Hey all,
I was asked if i could do a dagger ready for the Next outing to Afghan, by one of the people I work with, we talked it over, what he wanted how much he wanted to pay etc etc...
the blade is W2 old file, reduced down from around 5-6 mm to around 3 mm its about 10 cm long and about 3 cm wide ish... the handle is home made mycarter from light denim and some black ink in the glue for the contrast in the handle, a thin piece of brass for a bolster to protect the handle material...
this was very hard for me to get right and its not 100% perfect for me, the grinds where the hardest bit, especialy because there are 4 of them...
but still, its my first one and overall im quite pleased with it.....
I was also aked to engrave /etch the new owners name on for him "JAKE", that went very well, the rustic look i was after...
anyway, here are the pic's...
Thanks for looking peep's, any comments welcome...
I was asked if i could do a dagger ready for the Next outing to Afghan, by one of the people I work with, we talked it over, what he wanted how much he wanted to pay etc etc...
the blade is W2 old file, reduced down from around 5-6 mm to around 3 mm its about 10 cm long and about 3 cm wide ish... the handle is home made mycarter from light denim and some black ink in the glue for the contrast in the handle, a thin piece of brass for a bolster to protect the handle material...
this was very hard for me to get right and its not 100% perfect for me, the grinds where the hardest bit, especialy because there are 4 of them...
but still, its my first one and overall im quite pleased with it.....
I was also aked to engrave /etch the new owners name on for him "JAKE", that went very well, the rustic look i was after...
anyway, here are the pic's...
Thanks for looking peep's, any comments welcome...