jdsmith02115 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Wow! This year just flew by! In any case, the new work from my students is starting to trickle in. The first of these projects is one from Julia Zell. Julia is a most impressive craftsman. She chose this integrally forged damascus piece with Ironwood scales,decorative pins and some tasteful filework, Blade,5", OAL 10" steel, 1084, 15N20. The steel is without flaw and very well done. The blade is cleanly executed with a nice hollow grind and very crisp planes. The whole design hangs together very well and for all the right reasons...And I might add, this is her first attempt at knifemaking! A very solid effort! Check back over the next couple of weeks for further submissions, There will be some good ones for sure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Damn.... I quit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Wittman Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Damn.... I quit... Me too... Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fegan Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Damn.... I quit... add me to that list... i might add, that the part that was added, could have and should have been ommitted for the sake of others feelings. lol In the eyes of a novice, i may be a master...but in the eyes of a master, im merely a novice. ichi-go, ichi-e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Page Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Damn.... I quit... And me... Not all those who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien-Shards of the Dark Age- my blog-Nine Worlds Workshop--Last Apocalypse Forge- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 add me to that list... i might add, that the part that was added, could have and should have been ommitted for the sake of others feelings. lol That should be taken as encouragement...that such things are indeed possible. Try and remember, these young people represent the best art students from MA. and around the world. I'm priveleged to teach them to be sure. Attending this art college is like attending a music conservatory that trains and instructs musicians for careers in the symphonic organizations of the world and other high level performance venues. Hence, it should come as no surprise that they consistently turn in the kind of work you see me present. They arrive here well prepared to take on tough and challenging work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 great work, great teaching... love that stuff. I like the touch of the blackened area on the bolster. It gives it the look of the traditional 3-piece japanese assembly. Sort of. nice. 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...
Jim P Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Wow and Holy Crap! Very nice work, thanks for posting what your students make. It must give you a real sense of satisfaction to be involved in something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDWare Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Another testament to your fine teaching, JD........and a very nice piece of work! J JDWARE KNIVES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fegan Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 That should be taken as encouragement...that such things are indeed possible. Try and remember, these young people represent the best art students from MA. and around the world. I'm priveleged to teach them to be sure. Attending this art college is like attending a music conservatory that trains and instructs musicians for careers in the symphonic organizations of the world and other high level performance venues. Hence, it should come as no surprise that they consistently turn in the kind of work you see me present. They arrive here well prepared to take on tough and challenging work. i was joking...i didnt really mean you should have ommitted it...i was poking fun at the fact that 99.9% of us wished their first knife was that nice...maybe i should have been more clear. In the eyes of a novice, i may be a master...but in the eyes of a master, im merely a novice. ichi-go, ichi-e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 i was joking...i didnt really mean you should have ommitted it...i was poking fun at the fact that 99.9% of us wished their first knife was that nice...maybe i should have been more clear. Really??? I wished my 50th knife looked that good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 JD -- You have a great formula: Teach in a place that delivers the most talented artistic minds, give them the best instruction with the best equipment, and watch what they do. It's no wonder that your student work constantly amazes. Congratulations on another student success. --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...
Bret Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 OK dammit I'm inspired maybe I'll get there by 60 or so lol. Damn fine work and good on ya JD for showing them the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fegan Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Really??? I wished my 50th knife looked that good! so do i...thats why i added myself to the "i quit" list (as a joke)... In the eyes of a novice, i may be a master...but in the eyes of a master, im merely a novice. ichi-go, ichi-e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Stu Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Incontheivable!! Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Now THAT's how to do an integral... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kelso Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Yow, that's impressive. Great thing you have going there. Jim My website and INSTAGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Arthur Loose Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Keep it up, JD! Maybe I'll be able to send you a student or two someday... I can't even show pictures of knives at my school! jloose.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Keep it up, JD! Maybe I'll be able to send you a student or two someday... I can't even show pictures of knives at my school! WHY???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Arthur Loose Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 WHY???? It's a high school and the administration can be a little bit challenged... jloose.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MShaw Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 ...And I might add, this is her first attempt at knifemaking! ![/b][/i] Geez, that is unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia Zell Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Thanks Everyone! These replies have been making me blush. Working with JD has been an incredible experience and we students at MassArt are very lucky to have him. I'm glad I still have a couple more years to work with him and hopefully produce more projects like this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett McCormack Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Great piece Julia! I hope you decide to share some more of your works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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