Recent content by purequill

Finished up these two knives today and actually got some good pictures for once! Forged 52100, differentially hardened. Soldered brass guards, deer antler handles. Comments, critiques and constructive criticism welcome! Thanks for looking!

Thanks Justice4all! I will post more pics after a while. I'm just about done with them. Good eye Bruce! And yes, Ed does approve as he is one of my mentors. lol. Great man and I am very humbled to be able to work closely with him.

I haven't posted on here in a while so I figured I would put up my latest in progress projects. Any comments, critiques and constructive criticism are welcome and appreciated. Both blades are hand forged from the same 52100 ball bearing. Triple quenched, normalized and annealed. Differentially...

Thank you Tracy. He's been a great asset and really has gone out of his way to help me wrap my head around all of this.

Thanks Bill! It's a 5" blade, 9.25 overall. 1" at the widest part of the belly and 1/8" thick.

Thank you sir! I love it. I sadly don't have anything to cut at the moment.......lol. I'm sure i'll find numerous excuses to put her to work though.

I received this beauty from my knifemaking mentor Chris Amos last night. It was above and beyond of him and I'm absolutely grateful for the knowledge he's imparted to me and the many many hours he's carved out to come help me with my own endeavors. Then topped it off with this gift. 52100...

Thought I'd post up a completed project pic of the skinner I've posted previously with her associated sheath. All by yours truly. Thanks for looking!

Thanks alot slatroni and DBAR! I appreciate everyone checking it out. I gotta tweek and peek some scratches and stuff. Step up my photography game too. it's pretty abysmal.

Thanks bud!

Thought I'd share my second knife with ya'll and see what you think. 52100 forged blade. Differentially hardened. Elk tine handle with brass accents. Thanks for looking and I hope you dig it!

Thanks DBAR! I am proud of it. Thanks for looking.

Thanks very much BossDog! I appreciate everyones positive response and apologize for taking off on a tangent there for a bit. McClellan, I am working with Chris Amos and Ed occasionally. It was designed to be a skinner for sure, I will be posting up two more which are much smaller and meant for...

Thanks to everybody for the kind words! Doug, I'm fully aware of the controversy surrounding Mr. Fowlers methods. However I don't think that not talking about anything and going and playing in our separate corners all the time will get anyone anywhere. That's one reason I love working and...

It is.....both? It's the second blade I forged, I have two others I am doing handles on right now and the other blade was tested to destruction. I am however not alone in my endeavors. I have a couple of pretty great mentors walking me through the process.