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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: Idahomike251 on June 22, 2011, 10:47:00 PM
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Ted Dowell (TMD Knives, Bend, Oregon) was the man who inspired me to become a knife maker. One of his many innovative designs was the Integral Hilt Knife carved out of 1/2 inch thick piece of D2 tool steel. I wanted to replicate his design, so I got hold of a piece of 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 36" D2 bar stock. There are a lot of photos, so I'll have to do this in several parts.
First, I need to prep the D2 bar stock for blade forming and grinding, and that starts with establishing the front end of the hilt and blade thickness.
(http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt31/mokamura_photo/Integraltangknife003.jpg) (http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt31/mokamura_photo/Integraltangknife006.jpg) (http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt31/mokamura_photo/Integraltangknife007.jpg) (http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt31/mokamura_photo/Integraltangknife011.jpg)
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This will be interesting! I'm watching!
Steve
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Potomac Forge