a japanese Puuko. so its pukonese? Gnáthamh na hoibre an t-eólas (Knowledge comes through practice) Iron is full of impurities that weaken it; through the forging fire, it becomes steel and is transformed into a razor-sharp sword. Human beings develop in the same fashion. - Morihei Ueshiba my site: http://lfcforgeworks.webs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Helmes Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 thanks guys i'm glad you like it. http://www.jeffhelmes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Knives Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hey Jeff, when are you getting any work done. Looks like your spending a lot of Sandra's time making knives . I would know cause I'm the king of goverment jobs . I like this one alot. Very user freindly looking. Are you going to the fall ckg show in oct.? Paul Paul R. Savage ABS JS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Helmes Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 evenings and weekends paul. all I can say is that I have the worst case of obsessive compulsive disorder ever and I must have one heck of a girlfreind cause she still loves me. Where is the ckg show being held? Thanks for the compliment by the way cheers Jeff http://www.jeffhelmes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jipp Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 i like it, thanks for sharing. chris. i could complain but who would listen. chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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