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Title: recent projects
Post by: KHALVERSON on February 08, 2009, 08:01:00 PM

here is my first finished forged blade
i built a coal forge on my time of over the holidays
knife is 6.25 oal 2.875 blade from a file
is is also my first attempt at etching and selective polishing the blade photos are not great but i think you can see the hamon from the edge quench
also i did a hammered finger guard thanks to tippit for the inspreation
   (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/IM000008.jpg)
   (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/IM000009.jpg)
   (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/IM000007.jpg)
this next knife is o-1  with stained tiger maple scales and is 5.250 oal 1.500 cutting edge
i installed rare earth magnets in this one to hold the knife secure
   (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/IM000017.jpg)
   (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/IM000018.jpg)
   (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/IM000022.jpg)
   (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/IM000020.jpg)
the second knife is headed east to the jlmbh
raffle table
i may do some more like this for the knife swap and st judes  auction
thanks for lookin
kevin

Title: Re: recent projects
Post by: MYSTIKBOW on February 08, 2009, 08:12:00 PM

Very nice job Kevin.  I like em both!

Title: Re: recent projects
Post by: Steve Nuckels on February 08, 2009, 09:45:00 PM

Great looking knives, the maple is hard to beat!


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Title: Re: recent projects
Post by: JMR on February 08, 2009, 10:18:00 PM

Looks great, love the armguard sheaths!!!

Title: Re: recent projects
Post by: Kevin Evans on February 09, 2009, 12:59:00 AM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: recent projects
Post by: skullworks on February 09, 2009, 07:22:00 AM

Awesome work!

Title: Re: recent projects
Post by: swp on February 09, 2009, 07:35:00 PM

Kevin,

Great job! I can't tell you how much I like the knife I got from you last year in the knife swap, it skinned a bear and a couple of deer this season and it holds a mean edge. Someone is in for a nice gift with either one of those two.

Title: Re: recent projects
Post by: prarieboy on February 10, 2009, 06:34:00 PM

Very nice work! I too really like the arm guard sheaths.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: recent projects
Post by: Over&Under on February 11, 2009, 11:17:00 PM

Excellent work!!!  I too am a sucker for an arm guard sheath!

Title: Re: recent projects
Post by: Chris Surtees on February 11, 2009, 11:37:00 PM

:thumbsup:     :thumbsup: