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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: CaptainBeaky on March 05, 2013, 06:41:21 pm

Title: Here's one I made earlier...
Post by: CaptainBeaky on March 05, 2013, 06:41:21 pm

Hi All

I currently have 3 ash bows on the go, at varying stages - a flat bow, a monster pyramid bow and a molly. I'll post those when they're finished, but in the meantime, as suggested, here are a few other things I made earlier...

Small utility knife in rose damasteel and ebony. Full height convex grind, stainless Corby bolts and lanyard tube.

(http://www.pmjn.co.uk/Images/Damasteel1/Damasteel1_2rs.jpg)

(http://www.pmjn.co.uk/Images/Damasteel1/Damasteel1_4rs.jpg)

Aikuchi tanto, forged from an old file, clay tempered.
Fittings in tulipwood, brass and buffalo horn.

(http://www.pmjn.co.uk/Images/Tanto1/Tanto1_2rs.jpg)

(http://www.pmjn.co.uk/Images/Tanto1/Tanto1_4rs.jpg)

(http://www.pmjn.co.uk/Images/Tanto1/Tanto1_7rs.jpg)

(http://www.pmjn.co.uk/Images/Tanto1/Tanto1_9rs.jpg)

(http://www.pmjn.co.uk/Images/Tanto1/Tanto1_10rs.jpg)


Puukko in siversteel - blade by Pekka Tuominen.
Handled in desert ironwood with nickel-silver fittings and mammoth ivory.
This one is mine!

(http://www.pmjn.co.uk/Images/ProjectKnife_17/Tuominen_1rs.JPG)

(http://www.pmjn.co.uk/Images/ProjectKnife_17/Tuominen_5rs.JPG)


And finally - a restoration job on a daito blade I was gifted from my sensei.
A 16th century blade in a mish-mash of fittings, with a set of very bad lateral and co-planar bends in the blade: I restored the blade to it's proper shape and made a complete new set of fittings.
A taster:

(http://www.pmjn.co.uk/Images/Shoto/Tsuba_1.jpg)


Thanks for looking  ;D

Title: Re: Here's one I made earlier...
Post by: Ifrit617 on March 05, 2013, 06:52:54 pm

All of those are gorgeous. That tanto though is like a dream knife. It's incredible!

Jon

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Post by: Hunts with stone on March 05, 2013, 06:57:23 pm

I agree 👆

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Post by: Frawg on March 05, 2013, 07:01:20 pm

That first knife is beautiful! Very nice work CB.
Matt

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Post by: KHalverson on March 05, 2013, 09:25:36 pm

very nice.
i really like the hamon on the tanto and the puuko is gorgeous
kevin

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Post by: vinemaplebows on March 05, 2013, 09:41:52 pm

Very, very nice! ;D

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Post by: Stringman on March 05, 2013, 09:56:44 pm

You are a craftsman! Beautiful work!

Scott

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Post by: YosemiteBen on March 06, 2013, 12:39:46 am

very beautiful and functional sharp pointy things. keep em commin.

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Post by: barecgesh on March 06, 2013, 05:39:35 am

amazing work you would almost get hypnotized from staring at that first knife

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Post by: Pappy on March 06, 2013, 06:20:48 am

Beautiful work,I like them all.  :)
   Pappy

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Post by: jonathan creason on March 06, 2013, 05:32:26 pm

Those are all beauties!  I'm really partial to that puukko, though.

Title: Re: Here's one I made earlier...
Post by: bow101 on March 09, 2013, 07:23:41 pm

Geat work, what grade leather ya using for the sheaths,,? EG.  6oz. 8 oz...............etc........

Title: Re: Here's one I made earlier...
Post by: Scowler on March 09, 2013, 08:29:37 pm

Wow!  Great work on all of them but the small utility knife has some crazy cool patterning.  Ya got some skillz, Cap't.

Title: Re: Here's one I made earlier...
Post by: CaptainBeaky on March 10, 2013, 12:49:30 pm

Quote from: bow101 on March 09, 2013, 07:23:41 pm

Geat work, what grade leather ya using for the sheaths,,? EG.  6oz. 8 oz...............etc........

Err...
3.5 - 4mm vegetable tanned. I'm not sure what weight that equates to. :o

Title: Re: Here's one I made earlier...
Post by: richardzane on March 10, 2013, 09:11:22 pm

yeah, these are beautiful works,for sure!