first "finished" integral

[Lamey]

This is the first "finished" integral ive made,  ive forged several, but  never gotten around to finishing one until now.  This blade was actually forged over a year ago,  just havent made the time to finish.

Any how,  forged from a bar of 5/8" W-2, 7" blade, 11-7/8" overall, Ceylon Ebony handle.  Fun to make, going to be doing more of them.  Learned a bit making this one,  the hardest part for me was figuring out a good way to grind them, specifically transitioning from the bar to the blade... tricky.

A few pics-

[DANA HOLMAN]

Matt
that is one fine looking knife, great job
dana  

[Jack Denbow]

Beautiful.
Jack

[Kevin Evans]

Nice!!!      

[Lamey]

thanks guys, it was fun,  have a big 9" integral Bowie/Fighter im going to finish...   at some point after Christmas im going to make some integral hunters.

[kbaknife]

Awesome sweetness, Matt!
They are tons of fun and really make a fella use his head.
And, there are only a few materials/pieces used.
I'm about to go out and forge two right this minute!

[OconeeDan]

That is stunning!

[prarieboy]

Great Job!

[Steve Nuckels]

Matt, that's a beauty, those lines and finish are sweet!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
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IN GOD WE TRUST

[Bodork]

Really, really nice!

[Lamey]

thanks again guys,  i enjoyed making this one.  Will be making more especially when i get my power hammer set up.  Right now im using one that is "borrowed" and I have to return it after the first of the year.

[Ray Hammond]

That wood is really nice looking. Almost like charcoal its so dark in the pics....love the hamon.

Really nice knife, Lamey.

[Billy Stewart]

Sweet knife Matt as always nice job!! I have not done a integral yet does it make you do this  

[Lamey]

in some ways i find it alot easier to make,  the hardest part is figuring out a good way to transition your grind from the plunge to the blade flat.

Im doing a 9" fighter now,  grinding it flat on the platten with just a bit of belt overhang to make a radius.  We will see how that one turns out.

[imskippy]

Wow thats beautiful!! Love the looks of those integrals you and Karl have made. Skippy

[David Ricke]

Out standing work keep it up. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year   Knifemaker

[drewsbow]

great looking knife

[Lin Rhea]

Matt,
     I really like a flat sided or at least an oval cross section to an integral. Yours is one of the slickest ones I've seen. Very nice. Lin

[Lamey]

why thanks Lin,  im going to do some more soon, just have to catch up on a bunch of Bowie orders!