Recent content by Longdog

Got this little guy done today to help fund my Journey to blade next week :cool: Its forged from Aldo's 1084 and features a tapered tang, stabilized Koa, G10 liners, copper hardware and is all wrapped up in leather by me. -8" OAL -4" handle -4" blade Thanks for looking :D Please excuse the...

thanks for all the kinds words everyone :) Much respect

Hey guys here is the newest knife to come out of my shop. Had it sitting on the bench for a couple months untouched and decided to finish polishing the Hamon and give it a handle. this is a very new handle shape for me and at first I had no idea how to shape it. So i decided to just go with the...

Hey guys, thanks for all the kind comments! seriously! :biggrin:

Hey guys! thank you all for the kind comments. :biggrin:

Hey guys here is my latest knife. Please let me know what y'all think, as I'm always open for critiques or discussion about the build! :D -W2 white vinegar etched Hamon -Ironwood burl handle -416 guard, spacers and pin -Vintage Linen micarta spacers -Leather w/Deerskin liner and simple...

Was Fortunate to see both of these blades in Little rock a few weekends ago. Absolutely amazing pieces and the backstory is beyond COOL!!!

thanks everyone! thank ya Fred, was a lot of fun to build thanks Justin for following along :) Funny! JawJacker: you're the second person to say that. i didn't realize it at the time but the handle is very "pistol like"

much appreciated man!

thank you both!

very tough indeed! great looking handle man!

Hey guys heres my latest work! This blade is made for a collector over in England, and first off he was an absolute pleasure to work with. He saw one of my previous blades and wanted to buy it however it was already sold, and thankfully so! I say that because it gave me the opportunity to...

Thanks Ed, i appreciate that!

Hey guys, thought id post up the blade i finished maybe 30 minutes ago. ill post pictures of the sheath this evening when its finished... here are some preliminary pictures lol -hand forged 1084 -tapered tang -deep weight curly Koa -g10 liners and bolsters -all held together with copper pins...

HA! didn't know it was your sig line. I really like that quote, as i believe its the perfect descriptor for advancing in a craft.