jake cleland Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 well i have finally finished with this one. it's been hanging over me like a cloud, and i'm relieved more than anything. it's one of those pieces where it's been with me so long that it's hard to see past the things i could have done better, but when i try and look at it objectively, it seems to have come out pretty good. the package as a whole is pretty effective, i think... anyway pics: 12 1/2" double edged fullered blade of sumigashi steel, etched and heat coloured. upper and lower guards of forged, fileworked and heat blued mild steel, with copper spacers. haunches, spacer and pommel of knotwork carved walnut, with the handle shaft carved with entwined jelling style beasts in antler. The sheath is figured sycamore, lined with felt and with a leather belt loop. the sheath has been carved with the gripping wolf knot from the shropshire hoard. Jake Cleland - Skye Knives www.knifemaker.co.uk "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Fantastic Jake! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklionforge Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 man!! thats just amazing looking! thank you so much for sharing... All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart,and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Estes Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Words escape me. Well done Quote just use common sense.......dude your boned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Jake, I only see two problems with it: I didn't make it, and it's not living at my house right now. Excellent job! By the way, how is the leather strap fixed to the sheath? Any chance of a photo of the back? Edited January 7, 2010 by tsterling Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Florianek Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 impressive! GULLINBURSTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake cleland Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks Guys. Tom, it's dark here now, and my camera doesn't cooperate indoors, but it's pretty simple - when i gouge out the hollow for the sheath, i drill a hole through the back, and inlay a 5mm nut inside the back of the sheath, which gets covered by the lining. finish the sheath normally - the lining stops any grit getting in the hole, and then attach the belt loop and two washers with a 5mm allen bolt with a spot of locktite - it allows the sheath to pivot on the belt loop a bit. Jake Cleland - Skye Knives www.knifemaker.co.uk "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 It was worth the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzilka Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Absolutely stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogan Baker Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Amazing! I certainly don't see anything wrong with it. Hogan Baker "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...
GEzell Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Wow, that is impressive... excellent work! 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...
Isaiah Lake Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 That is some real craftsmanship.Beautiful work! The extraordinary has never been achieved without the sacrifice of security. Take your chances thin, and take them often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck C Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 wow very impressive Chuck c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 That is stunning Jake. Congratulations. --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...
jake cleland Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 That is stunning Jake. Congratulations. --Dave thank you. this essentially ammounts to about a month of work, and another two summoning the balls to put it all together. hopefully i will now get the chance to make some nice wee pieces, and maybe even a proper integral. but for now i'm drinkin' a beer and listening to The Boss... Jake Cleland - Skye Knives www.knifemaker.co.uk "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 well worth the 3 months if you ask me great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Sexstone Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Jake , it was great watching the WIP thread .... Thanks for posting more pics of the finish... After you get away from it for a while you will be able to see why we all think you did a great job... It's Hard to be objective about something you put so much effort into.... It Really came out good, thanks for sharing it, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDF Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Stunning blade, the carving works is impressive! Great dagger CIAO FROM ITALY Marco Di Francesco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Tom, it's dark here now, and my camera doesn't cooperate indoors, but it's pretty simple - when i gouge out the hollow for the sheath, i drill a hole through the back, and inlay a 5mm nut inside the back of the sheath, which gets covered by the lining. finish the sheath normally - the lining stops any grit getting in the hole, and then attach the belt loop and two washers with a 5mm allen bolt with a spot of locktite - it allows the sheath to pivot on the belt loop a bit. Jake, you clever devil! I just might have to steal that idea.... Thanks! Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMARTINKNIVES Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Holy Cow, thats impressive, the wait was well worth it. Peter Peter Martin Knives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Just remember ..No raiding or Pillaging allowed.. LOL..Great Viking Dagger !!! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kelso Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Good-on-yer! My website and INSTAGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortdog Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 That's absolutely exquisite. I don't care how long it took you to finish it, it was well worth the wait. Be proud! Hammering away at reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Nakamura Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Wow, you are a craftsman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Potter Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Absolutely beautiful, well done. 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...
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