KITH 2018 poll

[Jeremy Blohm 298]

1 hour ago, GBrackett said:

 

Funny i am just finishing up the lord of the rings. The hobbit is probably one of the only books that i enjoyed reading when i was in school. Now i read anything i feel i can learn something from. Anyway I think i figured out what im going to make. I was thinking about doing Sting bit all the carving and intricate details have me nervously biting my fingernails and sweating bullets. Im only 3 years into this craft and that is why i was voting for the hatchet/tomahawk but seems we are doing something magical and i dont have much imagination when it come to magical themes im going with something from lord of the rings. Im going to attempt the Nazgul dagger that stabbed Frodo in the Fellowship of the Ring.

Edited December 29, 2017 by Jeremy Blohm

[Jeremy Blohm 298]

I hope im not bitting off more than i can chew!

[Joshua States 780]

I would like to point out that the poll item listed says "Magic Themed Knife/Edged tool". So a bit of clarification is required.

Is this an "either or" situation or a "choose between these two" situation? On the one hand (either or) it is the maker's prerogative to choose either a magic themed knife or an edged tool, either one works for the KITH. The second option is to hold another poll to see if one is preferred over the other. If we say it's "either or", then we can make either a magic themed knife or an edged tool. The calipers that double as a dagger fit the requirements, as does a hatchet (with or without runic inscription), as does an Elvin fighting knife. If you made the Elvin knife, you might get a chisel in return. If we say it requires a second poll to decide between the two options, then we have to run another poll.

Edited December 29, 2017 by Joshua States

[Joshua States 780]

It could also mean Magic themed knife or Magic themed edged tool. Like a personal groomer that has some strange magical ability to clip both finger nails and nose hairs.........

[Jon Cook 55]

@Jeremy Blohm if it helps, my plan is to incorporate story elements from my favourite fantasy series rather than replicate a specific blade.

[Dan Bourlotos 26]

I planned on drawing on mythology. 

1 hour ago, Joshua States said:

I would like to point out that the poll item listed says "Magic Themed Knife/Edged tool". So a bit of clarification is required.

I saw it as a magical blade or magical edged tool because of the "/" placement, didn't even consider any of those other options. The power of punctuation!

[Zeb Camper 496]

11 hours ago, Jeremy Blohm said:

Funny i am just finishing up the lord of the rings. The hobbit is probably one of the only books that i enjoyed reading when i was in school. Now i read anything i feel i can learn something from. Anyway I think i figured out what im going to make. I was thinking about doing Sting bit all the carving and intricate details have me nervously biting my fingernails and sweating bullets. Im only 3 years into this craft and that is why i was voting for the hatchet/tomahawk but seems we are doing something magical and i dont have much imagination when it come to magical themes im going with something from lord of the rings. Im going to attempt the Nazgul dagger that stabbed Frodo in the Fellowship of the Ring.

I had that same idea last night!

I'm really racking my brain trying to think of something cool. 

I decided against the tomahawk I think. 

 

[Zeb Camper 496]

So, we can do magical tomahawks, and knives... What about a kusarigama? Do magical daggers also count? 

[Joël Mercier 287]

What about Edward Scissorhands? 

[Zeb Camper 496]

Can I do a set of kamas? I think I can make some really coool magical ninja ones .... The blades would be made from the finest quality steel smelted in the far away land of Ahmerika. Quenched in the oily blood of it's honorable foe: kanola. 

 

[Alex Middleton 148]

Like others have said, I already have an idea what to make for this.  Whether or not I can pull it off is another question entirely.  It's going to be way outside of my comfort zone!

[Wesley Alberson 131]

When I made the / I meant that either a knife or any edged tool will do. It has to be able to cut or pierce, so anything from hawks to daggers to sharpened dividers will do.

[Joshua States 780]

4 hours ago, Alex Middleton said:

It's going to be way outside of my comfort zone!

That is one of the main ideas of joining the fray!

[Dave Stephens 292]

This is a cool KITH theme.

[Alex Middleton 148]

19 hours ago, Joshua States said:

That is one of the main ideas of joining the fray!

It'll definitely be an adventure, that's for sure.  For the knife I'm thinking of I have to figure out how to forge a ridge down the spine of a dagger.  I foresee a lot of questions and scrapped blades in my near future!

[Jonathan Silas 40]

On 12/31/2017 at 6:40 PM, Alex Middleton said:

It'll definitely be an adventure, that's for sure.  For the knife I'm thinking of I have to figure out how to forge a ridge down the spine of a dagger.  I foresee a lot of questions and scrapped blades in my near future!

Could go about it the other way, rather than forging down you could weld up. ( I could also be talking out of my 5th point of contact as I'm barely even a stock remover let alone a bladesmith)

[Vern Wimmer 468]

On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Alex Middleton said:

It'll definitely be an adventure, that's for sure.  For the knife I'm thinking of I have to figure out how to forge a ridge down the spine of a dagger.  I foresee a lot of questions and scrapped blades in my near future!

That brings up a tangentally related tool thought. If I tried I'll bet that I could come up with a bundle of ideas for different spring swage dies. Probably spend more time and materials on them than on anything else, but it would be nice to have a wall of them handy. Of course there are blacksmith's swage blocks but not many of them cover "ridge spines for daggers"

[Chris C-S 98]

I have been absent for many months and this is the first time i have been back on. Seeing this KITH theme has inspired me to join the fray this year. I am excited and think i will be entering. 

BTW thanks to those of you who have been supporting me over on my instagram page @Jon Cook@Wes Detrick @Wesley Alberson

[Wes Detrick 455]

On 1/4/2018 at 5:00 AM, Chris C-S said:

I have been absent for many months and this is the first time i have been back on. Seeing this KITH theme has inspired me to join the fray this year. I am excited and think i will be entering. 

BTW thanks to those of you who have been supporting me over on my instagram page @Jon Cook@Wes Detrick @Wesley Alberson

You are welcome Chris 

Edited January 7, 2018 by Wes Detrick

[Jon Cook 55]

Would this muddy the waters too much? "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

[JJ Simon 123]

47 minutes ago, Jon Cook said:

Would this muddy the waters too much? "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

According to Disc World rules that is absolutely true.

 

[Jon Cook 55]

57 minutes ago, JJ Simon said:

According to Disc World rules that is absolutely true.

 

And on the other end, you have Doctorow's nanobot-laced goose synthesizing gold. 

[JJ Simon 123]

If I remember correctly the computer that was designed by the young wizards at the unseen academy was named HEX.
The older wizards hated it
It wasn't magicie enough.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(Discworld)

 

Edited January 7, 2018 by JJ Simon

[Jon Cook 55]

How did I forget HEX? I've read Soul Music a couple times, I should know that one. 

[LukeS 11]

I have been out of this for a bit, but now that my affairs are in order, I think ill give it a go.  Now to come up with a storyline to go with a blade.