kevin - I don't to the forums as much as I used to. I have been studiously recreating some work from past masters in another idiom, and it is enlightening. Almost magical and a little scary when the blade reaches the final weight and geometry, these things are BRUTAL when you think about it. Of...
smithy - you are thinking of soldering like a guard, in which case you are just right.
with a habaki, you solder it off of the blade and then slide it over the tang. The solder is just to close the bottom of the habaki. It will be subject to a lot of stress, and needs ez flow silver solder (it...
that is really clean work. I am impressed by the spacer and guard, too. Black palm is an old favorite of mine, and I always forget to look for it. Nice job all around.
Those are all very nice. I love the tanto and the last one (whatever the name is - I never really learned Japanese blade terms). I have enough issues with learning Chinese terms and European terms to add more to it. Still, those two are outstanding, at least by how the look.
How much taper is...
Patrice,
that is a very nice knife. I especially like the backstrap and pommel cap. How did you make it, if you don't mind? I need to learn to make something like that to go with sabers.
kc
that is a very cool knife. Don Fogg is definitely one of the people that drew me into this. His work seemed like a receding horizon. It appeared to be, "doable," until I started trying to do it. Then, I realized how elegant and subtle each piece really was.
Then again, downhill skiing doesn't...
Excellent knife. That is so far on the other end of the knifemaking spectrum from what I do, I didn't even recognize some of the steps, even when you were explaining with captions. Looks like solid craftsmanship, though!
I am not sure what you are asking for. I will provide you with whatever you want, if I am able (do you mean length?). Or, did you mean the link to the more detailed wip thread for the blade and scabbard?
Thanks for commenting.
The blade is 21.5" long, with an almost 12" handle.
pob is just barely ahead of the guard.
width = 1.3" at forte
thickness is between .25" and .3" at medial ridge, at forte.
There is a rapid distal taper for the first 4", then gradual until the last 5" of the blade...