pattern-welded kindjal, simple curly maple handle

[kevin - the professor]

Hello Everyone,

I tried to do a more complex blade design this time. This one is 4 bars with monosteel edges. As traditional for kindjals, the two bars under the fuller are twisted, the next two are straight laminate, and the edges are layers of straight 1080.

(the p-weld is 15n20 and 1080).

12" blade, 6" handle. The handle is very simple, I was copying one I saw on an antique auction site for a kindjal/khanjar.

This thing feels great in my hand. The handle shape conforms really well.

The blade was complex, but a lot of fund.

anyone want to give me advice with aqua fortis? I tried to stain some scrap from the same stock as this handle, and it turned sort of green. If you have advice about how to use a. f. I am all ears. I want to stain this wood with it, eventually. Now, it just has some hardware store stain and tung oil.

Next kinjal I make, I am going to go with the big fat decorative pins/studs to hold it all together and the rounded end.

take care, thanks for looking.

Kevin

Here is the handle I sort of copied (the pic with the single-edged blade)





and here is the one I made (the cat Shiva is for perspective, he weighs 15lb):

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[bootstrap]

looks like a gladious hispanola..... very fine work.

 

[kevin - the professor]

yeah - the kindjal is a direct descendant of the gladuis. they are very much alike.

kc

 

[Wade Hougham]

Kevin,
How long have you been doing this? Great work. I hope when I get my press my work advances like yours has. Wade

 

[Indian George]

Coooool!!!!

 

[kevin - the professor]

Wade - I started Christmas, almost two years ago. But, I made knives by stock removal in our workshop on our farm ask a kid. I even made hunting broadheads for myself by grinder, sander, file, and hacksaws.

But, I have only been doing it this time around a little lestt that two years. I spent a year studying before I started pounding on anything, and I have two years as a chemistry major before I switched to psy, which helps a bit with knowing how to weld and heat treat.

the press makes all of the difference. It is as much or more of a leap than going from a delta 1x42 grinder to a Grizzly 2x72 1hp was.

IG - thanks man.

kc

 

[maxcutter03]

Very fine looking piece!!!