JASON VOLKERT 70 Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) I was thinking of making an xrhea knife. Master Smith Lin Rhea posted some tutorials on his Instagram account for anybody that wanted to make his design. I did a practice 1 today for the first time. Here are some pic's Bevels forged in Edited February 16, 2019 by JASON VOLKERT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JASON VOLKERT 70 Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) I still have to rough grind the bevels and file in the tenon and drill the hole for the tenon to rivet too. Then heat treat and finish. If you don't know what an xrhea knife is just google Lin Rhea Xrhea knife What do you guys think? Good kith project or should I make something else. If I do make the Xrhea knife I will make a killa sheath for it Edited February 16, 2019 by JASON VOLKERT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles dP 411 Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) That’ll work. Got to stretch yourself though. Edited February 16, 2019 by Charles du Preez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LukeS 13 Posted February 21, 2019 Lookin good! Lin does an amazing job with these style knives. It seems every time I see him he has perfected another nuance of these blades. Youve got a good start there! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 1,400 Posted February 21, 2019 I say go for it Jason. XRhea knives are very cool. You should post a WIP thread on the ABS forum (unless I missed it somehow) Lin would be tickled to see someone doing it (and he might give you a few pointers along the way) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewB 151 Posted February 21, 2019 Give it a go I’d be interested to see how it turns out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 881 Posted February 21, 2019 I got to see Lin forge one of those, and agree he has tweaked and tuned both the design and the process to a high level. He handed out a neat diagram of his forging steps along the way. I don't have one, but he might be willing to send it to you if you ask. As a side note: In the demo, Lin moved more metal in one heat than I can in three, and he exerted less energy in the process. Of course that is because he is a real smith, and I am a simply guy with a forge and an anvil 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
