Joshua States 2,501 Posted Tuesday at 12:38 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:38 AM (edited) I haven't posted much stuff here lately, and that's because I have been working on one knife since February and the design elements have given me a lot of .....experience. This is built to the customer's specifications and contains many things I typically do not do, but c'est la vie. It is finally ready to show and I'll start making the sheath on Wednesday. The blade is O1 and about 5.375" long. The ring guard is a single piece of 416 SS forged to shape from a 1/2" slice (maybe 3/4"?) of round bar 1.5" in diameter. Frame and pommel cap are 410 SS and the turned finial nut is 416 SS. There is no glue holding this knife together. It is all held together with mechanical connections and can be fully disassembled. There is a video coming of how it goes together. Edited Tuesday at 12:40 AM by Joshua States 8 “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
Larry Okinaka 11 Posted Tuesday at 02:59 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:59 AM Maybe out of your wheelhouse so to speak, but looks really good 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 469 Posted Tuesday at 07:25 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:25 AM Nailed it Josh, that pommel cap is probably my favourite element on a stunning knife. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,773 Posted Tuesday at 11:34 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:34 AM I was wondering when we'd see what that guard went on. Experience is good! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,501 Posted Wednesday at 09:23 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 09:23 PM And the assembly video is now live: 3 “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
Don Abbott 346 Posted Thursday at 02:59 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:59 PM Remarkable. Very well done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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