Joël Mercier 629 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Here's my latest. 6" 80CrV2 blade with the infamous mustard patina, micarta bolster and lacewood. Critique welcomed! 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,411 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Wickedly pointy! I like it. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Ward 99 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 That’s beautiful! What’s the thickness? Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Chaddock 5 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I love that clean angular look, nice! Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 629 Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 39 minutes ago, Alan Longmire said: Wickedly pointy! I like it. Thanks Alan! It was the first time I actually cut my fingers while hand sanding. I guess that's what you call a zero edge 39 minutes ago, Mike Ward said: That’s beautiful! What’s the thickness? Thanks! Around 1/8" at the spine at bolster. Zero at edge 8 minutes ago, Michael Chaddock said: I love that clean angular look, nice! Thank you sir! Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,312 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Very nicely done. I love the overall sculpting and how the angles in the handle play off of each other. This knife doesn't deserve any criticism. Since you asked, the only thing that kind of winks at me is the way the lacewood grain plays off the facets of the handle. It's purely a matter of taste, but I would ave preferred to align the grain so that the top facets had the small eyes and the bottom facets had the more open texture. As it is you have one of each. This is actually why i don't like to use lacewood. The stuff gives you two completely different personalities in the same handle, and is hard to control. That said, I love the knife, and would be pretty proud to have made it Link to post Share on other sites
Zeb Camper 784 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Clean and sharp, as always! Link to post Share on other sites
MikeDT 90 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Excellent final product - you have taken mustard patination to an artistic level! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Weller 339 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I too, am a fan of your patina! How does it hold up to use? Does the patina fade and blurr over time. Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 629 Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Zeb Camper said: Clean and sharp, as always! Thank you Zeb! 15 minutes ago, Adam Weller said: I too, am a fan of your patina! How does it hold up to use? Does the patina fade and blurr over time. It does blend in fairly well with the natural patina that forms over time. It's quite a user friendly finish imo. Link to post Share on other sites
Clifford Brewer 384 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Very nice execution !!.................. Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 629 Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Brian Dougherty said: This is actually why i don't like to use lacewood Yeah, it's my second attempt at this wood. The first one the wood looked very boring and now on this one the grain is not properly aligned. It was a 1" thick plank so I could not rotate the wood to get the desired alignment. Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,312 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Yeah, been there done that. You have to work within the size of material you have, and it doesn't always work out to your favor. It doesn't take anything away from the knife. I like it better than any of the chef's knives I have made so far Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart Johnson 5 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 That is beautiful! And brimming with inspiration, I love it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 408 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Very nice......looks like it'll cut like a laser! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
clint c 185 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Really love the lines and flow on this one, combined with the material contrasts it is awesome. Clint 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Middleton 801 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Nice one Joel! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Vosloo 174 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Very nice. The master of mustard. I love how it looks like the patina has height to it. Awesome Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 629 Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 Thanks Ross! One of these days I'm going to do a tutorial with pics and vids. A lot of people ask me how I do it. To be honest, it was just newbie guessing on how I thought I should do it . Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Vosloo 174 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Joël Mercier said: Thanks Ross! One of these days I'm going to do a tutorial with pics and vids. A lot of people ask me how I do it. To be honest, it was just newbie guessing on how I thought I should do it . Would pay to see that Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,312 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 I'd like to see that as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Middleton 801 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Third Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,411 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 If you do it well enough I'll pin it... Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,305 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 The heat is on. The gauntlet has fallen. Is our plucky hero going to pick it up? Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 629 Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 I will first have to make a knife to do it on Link to post Share on other sites
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