Latest knife blade project

[Adder]

Hi forum friends. As always, it`s been a while since last project. Here is a knife blade I`m working on. The blade is made of stainless Aeb-l steel and it`s now ready for HT. Hope I don`t ruine it under next process.

Anyway here is som progress pictures



Drawing outlines of the pattern


Transferred the drawing with acetoneO
Outlines and backgroundremoval done

Some shading

Finished

 

[papart1]

ah...........it looks beautifully sweet

 

[SamW]

Very attractive work!

 

[Travis Fry]

So you cut it prior to heat treatment? Assuming yes, do you use the regular foil packet method to control atmosphere, or argon purge, or antiscale compound? I would be very nervous trying to finish grind and polish after doing all of that work, especially with AEB-L and it's tendency to warp if you look at in wrong, but I think the results will be totally worth it. AEB-L is one of my favorite steels, but it does give me fits.

 

[John B.]

Masterwork shading and scroll.

 

[monk]

just a fab looking piece. i esp like the coils around the one leaf. a tiny, but very tasteful touch to the job.

 

[SamW]

By the way, do we get to see the finished knife?

 

[gcleaker]

Top notch work well done.

 

[oniemarc]

Very, very, very nice

 

[Leland Davis]

The design the shading I like it all very well done. When do we get to see the finished knife.

 

[Adder]

Thank you all for very nice feedbacks. Im really appreciate it. The hardest time for me is still the drawing/designing part, but it getting better each time. Still have a long way to go there....

Sam, I will of course put some pictures in here when the knife is finished, if its ever gonna be finished

Have a nice weekend


Jørn-Ove

 

[SamW]

I hope you are not as slow as I am. I just finished a project I basically started about 40 years ago!

 

[papart1]

there's nno one slower than myself......................thank you verymuch Rob

 

[Adder]

So you cut it prior to heat treatment? Assuming yes, do you use the regular foil packet method to control atmosphere, or argon purge, or antiscale compound? I would be very nervous trying to finish grind and polish after doing all of that work, especially with AEB-L and it's tendency to warp if you look at in wrong, but I think the results will be totally worth it. AEB-L is one of my favorite steels, but it does give me fits.

I must admit that I never have tried it before. Have only the foil option in my garage, so I cross my fingers here. Did ask Ray Cover, and he told me to do all engraving before HT. If everything goes to h...so be it ...

 

[Ken Denning]

What a beautiful piece, but being from Montana where 60% of the people hunt....I have misgivings. I am a retired jewelry teacher and made knives for many years. Sure, they were beautiful and were a little over decorated but I limited the decoration to "functionality". That is, I never let the particular decoration interfere with the actual function of the knife. A knife blade is a wonderful surface just begging to be engraved but at what cost. I just can't imagine elk blood and fat packed into those beautiful engraved textures and the difficulty of cleaning it out every time it is used.

That said, knives exude a powerful physical image that is ripe for innovation that goes far beyond functionality. Today's fanciful genres in video games, super heroics, and si-fi are fertile ground for exploiting one's fantasies. But I forget....the issue here is not knife making but engraving and you, sir, have knocked it out of the park. These beauties would fall into the category of "hand candy" like a lot of presentation grade firearms. Would I want one? You bet! But it would never leave the confines of the velvet lined walnut box in my office.

I am a beginning engraver who hasn't had the courage to even try to engrave mild steel much less high quality steel so I am a little envious and a lot intimidated. I am so far away from engraving anything of this quality that I can't imagine it. Good job!

 

[John B.]

Hi Ken, I understand your concern for this beautifully decorated blade
But like the gentlemen of old said about their handkerchief, " One for show and one for blow."
The "blow" went in the back pocket and the "show" went in their jacket breast pocket.
Hopefully, user knives go out with the hunter and deco collector knives stay home in the case.

 

[dimovengraving]

Well done !

 

[Chujybear]

What a beautiful piece, but being from Montana where 60% of the people hunt....I have misgivings. I am a retired jewelry teacher and made knives for many years. Sure, they were beautiful and were a little over decorated but I limited the decoration to "functionality". That is, I never let the particular decoration interfere with the actual function of the knife. A knife blade is a wonderful surface just begging to be engraved but at what cost. I just can't imagine elk blood and fat packed into those beautiful engraved textures and the difficulty of cleaning it out every time it is used.

That said, knives exude a powerful physical image that is ripe for innovation that goes far beyond functionality. Today's fanciful genres in video games, super heroics, and si-fi are fertile ground for exploiting one's fantasies. But I forget....the issue here is not knife making but engraving and you, sir, have knocked it out of the park. These beauties would fall into the category of "hand candy" like a lot of presentation grade firearms. Would I want one? You bet! But it would never leave the confines of the velvet lined walnut box in my office.

I am a beginning engraver who hasn't had the courage to even try to engrave mild steel much less high quality steel so I am a little envious and a lot intimidated. I am so far away from engraving anything of this quality that I can't imagine it. Good job!

Ultrasonic

 

[Adder]

What a beautiful piece, but being from Montana where 60% of the people hunt....I have misgivings. I am a retired jewelry teacher and made knives for many years. Sure, they were beautiful and were a little over decorated but I limited the decoration to "functionality". That is, I never let the particular decoration interfere with the actual function of the knife. A knife blade is a wonderful surface just begging to be engraved but at what cost. I just can't imagine elk blood and fat packed into those beautiful engraved textures and the difficulty of cleaning it out every time it is used.

That said, knives exude a powerful physical image that is ripe for innovation that goes far beyond functionality. Today's fanciful genres in video games, super heroics, and si-fi are fertile ground for exploiting one's fantasies. But I forget....the issue here is not knife making but engraving and you, sir, have knocked it out of the park. These beauties would fall into the category of "hand candy" like a lot of presentation grade firearms. Would I want one? You bet! But it would never leave the confines of the velvet lined walnut box in my office.

I am a beginning engraver who hasn't had the courage to even try to engrave mild steel much less high quality steel so I am a little envious and a lot intimidated. I am so far away from engraving anything of this quality that I can't imagine it. Good job!

Much of my spare time is spent on hunting/fishing and here is a picture of the knife I always have with me during the hunting season

Jørn-Ove

 

[EngraverHand]

That came out really beautiful!