hi guys, sorry to spam this thread with a ton of pics, but i thought i'd share some things that i have recently completed. i live in portland, oregon, and i always have a big rush this time of year gearing up for the OKCA show in eugene. the show was this past weekend, and i had a great time. the other good news is that i finished up a bunch of knives in the past couple of weeks, and i'd like to share them here, if that's okay. sorry for the quality, i just swiped the from my instagram (jspake) feed, so they aren't the nicest pics you are going to see today. anyway, i hope you enjoy them!
this is a little hunter/utility made from 52100/1018 san mai with nickel silver guard, and a handle of elm, ebony, and striped ebony
this puukko has a blade of 52100/1018 san mai with nickel silver guard and a handle of ebony, and 2 types of whale bone
this hunter has the same san mai with nickel and bocote
another small puukko with a 1084 blade with a stone washed finish on the blade and a handle of ironwood and antler
this puukko has a W2 blade with a weird hamon, a stainless bolster, and a handle of bloodwood, african blackwood, macassar ebony and olive wood
this is either a long puukko or a short and thin leuku, you decide. the blade is 52100/1018 san mai with a handle of nickel silver, bubunga, ebony and recycled piano key ivory.
this puukko was commissioned by a good friend and turned out to be one of my favorites to date. it has a blade of my 52100/1018 san mai, and the handle is stellar's sea cow bone and whale bone. the bolster is wrought iron with a browned patina.
this is the first "big knife" that i have made. i think that it is perhaps not quite a bowie because there is no swedge, but its close enough for me. it was a lot of fun, and i look forward to doing more big guys like this soon. the blade is 1075 with a bold hamon, the guard is wrought iron (anchor chain) and the handle is wenge.
this is the first dagger that i have attempted, and is another commission. there is a great story here, by the way. a friend had an unfortunate incident where a family heirloom antique piano was dropped by careless movers, and he wanted to salvage some essence of it in the form of a new heirloom (this one is much lighter) to be passed on to future generations. i used the ivory skin from the piano keys to create the white stripes, and echo'd the ebony from the black keys. i still need to scrimshaw an inlay with his initials in the buttcap, but this is pretty much finished.
this was a tanto that i made as an award knife for the OKCA display award project this year. if you are unfamiliar with the process, several makers are given the same blank to interpret, and the resulting knives are donated to the club to be given as awards to members who have displayed their collections. its a fun affair, and people come up with all sorts of surprising solutions. for mine, i chose a 5 sided cross section (double bevel and flat spine), a copper habaki, fittings of bronze and mild steel, and a handle of african blackwood.
