J. Helmes Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Here is a piece I have been working on. Blade is 500 layer damascus, and the handle is carved bridseye maple and bronze. The sheath is tooled leather with a wooden core. Further images can be found on my facebook work page. Jeff http://www.jeffhelmes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F. Ellis Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Beautiful work! My website- Dunstan Forge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas pludra Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I´m impressed. Wonderful carving and engraving, nice proportions and a fantastic looking blade. You´re a very skillful man. Well done ! http://www.highland-dirk.ag.vu http://www.messermacher-thomaspludra.de "If I have an apple and you have an apple and we exchange these apples, then each will still have one apple. But if I have an idea and you have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas" (George Bernard Shaw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Ullrich Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Sweet package. I'm really drawn to the texturing contrasts on the leather.... very effective. I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan.... - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Sideris Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Jeff, your work has become truly refined. You make relics. It's beautiful! Wish I could touch it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ooh, nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Wow man! Each one's better than the last! That is some damn impressive carving. Nice crisp ridge line on the blade, too. Very cool. 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...
Interframe Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Maresch Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Jeff, I think the design and overall looks are outstanding. The leather work really speaks to me, as does it´s tip. Marvellous! www.mareschmesser.de Knifemaker, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ito Matsumoto Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Jeff, he (dagger) is beautifull Edited October 29, 2012 by Ito Matsumoto http://itomatsu.ru/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danpiotte Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Hope you don't mind but I shared it on my facebook page. Great piece! Is it an athame or is the name just for coolness sake? WAXING MOON FORGE The blacksmith and the artist reflect it in their art they forge their creativity closer to the heart. Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Arthur Loose Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Looks great, Jeff. jloose.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMARTINKNIVES Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Stunning workmanship, very very nice! Peter Peter Martin Knives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Helmes Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Thanks Guys! Dave, the blade is slightly hollow ground, thus the sharp ridge. Dan, I don't mind if you share at all, thank you! As to the name, this is a more ornate version of an earlier knife I had made. The first one was an athame, but this one, to my knowlege, is not. http://www.jeffhelmes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danpiotte Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Thanks for the reply Jeff WAXING MOON FORGE The blacksmith and the artist reflect it in their art they forge their creativity closer to the heart. Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karter Schuster Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Absolutely stunning, I am filled with awe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenRob Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Wow .....Stunning, beautiful craftsmanship~ Loneforge Blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 very nice, Jeff. 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...
John Page Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Stunning! Perfect amount of details, complimenting each other without being to distracting. John 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...
Savage Knives Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Great looking knife Jeff, Just imagine those makers of yesteryear if they were around today. Hmmmm... maybe they are. All I know is this style of cutlery has character. Paul R. Savage ABS JS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Ladurantaye Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 That's looks great. Everything flows really well. I especially like the carving and engraving work you've done. Where do you find the time. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Sommer Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I love it. I just want to take it and sab something/someone with it......(no phsyco) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Luebke Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Outstanding Jeff all ways a treat for the eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Luebke Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Outstanding Jeff all ways a treat for the eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Very nice.all round very nice! "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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