jdsmith02115 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 This is an Indian style Khanjar with tapered grooves forged from a ball bearing. I've been working on this blade for a long time. I finally think I'll stop and call it done. Those grooves were a major PITA to cut and finish. It took a lot of filing and stoning to generate these effects,( all done freehand) but I think they're very strong in the finish. 11" minus the tang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPeacock Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I'll have to level with you and publicly state my ignorance. I have never heard of "an Indian style Khanjar" and I have no idea if you even came close to making one, but I can certainly tell when I see a knife that I like. I like it. 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...
Mat Maresch Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Hello JD, this is a really beautiful blade. I do envy you for your skills - but I don´t envy you for the work that has to have been put into this blade. I´d love to handle her, I bet pics don´t do her justice. Superb work! www.mareschmesser.de Knifemaker, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I must echo what Mat said above. 52100? Hand stoning? Yikes! It's a beautiful blade, though. And more work than I care to contemplate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 I'll have to level with you and publicly state my ignorance. I have never heard of "an Indian style Khanjar" and I have no idea if you even came close to making one, but I can certainly tell when I see a knife that I like. I like it. Yeah... I guess these days can be called the "Amer-Euro-Nippono-centric" age of bladesmithing. I've volumes on edged weapons from around the world and I find edged weapons from many cultures fascinating; not the least of which are the Indian sub-continent, African and Malaysian, stuff. "Khanjar" in Hindi means "dagger". This type was for piercing armor and chain male. It was strictly for penetration, (notice the point) not for cutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cooper Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 ive recently finished roughing the fullers in my katar. though its not 52100, i can begin to appreciate your accomplishment. cant wait to your piece finished! -p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 ive recently finished roughing the fullers in my katar. though its not 52100, i can begin to appreciate your accomplishment. cant wait to your piece finished! -p No... Yours is not 52100...It's just tricked out multi-billet damascus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Very cool one can certanly appreciate the time spent on this one. I to look forward to seeing where this goes. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Hougham Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Great craftsmanship. I'm with Bob,can't wait to see her finished up. Wade Wade Jos et löydä rauhaa itsestämme on turhaa etsiä sitä muualta. If you can not find peace within yourself, it is useless to look elsewhere. Visit my website http://www.wadesknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I have a love for knives of the middle east and India, such beautiful curves... Nicely shaped. Jade handle? 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...
charred Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 slick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel54 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Very cool and interesting blade (profile). Fit for a maharadja or mogul. Probably not feasable but a jade handle would look great on this one. Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard van Dijk Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Wow, I love tis sort of stuff, love to see it finished. Richard Richard van Dijk My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 I'll have to level with you and publicly state my ignorance. I have never heard of "an Indian style Khanjar" and I have no idea if you even came close to making one, but I can certainly tell when I see a knife that I like. I like it. I found a great Khanjar in my album of photos from Czar Nicholas's armory; Jade handled, wootz steel, 18th century. Whenever I think I know something about knifemaking, I just open this book and get put right back in my place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPeacock Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I found a great Khanjar in my album of photos from Czar Nicholas's armory; Jade handled, wootz steel, 18th century. Whenever I think I know something about knifemaking, I just open this book and get put right back in my place. No kidding. Every time I visit this site I learn something about one aspect of knife making, or another. Thanks for posting this pic. 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...
Walter Sorrells Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I saw the post and and thought, "What the hell's a khanjar?" As soon as I scrolled down, I realized I'm not alone! Beautiful piece. Love the flow. There's something about the best of these Central Asian shapes that's extraordinary. 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...
Kevin Colwell Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 jd - beautiful. I love your craftsmanship and attention to detail. Obviously, if the only way to get a certain effect is hard work, then you will do the hard work so you have the effect you wanted. I like that. Bladesmithing really is great, and you seem to blend all of the areas that this art let's one tie in - history, philosophy, chemistry, physics, all in the service of ART. Good work. Thanks for sharing. 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...
Sam Salvati Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Jd, how did you cut these in? Awesome stuff. 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...
P.Abrera Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Beautiful work on this blade, jd. Challenging materials and form. Jd, how did you cut these in? Awesome stuff. Yes! Inquiring minds want to know. I've got my scraper routine for more regular/even grooves and fullers but tapers and rounded ends have ended in frustration for me in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 (edited) Beautiful work on this blade, jd. Challenging materials and form. Yes! Inquiring minds want to know. I've got my scraper routine for more regular/even grooves and fullers but tapers and rounded ends have ended in frustration for me in the past Time for a tutorial I guess. I'm off to NYC for the new York Salsa congress for acouple of days. When I return I'll put something together to show the tools and techniques to generate these kinds of effects. One of the main ingredients is a large industrial sized can of elbow grease. Edited September 5, 2009 by jdsmith02115 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Bondurant Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Great Work, I love this style of weapon. They have a very nice collection of Mughal Daggers in the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia that I was able to view and try to sketch a few months ago. I have some nice pictures from that trip from a Malay Museum but I was unable to obtain permission to photograph in the Islamic Arts Museum. I hope to be able to photograph there in 2010. http://www.iamm.org.my/ http://www.iamm.org.my/i_gal/?page_id=131 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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