GEzell Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I wanted to show off a chopper I made recently. It's not quite to bladesports specs but it's close, the cutting edge is 10.25" and w1 tool steel that formed a neat auto-hamon. The pattern-welded bars are my standard 1084 and 203e mix, and the bolsters are from the same billet. The handle is stabilized walnut. It has a reversed distal taper and handles like an ax.... 4 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...
Joël Mercier Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Beautifully made! Are you going to use it? If so, I would love a video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Keyes Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Nice! You could just grind a 1/4+ off and there you go g "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 Thanks guys, it has a good home, I need to ask the new owner if he's using it. I think if I were to go with strict bladesports specs I would need to shorten the transition between handle and blade considerably, I like a nice 's' curve there for comfort and safety but it does take up a lot of space... The customer wasn't concerned about it so I wasn't really either. 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...
Vern Wimmer Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Very nicely done. The pattern weld portion has a nice proportion in the overall look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles dP Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Nice work G. Forward and rear lanyard holes... was that requested or your idea? "The way we win matters" (Ender Wiggins) Orson Scott Card Nos qui libertate donati nescimus quid constat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Dude! Love what you did with the bolsters! And with the reverse taper I bet it chops well indeed. And as far as I know you remain the only person to have made a composite twist filet knife, so this just adds to the flames in your beard. Sneaking that dark ages pattern welding into modern stuff is subversively cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I LIKE IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 The forward and rear laynard holes were my idea after doing some reading and a little testing. A rear laynard can allow the blade to strike the arm or body if it gets out of control, so I wanted to have more options. Thanks Alan, those bolsters complicated things but I think they were worth the extra trouble. 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...
Joshua States Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Alan Longmire said: Sneaking that dark ages pattern welding into modern stuff is subversively cool. Yeah buddy! George that's a fantastic piece of work. Glad to see you back. “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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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