A little re-vamp

[Tat2trev]

Got this nice little knife in a recent trade.
I've engraved the brass bolster and pommel,fileworked the spine and stipple graved the blade for something a little different to the norm.
As usual feel free to comment either good or bad

All of the engraving is freehand hope you all like it .

 

[mayobushcraft]

A knife with your personality I like very much.

James

 

[copper_head]

A nice one mate, really like that one

 

[Tat2trev]

Thanks guys ive got around eight various others to do ,all custom one off's.

 

[Albus Culter]

Pommel and bolster are great. Coming along very nicely as it must have been a pain doing the bolster up against the blade. But it really sets the brass work apart :You_Rock_

Cannot decide on the stipple. Great new technique to learn but I'm not convinced.

 

[Tat2trev]

Pommel and bolster are great. Coming along very nicely as it must have been a pain doing the bolster up against the blade. But it really sets the brass work apart :You_Rock_

Cannot decide on the stipple. Great new technique to learn but I'm not convinced.

Thanks bud for the comment .to be honest the only reason I tried the large area stipple was to get rid of the hultafors brand logo which was right across the blade and would of spoilt the filework IMHO.

 

[Albus Culter]

Thanks bud for the comment .to be honest the only reason I tried the large area stipple was to get rid of the hultafors brand logo which was right across the blade and would of spoilt the filework IMHO.

Ah. Then much agreed. Getting rid of the logo is a great idea. Would have spoiled a proper arty knife.

 

[Tat2trev]

Ah. Then much agreed. Getting rid of the logo is a great idea. Would have spoiled a proper arty knife.

Yeah I agree mate the stipple will only be used to remove other logos and print or even some damage .

 

[Samon]

looks good mate, alot different from when I got to you!

 

[crosslandkelly]

That's a great looking knife now Trev. + 1 with Albus on the brasswork.

 

[Tat2trev]

That's a great looking knife now Trev. + 1 with Albus on the brasswork.

Cheers Colin ive quite a few more to do just waiting for them all to arrive .

 

[Goatboy]

Looking good Trev.

 

[Tat2trev]

Looking good Trev.

Thanks bud !!!I can appreciate it not being to everybody's taste but there's alot more to come and all different styles.

 

[Dean]

Thats real nice Trev, I like the work on the spine and brass.

 

[Tat2trev]

Thats real nice Trev, I like the work on the spine and brass.

Thanks bud much appreciated .

 

[Mack13]

Ooo that is lovely. Nice engraving mate and very good looking spine work. As for the stippling - I like that too It enhances the look of the blade edge, and separates the edge from the rest of the blade (if that makes any sense). I think too many knife blades have a 'mono-look' so that whichever way you turn them the blade shows the same colour/shine/lustre.
That blade is one I'd pick out of many others because of the stippling. Well done mate
ps - any chance of a piccie of what it looked like before? or didn't you take any?

 

[Tat2trev]

Ooo that is lovely. Nice engraving mate and very good looking spine work. As for the stippling - I like that too It enhances the look of the blade edge, and separates the edge from the rest of the blade (if that makes any sense). I think too many knife blades have a 'mono-look' so that whichever way you turn them the blade shows the same colour/shine/lustre.
That blade is one I'd pick out of many others because of the stippling. Well done mate
ps - any chance of a piccie of what it looked like before? or didn't you take any?

I'm sure there is a pic in the swap shop under Samons thread titled some more things to swap .
And thank you for the comments ansd I'm glad you like it.

 

[Samon]

This is it before I sent it to trev!

 

[Tat2trev]

This is it before I sent it to trev!

Thank you mate your a star.
Now there is before and after shots .
It would be nice to have the photos on top of each other for comparison but don't know how

 

[Mack13]

Thanks for posting the 'before' pics. This nicely shows that your alterations/improvements have turned a rather bland knife into an attractive one, with what was an uninteresting looking blade into one that catches the eye nicely. No, stippling isn't to everyones taste but it is a marked improvement to this one I think. Well done mate.