Russian Hunting Knife

[Rudi]

Hello Everybody!
This is a work we were doing together, me and Mark throughout all the process. We were forging together the blade and then I did the grind work and Mark finished it with Hand polish.
When the blade was finished we started to do the Bolster and the pomel, after soldering each of us took one part and we sat each on the grinders.
Then we enter the "Lab Room", its a new room in the workshop and Mark started the work on the wood carving and I on the Engraving.
Mark painted this ornament and edited it on the computer, printed it and we started to work.









We placed the papers on the handle and the steel parts and started working...

 

[Rudi]

 

[Don Robinson]

Amazing!

 

[Rudi]

 

[Rudi]

After we finished all the carvings, we blued the steel and the knife was done.
Mark did the sheath and than pictured the finished work.

So,

Blade- 190*40*4, 52100 Steel, Differential Quenching 60-61 HRc, Bronze, Guard and Pomel blued steel- Engraving, Handle - Eucalyptus Jarrah wood, Wood carving. Sheath - Leather.

















so thank you!!
pleasant viewing

 

[Don Robinson]

Great work! Thanks for showing.

 

[Sagebrush Blades]

great work! thanks for posting

 

[Mark Behnke]

Thanks for posting your process beautiful work.

 

[Rudi]

Thank you guys Happy you liked it

 

[Tom Militano]

Outstanding work!!

 

[Rudy Joly]

That's some talent you have.
Almost makes me want to throw my stuff in the trash. Beautiful work.

Rudy

 

[Dan Pierson]

It's too late for this year's best WIP contest but you've certainly set a high bar for next year.

 

[KenH]

WOW!!!! as in WOW!!! That is amazing!!!!

Thanks for posting that.

Ken H>

 

[Ausbrooks]

Very artistic and beautiful- lots of talent to get that one made-

 

[Don McNeil]

That is elegant Rudi Just beautiful

 

[Rudi]

Thanks for such comments, this is fantastic to read it :biggrin:

 

[HHH Knives]

LOVE IT. Very detailed and elegant! Awesome to see how you lay it out. and make it happen.
Im impressed and inspired!

 

[TacticallySharp]

Beautiful and inspiring. Truly art!

 

[backtines]

Great detail and amazing precision on you work! Beautiful job !

 

[Dave Broughton]

Wow, that is a lot of involvement and the knive is out of sight......great work!