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Post by kk on Jan 31, 2016 8:27:33 GMT -5
Wow, those ears alone can do a lot of damage if needed. Looking great. The rest will be also metal? Or are you going for stone?
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Post by adrian65 on Jan 31, 2016 11:05:03 GMT -5
Wow, those ears alone can do a lot of damage if needed. Looking great. The rest will be also metal? Or are you going for stone? Kurt, in between the bolsters it's going to be stone. Adrian |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 31, 2016 11:10:56 GMT -5
This thread, your project and your work are amazing to say the least! This is gonna be a showstopper when you are done.  |
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Post by darrad on Jan 31, 2016 11:15:22 GMT -5
Superb work! I'm trying to decide what type of stone/stones I would use. Can't wait to see what you pick.
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Post by connrock on Feb 1, 2016 14:25:15 GMT -5
I'm shaking my head just thinking of all that filing!
A huge project to be done with simple tools!
I look forward to your next update!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2016 14:33:29 GMT -5
It is with uncharacteristic patience that i await completion of your epic knife build. Wow!
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Post by beefjello on Feb 1, 2016 19:09:58 GMT -5
Incredible polish on that blade Adrian!! Wow, the horse head bolster is just too cool! It's a pleasure watching your creations unfold  |
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Post by adrian65 on Feb 1, 2016 22:34:37 GMT -5
I'm shaking my head just thinking of all that filing! A huge project to be done with simple tools! I look forward to your next update! connrock Don't forget the angle grinder, Tom! This way I ground the bolsters up to about one millimeter from the final contour, and only after this I started to use the files. But I agree, even so there was a lot of filing to be done. Adrian |
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Post by MrP on Feb 2, 2016 5:26:51 GMT -5
I'm shaking my head just thinking of all that filing! A huge project to be done with simple tools! I look forward to your next update! connrock Don't forget the angle grinder, Tom! This way I ground the bolsters up to about one millimeter from the final contour, and only after this I started to use the files. But I agree, even so there was a lot of filing to be done. Adrian I hear what you are saying. I am sure that the angle made the fabrication effort free!!!! I am always amazed at the projects you take on. Great thinking, great effort, great results!..............................MrP |
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Post by connrock on Feb 5, 2016 8:24:45 GMT -5
I used to make everything out of stainless steel so it would last forever,,,,,,
Now that I am 71 years old,,,,forever may be today! LOL
Have fun and enjoy EVERY day of your life my friend!
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Post by adrian65 on Feb 5, 2016 12:48:55 GMT -5
I used to make everything out of stainless steel so it would last forever,,,,,, Now that I am 71 years old,,,,forever may be today! LOL Have fun and enjoy EVERY day of your life my friend! connrock Tom, this is what I'm trying to do. And I am inspired in this by many people here, you being one of them. I like very much the evolution of your hobby and your life throughout all the years since we're here and I can say I wish mine would develop as inspired as yours. Adrian |
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Post by adrian65 on Feb 17, 2016 4:38:05 GMT -5
Hello, again! I made some progress on the handle area. It could not seem very much, because it's a very detailed work to fit all the pieces together and to smooth all the surfaces. Besides, a cold kept me away from working these days and it still does. Anyway, here's what I've done since the previous update. Firstly I made the file work on the spine of the handle. Marking the spine (notice the "training" filework on the edge of the sheet in the left of the photo:  Then, cutting the shapes with a round file:  After finishing the filework, I riveted all the bolsters:  Then, there was a lot of detailed work I was talking about before (fitting the surfaces to each other, polishing, etc). Some areas are close to ready, but there still are surfaces to be smoothed and polished.      Thank you for looking, Adrian |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 7:47:22 GMT -5
Top Freaking Notch!!!!.wow man I am blown away by the mane/file work .very well done.
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Post by bsky4463 on Feb 17, 2016 8:45:15 GMT -5
Outstanding craftsmanship - as one has come to expect from your work. Inspirational for sure. Cheers
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 17, 2016 8:48:13 GMT -5
Echoing Dave's comment. That file work is extraordinary. Knife is just getting prettier and prettier!......Mel
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Post by mohs on Feb 17, 2016 9:00:28 GMT -5
geez Adrian
that intenseness' waviness of the mane spine
makes a grown man cry
joyous tears
where did that design come from ?
had you seen it before?
take care !
Ed
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Post by adrian65 on Feb 17, 2016 11:25:23 GMT -5
geez Adrian that intenseness' waviness of the mane spine makes a grown man cry joyous tears where did that design come from ? had you seen it before? take care ! Ed Ed, once you start "diggin' " about file work, you realize how many patterns can be done. Some very simple, some intriguingly complicated and spectacular. This one is maybe not the simplest pattern, but not very complicated and also one of the most common: vine filework. Just image google those two words and a bunch of pictures with this pattern would pop out. Then remove the "vine" word and let filework alone, and enjoy the variety and imagination. Adrian |
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 17, 2016 11:29:11 GMT -5
Outstanding Adrian...
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Post by mohs on Feb 17, 2016 11:37:37 GMT -5
right on Adrian !
never really contemplated it
Thanks!
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Post by micellular on Feb 17, 2016 12:24:03 GMT -5
The detail on that piece is just incredible. I'm speechless. Just too good.
BTW how sharp are the horse's ears?
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