Matthew Parkinson 244 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Just finished this commission an Irish Skean, the blade is 1075 with a hamon, the fittings are blued textured mild steel and the handle is moose antler. This thing feels like a sword in the hand. going to get pro pics soon as well. MP 5 Web site http://www.dragonsbreathforge.com Insagram account http://instagram.com/swordmatt# Blog http://mpmetal.tumblr.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook/dragonsbreathforge Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Bergstrom 32 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I REALLY like this. I love working with moose antler. I would use that camping and hunting constantly. Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Middleton 831 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Beautiful knife! Out of curiosity, what is the difference, other than the name, between an Irish Skean and a Scottish Dirk? Both seem to have roughly the same profile and handle shape. Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Stephens 486 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Cool! -----------------------------------------------"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 post Share on other sites
Matthew Parkinson 244 Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 15 hours ago, Alex Middleton said: Beautiful knife! Out of curiosity, what is the difference, other than the name, between an Irish Skean and a Scottish Dirk? Both seem to have roughly the same profile and handle shape. Slight differences in the handles, mostly in materials and shape. Some of these have handles that aare more like rondells. The blades are basically the same from what I can tell although the Skeans tend to be bigger this one has a 12" blade but the low end seems to be around 11". I didn't do all that much research on this so don't take every thing I am saying as gospel. MP 1 Web site http://www.dragonsbreathforge.com Insagram account http://instagram.com/swordmatt# Blog http://mpmetal.tumblr.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook/dragonsbreathforge Link to post Share on other sites
Josh A Weston 38 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Beautiful piece! What's the final weight on that? The Pixel Smith Facebook Etsy Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,462 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Yeah. That's a really nice piece Matt. “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff Phelps 0 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Looks great Matt! Link to post Share on other sites
C Craft 207 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 On 5/16/2018 at 6:36 AM, Matthew Parkinson said: So I got to ask how did you do this toothing?? I originally thought probably it was done with a V file. However in this close up you can see it was not all the way thru! If this is a trade secret don't sweat the explanation, I am just very intrigued by it!! Oh, by the way I love this one! Not only does look great, it looks like you could stick someone completely thru. If you didn't hit a bone that is! Love the bone handle and the ferule as well! All components work very well together! Two thumbs up! C Craft Customs ~~~ With every custom knife I build I try to accomplish three things. I want that knife to look so good you just have to pick it up, feel so good in your hand you can't wait to try it, and once you use it, you never want to put it down ! If I capture those three factors in each knife I build, I am assured the knife will become a piece that is used and treasured by its owner! ~~~ C Craft Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Parkinson 244 Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 I got the image back from coop , take a look! 1 Web site http://www.dragonsbreathforge.com Insagram account http://instagram.com/swordmatt# Blog http://mpmetal.tumblr.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook/dragonsbreathforge Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Parkinson 244 Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 8 hours ago, C Craft said: So I got to ask how did you do this toothing?? I originally thought probably it was done with a V file. However in this close up you can see it was not all the way thru! If this is a trade secret don't sweat the explanation, I am just very intrigued by it!! Oh, by the way I love this one! Not only does look great, it looks like you could stick someone completely thru. If you didn't hit a bone that is! Love the bone handle and the ferule as well! All components work very well together! Two thumbs up! it is done with file, just cut in at 45 deg almost to the other side. the spine gets a zigzag pattern and the sides the Vs. I went back with a center punch and did the dot in each triangle. MP Web site http://www.dragonsbreathforge.com Insagram account http://instagram.com/swordmatt# Blog http://mpmetal.tumblr.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook/dragonsbreathforge Link to post Share on other sites
C Craft 207 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Thanks for the info Matthew. It is definitely an intriguing asset to the knife!! C Craft Customs ~~~ With every custom knife I build I try to accomplish three things. I want that knife to look so good you just have to pick it up, feel so good in your hand you can't wait to try it, and once you use it, you never want to put it down ! If I capture those three factors in each knife I build, I am assured the knife will become a piece that is used and treasured by its owner! ~~~ C Craft Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,675 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Love that shot from the spine! It never occurred to me to make the V-notches a zigzag, I always do 'em directly opposing. I like it! Link to post Share on other sites
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