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Thanks everybody! Will do. I think I have one.

Hello Knife Dogs, This is a series of four knives that I have been chipping away at for a while. You might notice only three here. I was getting these ready for the NCCA show and one managed to sell before I could get a pic. Apart from my individual pieces, I will be offering themed series of...

Hello Knifemakers and potential Knifemakers, I will be teaching a three day class December 17-19 on making American style Tantos at the New England School of Metalwork in Auburn, Maine. We will be making full tang, cord wrapped, Japanese inspired knives using the stock removal method...

Thanks for the comments, I actually used the corner of a platen and played with the belt tracking. It was easier than I thought. This was a practice for a bigger, forged, modern Kris I have been planning. I think doing this in a double grind will not be so easy. -Nick

Thank you, I love your knives.

Thanks Guys! -Nick

Win!

Hi Knifedogs, I just finished this up yesterday. I like making these "Thumbnails" and my customers seem to like them as well. This was chisel ground out of Starrett O-1 with a forge finish handle and a heat colored butt. I inlayed green Europium glow power on the bevel side and aqua on the...

Thanks N.D., I find that if I leave a thick border of cement along the edge of where you want the line, you get a more defined boundry between hard and soft. That is what sets you up for the polish. Park 50 helps a lot too. I think the knife I posted would be more of a utility knife that...

N.D., This knife was forged out of W-1 and I used my super-secret, ancient Japanese clay mixture. Just kidding. It was furnace cement mixed with forge scale. I hand sanded to 600 grit and gave it a pretty heavy etch in Ferric and Flitzed the heck out of the hard part of the blade. Every...

Good eyes, my friend. It was unsharpened. More pics for you. It is sharp in these pics. Thanks for the comments.

Something different. -Nick

Thanks, Love the W-2 one with the Hamon that you posted. -Nick

I'll Play, Forged W-1. Some HIGHLYstuff in this thread.....

Holy Crap! I can tease you about Red G-10 here too! Thanks again, all of you. -Nick