Some time ago I scored a nice big piece of bronze for a decent price. I love how it looks like fresh off the machine and I can’t wait for the patina to show up. I will use this stuff a lot I think.
Edit: it’s brass! goddammit I misread the spec on the bar I bought. It’s just plain brass.
This piece has about 11 cm blade out of N690, 12 cm handle out of stabilized spalted beech.
There is a technique to straighten a blade bent after heat treatment – you repeatedly strike the inside of the bent curve with a very hard object, thus spreading the material on that side only Read more…
Similarly to the previous knife this one is an attempt at a keyhole bolster. Steel is Vanadis 4 Extra. Handle is grenadillo. The bolster has been 3d printed with allowances for final machining and polishing Read more…
This is my attempt at a keyhole handle design. I can’t make integrals (easily) so a simple bolster it is. It took 4 attempts to get the handle to fit right, but it was worth Read more…
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