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Post by bloodwine on Jul 8, 2005 1:09:44 GMT -5
I make knives the old fashioned way...with a forge and hammer. I just thought that I would post a few pix of my "art" This one I traded for the computer that I am using right now  I made this one for a friend of mine down on the lower mainland. He's a big guy(6'8" and 300 lbs)and I wanted to make something that wouldn't look tiny in his hand It's a replica of a 13th century dagger found in a viking grave in Norway  And finally this was a X-mas present for a friend of mine that is into black metal. It's supposed to be a representation of baphomet(the satanic goat)  I hope everyone likes these |
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Post by Daboetry on Jul 8, 2005 1:20:00 GMT -5
OMG BLOODLINE..THESE ARE FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! THEY'RE TIGHT AS S*** pardon my expression..lol. But they are....U got mad skills to have done these the old fashion way....they're tight as hell. They look like they belong on a movie set or something...really beautiful art work..Thanks for sharing..WOW!!
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Post by whisperpoems on Jul 8, 2005 2:06:28 GMT -5
WOW! That is so awesome! They're so beautiful...  I want one of those!! |
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Post by ryanf on Jul 8, 2005 16:43:01 GMT -5
wow Those look like they took a while to make!
nOW THAT IS A DIFFERENT, UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL KINDA ART!
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Post by stan on Jul 8, 2005 16:47:40 GMT -5
Awesome! Really nice work!!!!!!!!!!!! I especially like that one in the middle!
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Post by bloodwine on Jul 9, 2005 22:04:49 GMT -5
Thankies for the kudos guys...an average knife takes me about 50 hours to make but each of these were in the 80 to 120 hour range.
The first one is 5160 steel and 23 " long from tip to tip. The guard is copper, the handle is an elk antler tine with a pewter buttcap.
The second one is patternwelded steel. The blade started life as the drive chain on a 66 harley. I welded the chain into a billet in my forge and then shaped the blade. The pattern in the steel is actually the different grades of steel in the mix.
It's actually a replica of a dagger that was found in a viking grave. The original had a human thigh bone for a handle but since that is hard to come by these days I used a cow knee joint. The guard is poured pewter. It was the most technically challenging knife that I have made to date.
Bill, the guy that I made it for, will be using it for a music video. His band "Droom" is really starting to make waves in the electronic music genre.
The third knife was also for another musician. I was taking part in a christmas present swap on another board and drew Sam's name. The rules said that you could spend a max of $20 so I used about $10 of materials and about 90 hours to make that LOL. The steel is 1095 with a full tang. The handle is sycamore maple that I saved from a job that I did(I'm an arborist) and I used brass pins to rivet the wood on the handle.
Making knives isn't really that hard with some simple tools and lots of patience. You can do it 2 ways. Stock removal(grind and cut until you get what you want) or hammer and forge. I hammer stuff to shape and then use files and sandpaper to finish the blade. I have a hand cranked forge circa 1900 that I use charcoal and coke in.
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Post by ryanf on Jul 10, 2005 14:46:14 GMT -5
wow that was really interesting!  THATS REALLY COOL! |
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Post by Adonis on Jul 23, 2005 10:33:33 GMT -5
how much do this knives usually costs? this is right on the money.
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Post by bloodwine on Jul 26, 2005 20:24:41 GMT -5
It depends on how long it takes me. My knives start at $350 and go up from there. The most that I have been paid for a blade is $2900 US
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THATS REALLY COOL!
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echoes, hope you all are doing well 
