JPH Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Howdy: While my health problems laid me low I was able to (with a lot of help from my son) get two pieces done..It sucks cause I could do that in a day before this hit but be that as it may. The down time allowed me to get some serious text work done on book IV and that is good..so..here is one of the two..The other one will be listed for sale.. Crucible Damask...1.6%C, 0.0015% V and 0.002%Cr by weight. Blade length is 7 3/4" One piece of my "Fossilized Bovine Ivory" grip with phosphor bronze mounts and studs. Overall length 13 1/8" Didn't turn out half bad. My son did the melt (he was the brawn..) under my verbal instruction (I was the feeble brains) and well the puck turned out fantastic and the knife came out pretty good as well..He did all the heavy work ... and I did what I could do with my limited abilities at the time. all in all...not a bad reult. JPH 4 If you wish to know the price of freedom..Visit a Veteran's Hospital...I am humbled by their sacrifice... Why is it when the Mighty Thor throws his hammer he is dispensing Justice and fighting Evil..BUT..when I throw my hammer I wind up in a mandatory 16 week anger management course??</p> I came into this world naked, screaming and covered in someone else's blood...I have no problem going out the same way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lester Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Very nice simple knife. Love the look of the "fossilized bovine ivory". Doug HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I'm eagerly awaiting Book IV, mostly for the secret to Bovine Ivory. Good to see your work again, you and your son make a good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 yes. good to see your work. It was a heck of a piece or two. Hope you are up to more in the coming year. Book IV is a long-awaited prize. The time spent on that would have been worthwhile, too. please visit my website http://www.professorsforge.com/ “Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” E. V. Debs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 On 5/17/2023 at 2:44 PM, Alan Longmire said: I'm eagerly awaiting Book IV, mostly for the secret to Bovine Ivory. Good to see your work again, you and your son make a good team. +1 to everything. “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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