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That is so COOL Lin!!
Looks.....well, Like pots and pans, bowls of soup, or mushroom caps? Or have you seen DimSum in a Chinese place? All those little covered dishes stacked up, holding surprising little dumplings in all different shapes and sizes? Yea you could call it dim sum.
Are you sensing a one track mind here???????
Here is the other side of the blade.
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very interesting indeed.
I like it, now do you remember how you did it so's you can do it again... ;)
That's a good question Doug. :scared:
That is just amazing....
I like it a lot, Lin. Please show us the finished knife when that happens. I know it is going to be spectacular. What are the dimensions?
Speaking of spectacular, the knives you made for me that I had Scott Teaschner create sheaths to carry them in are to die for. http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=110;t=004407 The knives arrived without a final sharpening. I put quick handheld edges on them in about 15 minutes, and now my left hand is completely hairless. Those gorgeous Damascus blades took edges that have to be used to believe. I did keep the angle of the bevels on the edges as shallow as your profile allowed, and now I have two knives that shave like straight razors. WOW!!! I also noticed that each blade has a very distinct hamon, even in the Damascus, which I can also see in the pictures, now that I know it is present and look closely. Scott got the sheaths to fit perfectly and to look like they were made for the knives -- wait, they were!
Allan
Awesome work Mr. Lin. Can't wait to see the final product.
Merry Christmas!
Thanks guys.
I'm glad you like the knives Allan. Scott's work is amazing.
This blade is 6 inches long and will have a ferrule/bolster and no cross guard. The handle will be undyed Giraffe Bone. So it will be creamy white.
Really neat ......
yep that is way cool.
Mind blowing! Can't wait to see the finished knife!!
Got back on it and should finish it this week.
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Lin, that picture was really a tease. Could you show us the clamp you have there to press the guard tight? Looks like a set screw to secure the rear of the clamp to the tang and then it opens to press on the guard?
Ron
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Very cool pattern Lin
Great fit!!! I like the guard press. It looks much better designed than mine. I may just have to build a version of it for myself.
Chris
I just love gadgets, and that one's a beauty, Lin.
nice, and love that fitting jig!
You might be able to supplement your income just with that press! Nice piece of work. I love the control you can get with that. I made one with just a coil spring for pressure while soldering.
I REALLY like this one!
Thanks for showing it so well Lin.
I bought this clamp from a fellow that was contemplating building a lot of them. I dont know if he still builds them or not. I saw right away it is built like a tank and had to have one. I'm glad I spent the money now. It was about $70 I think. Its stainless too. The push plate has shallow holes in it for the screw ends to socket into so it wont be slipping around.
I'm getting close to finishing this knife now. I'm using Giraffe bone per the new owner. I am glad that it's the natural color. The final finish is getting into the pretty part of the bone. I some to go but not much and then pin it.
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I picked up another guard clamp for a backup.
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Where did the gaurd clamp come from? I don't really build any hidden tangs, but I would like to and have several ideas that I would like to try in the next year. I actually got a blade for one cut out yesterday (unfortunately still not able to forge :( ), but I'm not sure when I'll get around to finishing it. I've got several others that I'll probably try to get done first.
PM sent Matt.
Lin-
Dumb questions... I'm assuming your handle material isn't epoxied on before you finish profiling it? How do you go about drilling for the pins and keeping everything plumb/square on what I'm guessing was fairly round or unevenly shaped parent material? Do you drill the holes with it over the tang so you are drilling through the steel at the same time? If not, do you just mark the tang and drill it separately with slightly over sized holes?
Thanks again for posting so many of your knives and processes. It really does help a lot to see.
Jeremy
Jeremy, On this knife I drilled after the handle material is in place and the material has a flat on the side. I mark the location of the tang and the profile and drill the whole thing. Then I shape tot he drawing and I actually use the pin holes as a reference for the top and bottom profile lines.
Thanks, Lin.
Jeremy