wieland Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 hi, it´s a while since my last knife here, I´ve been quite busy...and got a bit too lazy for posting- but here is now one of my newer knives: W1 forged gidgee (australian striped wood) some carvings total 21cm sharp: 9cm thickness: 4,0-1,5mm hope you like it- gerhard My Webpage ceterum censeo ferrum esse cudendum! gerhard a.d. 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelBrauer Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 She's a REAL beauty! Excellent job! Lots of detail going on. Cheers Two roads diverged in a road, And I, Took the one less traveld by. -Robert Frost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriaan Gerber Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I don't care how lazy you are, you post Don't you realise how many of us live vicariously through this forum? Just joking, beautiful work. Adriaan Adriaan Gerber http://www.adriaangerberknives.com sharp@adriaangerberknives.com (207) 667-1307 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Just when I thought you could not be any better... Good to see you've been busy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmason Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Whats not to like? It has it all. Well done Merry X-mas GM Customtomahawk.com Glen Mikolajczyk Cell#414-791-0424 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 They just keep getting nicer and this one is no exeption . Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Fisher Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Great package. Your carving just gets better and better, lots of subtle detail there. Jerry Fisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Keyes Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Very fine. I love all of the little touches. Geoff "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardingknives Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMARTINKNIVES Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Boy, you gotta love that one, graceful lines and exceptional detail. Awesome! Peter Peter Martin Knives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim P Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Very nice, I always enjoy seeing your work it's inspiring to me. Beautiful, thank you, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Sir - that is beautiful. Is there any chance you would ever do a photo tutorial or explantion about how you get the bolster and spine to look like that. You have a unique and beautiful style. Don't worry, you could not only take pictures to show us -- you could come to my house and try and teach me every day for a year and I still wouldn't be able to copy your work. still, its really elegant, and I would like to know a bit about how it is done. 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...
jdsmith02115 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Oh...It's you with the mad cool knives again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Erwin Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Hey glad to see you posting again, was just thinking about you the other day wondering where you'd gone. So if you've been busy that means you've got lots more you can post right? always love seeing your work. Great piece! Beau Erwin www.ErwinKnives.com Custom knives Bcarta Composites Stabilized Woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsha Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Beautiful knife Gerhard !! no extra furniture but still looks fabulous:) Like Kevin said i would love to see a WIP thread of how you make these knives.Awesome work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Panchenko Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Gorgeous knife Gerhard! Please post more often, I've been missing seeing your work. SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Abrera Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Im not too active nowadays, but I had to send my congratulations. Wonderful work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kyle Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 That is stunning. Your eyes just get lost in those curves in the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Leppo Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 EXCELLENT!!!: design, execution, materials, finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Sexstone Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I wasn't expecting to see " improvements"....just the usual for Gerhard... Thanks for getting off your ass and posting I'm so glad you did Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Helm Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Add my voice to the chorus. I love your work. You have a good eye for the flow of lines. James Helm - Helm Enterprises, Forging Division Come see me at the Blade Show! Table 26R. Proud to be a Neo-Tribal Metalsmith scavenging the wreckage of civilization. My blog dedicated to the metalwork I make and sell: http://helmforge.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wieland Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 thank you all for the numerous posts with your kind words! I`m glad you like it! the shaping of the integralpart is no special tecnique nor you need a special tool- it´s only a stupid and long filing, sanding, smoothing action... here are some WIP-pics of another project I made together with uli hennicke some years ago: http://www.messerforum.net/showthread.php?t=66767 please scroll down through 3 sides, you´ll find some pics of the finished knife too.. this was a little tutorial for tight fitting: http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=12783 @adriaan, you make me feel so bad....but you´re right- I will post a bit more in future! @dick, promised to get off my ass more often for posting....and I hope it will reduce my weight a bit! ;-))) @beau, to the weekend I´ll post the next one- a totally different knife... best regards gerhard My Webpage ceterum censeo ferrum esse cudendum! gerhard a.d. 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Sorrells Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Great work as always. The flow and balance of the design is great. This is one of the nicest integrals I've seen. 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...
parsha Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Thanks a lot for these process pictures Gerhard. I hope i manage to achieve such perfection someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george ranier Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 As I was trying to figure out which line went where on the handle I thought of M C Escher. From other angles I was reminded of an insect with its wings folded up. A real visual treat. Please don't wait so long before posting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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