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  1. kevin - the professor

    My latest sword project

    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...
  2. kevin - the professor

    first habaki soldering help ?

    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...
  3. kevin - the professor

    Josh Fisher JS: Black Palm Hunter

    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.
  4. kevin - the professor

    Tantos, a camp knife, and a chubby kwaiken

    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...
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    Mark Cooke (LongDog Forge): Carbon Fiber Fighter (Ultra High Res Image)

    that is one beautiful photo. Especially given the hamon. I love the knife, too.
  6. kevin - the professor

    USMC inspired EDC

    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
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    Bruce D. Bump MS ~ "Cattle Baron Bowie"

    Bruce, I love this one! Did you pin the rear bolster through the sides like handle scales or through the back like a pommel? excellent. kc
  8. kevin - the professor

    Inspiration of the Fogg kind {Yakuza Bowie style} WIP

    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...
  9. kevin - the professor

    Recurve Fighter w/Hamon

    sweet! I really like the blade shape, the fit and finish, and that hamon. I would have been proud to have made that myself (assuming I could.) kc
  10. kevin - the professor

    Forged Hunter with Buckeye Burl

    Josh, that is a clean design, and I love the way you pulled it off. There is a pretty active hamon, too!
  11. kevin - the professor

    12 Inlay Flipper Folder - "Marbled" CF & Ladder "Moku-Ti" --- WIP

    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!
  12. kevin - the professor

    River Jian in-progress

    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?
  13. kevin - the professor

    River Jian in-progress

    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...
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    River Jian in-progress

    Here is the final version. Photos by Jim Cooper. Fittings by Charles Wu.
  15. kevin - the professor

    Han Dynasty Jian. Pattern welded. Fittings by Charles Wu.

    Hello Everyone, I am placing this sword for sale. It is a duan jian, which means short, double-edged sword. It is in the style of the Han Dynasty, and made after some of the swords show in Iron and Steel Swords of China. The blade is 1.25" wide, 21.5" long. The tang extends almost to the end...
  16. kevin - the professor

    Narwhal Spike - Fluted Ringed Gidgee

    that is one killer handle. The pointy blade rocks, too. I think it gets extra points for uniqueness.
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    River Jian in-progress

    Here is another set. This will be the last one until I get the leather cord to wrap the scabbard slide. If there is interest, I will provide a link to a Smithsonian article called The Scabbard Slide in Asia (or something close). Here is a pic of the handle in place, but not pinned or epoxied. I...
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