Jim Crowell 1 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 You're right Brian, looks quiltlike. Great job with the pattern! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,445 Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 Here's the blade & guard ready for the handle: It will get a front handle spacer of one of the blade damascus patterns. I have a nice piece of ironwood burl ordered for the handle which will get some blade steel for a pommel cover to match the handle spacer. 1 Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to post Share on other sites
Bruno 101 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) Wow Gary! You really do 10 mosaic blades a week, don't you? You only show us one at a time so we don't feel bad about our own skills... Edited June 16, 2019 by Bruno 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,445 Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Progressing with the hilt: I tapered the front of the ironwood block first and then checkered the front half ( the front spacer is of the same damascus as the center pattern of the blade): I profiled the ironwood block with the band saw and did a rough contour of the back half of it on the 2x72. The pommel wrap was forged from the same damascus as the handle spacer: I'll do the remainder of the handle shaping on the ironwood by hand tomorrow in my public shop. While the pommel wrap is annealing in the oven, I'll etch the front handle spacer. 1 Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,445 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 It's ready for a butt cap & pommel nut. I'm thinking that I may go with 416 for the butt cap rather than damascus. This one is pretty "busy" already. 1 Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to post Share on other sites
Clifford Brewer 384 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 !!! 1 If ya can't be good don't git caught !! People who say stuff can't be done need to git the hell outta the way of people who do stuff !!! Show me a man who is called an expert by his peers And I will show you a good man to listen to ...... Show me a man who calls himself an expert and I will show you an egotistical asshole...............!! Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,445 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 First dry fit-up: I've yet to do some final hand sanding & polishing but it's getting close. I think that I'll save that for doing in front of the public tomorrow. 4 Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to post Share on other sites
Garry Keown 1,400 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 It is a stunning piece of work or maybe it should be termed art to be studied adinfinitum and always finding something new to see and focus on. 1 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,445 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Garry Keown said: It is a stunning piece of work or maybe it should be termed art to be studied adinfinitum and always finding something new to see and focus on. Thanks, Garry. Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy Blohm 573 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 This is mind blowing!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Zeb Camper 787 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Dude! This is my new favorite by you! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Clifford Brewer 384 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 That one has a soul !! 1 If ya can't be good don't git caught !! People who say stuff can't be done need to git the hell outta the way of people who do stuff !!! Show me a man who is called an expert by his peers And I will show you a good man to listen to ...... Show me a man who calls himself an expert and I will show you an egotistical asshole...............!! Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 453 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Always nice to see you perform your magic Gary, and this one is special. Learned something from how you do that checkering, thank you very much! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,445 Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Gerhard Gerber said: Always nice to see you perform your magic Gary, and this one is special. Learned something from how you do that checkering, thank you very much! Thanks. Are you referring to the checkering of the blade pattern or the handle? Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,373 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Some day your work will be in a book covering the history of early 21st century knifemakers. Maybe it will be written by Falyderman's great grand-children. -Brian Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,445 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Brian Dougherty said: Some day your work will be in a book covering the history of early 21st century knifemakers. Maybe it will be written by Falyderman's great grand-children. Brian, You flatter me. Thank you. Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 453 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 18 hours ago, Gary Mulkey said: Thanks. Are you referring to the checkering of the blade pattern or the handle? The handle. I would like to try something similar, don't have a machine that makes cuts that wide but my dad gave me the idea of putting 2 (or 3) blades in a normal hacksaw. Whatever you did with the blade is magic way above my pay grade! Thanks for sharing Gary, I get a lot of inspiration from your work. Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,445 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Gerhard Gerber said: The handle. I would like to try something similar, don't have a machine that makes cuts that wide but my dad gave me the idea of putting 2 (or 3) blades in a normal hacksaw. Whatever you did with the blade is magic way above my pay grade! Thanks for sharing Gary, I get a lot of inspiration from your work. I did the handle checkering with my mill/drill and a pointed router bit. Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to post Share on other sites
Eric Morgan 175 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Gerhard, they do sell dedicated checkering files, but they will be much finer than what Gary did. Think more along the lines of checkering on rifle/shotgun stocks. Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,445 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 43 minutes ago, Eric Morgan said: Gerhard, they do sell dedicated checkering files, but they will be much finer than what Gary did. Think more along the lines of checkering on rifle/shotgun stocks. Exactly right. My checkering files are 18 to the inch. This handle has 4 to the inch. 1 Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 453 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 12:12 AM, Eric Morgan said: Gerhard, they do sell dedicated checkering files, but they will be much finer than what Gary did. Think more along the lines of checkering on rifle/shotgun stocks. I've seen them for sale on a South African site for 700, while I pay 40-80 for various kinds of Pherd files.......horrendously expensive Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 453 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I actually worked at a friend's engineering shop after my last retrenchment, learned to use the lathe and mill, unfortunately his machines are too busy for me to use them occasionally, can't see myself owning anything like that. Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,445 Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Gerhard Gerber said: I've seen them for sale on a South African site for 700, while I pay 40-80 for various kinds of Pherd files.......horrendously expensive One of the skills that is often required in making hand made items is the making of specialized tools for the job. If you make a checkering tool with adjustable spacers between the cutters then you will be able to layout any size checkering without the need for a mill or expensive files. Time to get the creative juices flowing. 1 Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 453 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 16 hours ago, Gary Mulkey said: Time to get the creative juices flowing. You just did exactly that with a few sentences, thanks Gary. I'm very early in the game and although I have gathered a lot of the basics in 4 years there's still a lot of tooling I need to do, not to mention refining my grinders etc etc etc. My sales aren't great but the income has helped, so the urge to make knives instead of tools and shop improvements is very strong. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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