tonn Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 (edited) Hi, A knife as usual - damascus blade, silver and iron fittings and (a bit unusual for me) a handle of desert ironwood. I don't know the lenght of the blade, I doubt I ever measured but I guess its 20 cm and perhaps more. Didn't like to work with desert ironwood. Hard to make precise lines and all the beauty comes out only after polishing/buffing, witch will kill the forms and shapes I guess, it's not good for intricate shapes, have to work out how to use it. Edited March 3, 2013 by tonn Tõnu Arrak http://arrak-knives.edicypages.com/et Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Panchenko Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Love it Tonu! I always enjoy seeing the unusual, twisted lines on your work. SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter johnsson Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Very beautiful! I love the lines and proportions naturally, but perhaps especially how the design combines decoration while revealing method of construction. Masterful and very inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I love your work, Tonn. This is beautiful. -----------------------------------------------"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...
Jim P Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Beautiful work, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Maresch Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Ah, yes. The usual stuff. Silver,and damascus. And ebony - ah wait, Desert Ironwood!!! Ah yes, the ususal stuff. Boring. Um - did I say boring? Amazing, I meant, amazing!!! Amazing stuff, as always, Tonu! Hope to see you in may in Solingen - your table was the most boring table last year! edit - please change boring to amazing gorgeous wonderful etc. www.mareschmesser.de Knifemaker, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Page Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Very visually stimulating knife, and after staring for a few minutes I realized that the bevel curve extends into the guard and handle as well. I love all the shapes going on in the upper end of the handle and fittings. Classy! 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...
Richard van Dijk Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 An absolute stunner Tonn. Richard Richard van Dijk My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 great stuff. I always like to see your work, also. you are so good at having flowing form and proportions. It is always a knife and a lesson in sculpture for me. Great work. kc 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...
Whitton J J Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Amazing craftsmanship! The lines just, "flow". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 So impressive. Love it "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...
Wade Hougham Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Tonn, Very nice!!! Excellent craftsmanship. Always my pleasure to view your work. 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...
Jim P Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I had to come back and take another look, the handle had me thinking today. I really like how you did that, the whole piece is above my skill level but it has me thinking. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F. Ellis Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Sweet! My website- Dunstan Forge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I've said it before and will continue to do so: Tonn is a master of line and form, making things flow organically into a pleasing whole. Well worth studying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 That is a wonderful piece. "Striking" is the word that comes to mind first and "elegant". Very well done. I hope to one day come close to something this beautiful and unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kelso Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Yes Tonu, your annoying usual treatment. Superb design, lovely details and impeccable craftsmanship. Doesn't get better than this. Jim My website and INSTAGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonn Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Hi folks! I didn't want to sound like an arrogant bitch but apparently managed to do so. Sorry! I know it's a good , well designed and well made knife. And I understand... well, some other aspects too. But I have very little to say about this knife and nothing different from previous posts. Annoyng, isn't it? And nobody want's it However, thanks for kind words! Tõnu Tõnu Arrak http://arrak-knives.edicypages.com/et Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Maresch Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Nay, Tonn, most of us know you are neither arroganot nor bitchy It´s just you always underrate your craftmanship. You are a master ! www.mareschmesser.de Knifemaker, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yes Tonu, your annoying usual treatment. Superb design, lovely details and impeccable craftsmanship. Doesn't get better than this. Jim Well said Jim. That said, it is good to see your work again, you are an inspiration. 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...
JasperDielemans Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Well, that blew my mind http://www.jrd-artistry.deviantart.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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