It's been a busy couple of days.
Working with Sxott of Sxott Knives, my friend and mentor. Check out his (insanely beautiful) knives.
Got to use his awesome forge.
I was able to forge out some railroad spike knives.
Here are 3 of the 4 I did this weekend finished. BIG thanks to DJ for grabbing one as a Christmas gift for his father in law. I was also a pleasure to finally meet his wife.
On top of 4 RR spike knives I put a handle on the first knife I have created from start to finish. Here are a total of 7 clamps used waiting for the epoxy to cure.
Time to work the handle profile and shaping (didn't get any pics of all the hand sanding and shaping done).
Here it is. Finished. The very first knife I've made 100% start to finish. It's 1085 steel with mosaic pins complimenting blue denim scales.
I am in love with how everything turned out. The hamon is perfect, the edge is hair splitting sharp, and the feel is perfect. BIG thanks to Sxott Knives for the tutelage. I could NOT have done this (or many many other things) without him.