#knifemaking

[theuglymachine]

I forged the blackguard's blade from Realis based on art from the manual by Gryme (bottom picture)

[ironboneknives]

Work in progress, clip point skeleton knife / D2 steel.

[elusivegreen]

Eh, fast forward a bit. Gonna call this one done.

[barelysanescholar-blog]

Improved knife prototype by adding spacers that act as pivots and connectors (keeps the brass handles from squeezing the blade and friction stuff)

[needles-and-pins]

These are prototypes, so I don't have any on the etsy shop yet, but I'm working on getting different varieties ready for the holiday shopping season.

The one on the left is made with maple, and the one on the right with HDPE. Woods tend to crack when being drilled, so I'd hoped the plastic would work better (and it does work beautifully), but adhesives don't like to stick to it. Fortunately I can make a silicone mold and do epoxy resin in any color.

So I think once I cast some, I'll start making some with different numbers of gems. Next up will be trans... I have some nice big acrylic gems for those. Finally, I wanted to let you know I invested in a sharpening system that gets my blades wicked sharp.

[riderart]

My second messer attempt.

Now that my phone is talking to my iPad, I can post these things a little easier. This one is part of the hand saw knives series I’ve been making. The tang/handle is two pieces of barstock held together with copper tubing rivets. While the blade is held in with steel rivets.

[unnecessarybelts]

sometimes “a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do”, as they say

[geodesandmore]

I've been trying to identify some of the stones I've been using to make knives maybe you could help me out

I'm far from being a geologist, (more of a Rockhound) but if I had to guess I would say that the majority of your material looks like Brazilian agate. Your finished products look quite magnificent. Do you make them to sell or is it just a hobby?