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1080 and Mesquite (finished)
Finally finished this one up with the sheath.
1/8" 1080, 8.2" OAL Mesquite scales (I found the bag they came in) Nickel pins Condiment Etch Sheath is 9oz leather, black and saddle dye. Not the best leather work, but it was more of an experiment than anything. Thanks for looking, and any critiques are welcome. __________________ Zen R. ZCR Knives West Central Connecticut |
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Condiment etch.....I like that !!
Nice knife , well done __________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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Good looking outfit there. Nice work.
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Looks like excellent work overall. My only criticism would be that everything looks nice, neat, and well finished except for the blade which has the rough etch. If it were mine, I would have either put a nice finish on the blade or a rougher finish on everything else...
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Love the handle! I'm not much of a patena guy either but if you like it that's all that matters! Well done!
~Nate |
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Just to be clear, I didn't say I didn't like it. I just meant that the handle+sheath and the blade finishes seem like they belong on two different knives. Either polish all of it, or antique all of it is my take on it. Nothing wrong with either way and the workmanship looks great, but the two types together don't seem right to me ...
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I'm with Ray on this. The handle and sheath pretty much go together (sheath's not bad by the way), but the blade finish detracts from the package. I do patina a lot of the knives I make but, there is always a balance to be sought so that the whole package flows in the minds eye.
Just a note, as the pic is not close up enough to tell. There appears to be fairly large finish scratches the length of the blade. The trick with an "aged" or patinated finish is to have any scratches, scrapes, dings, etc. to look like part of the overall "aged" steel. Right now they look more like (I hesitate to say this and not meant in a mean way) lazy finish practices. I teach my students, at least try to get them to understand, that good craftsmanship dictates finishing all aspects to the same level. Example (as Ray pointed out) "primitive" - all parts primitive, "period piece" - all parts period reflective,..... Mosaic pins and shiny brass guards don't belong on a Green River style buffalo skinner or a Sheffield Horsehead Bowie. It's all relative and I see where the desire comes to "bling up" an item you worked hard on, just make the sum of the parts work together. Sorry......just a thing with me. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Thanks for the advice guys.
The leather is veg tanned leather and as soon as I started putting the dye on, it was glossy as all get out. I should have sanded the factory finish off the leather prior to even cutting it. I will have to try and get a better picture as I sent that from my phone and I think I mistakenly attached an edited picture. The blade actually isn't scratched and was wet sanded to 1500 so it's fairly "shiny?". I agree though, the sheath is very glossy. I tried scuffing it with 400 after dying it but I think it made it worse. __________________ Zen R. ZCR Knives West Central Connecticut |
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All about continuing the flow..
__________________ Romey Cowboy inc Keep a light rein, a foot on each side and a faraway look http://www.highcountryknives.com |
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Most of the time if the leather has a buffed, polished surface it can be "deglazed" with acetone or Feibing's Deglazer, before working into a sheath. This should eliminate the glossy finish, unless the sealer finish coat you apply is something like Neatlac, which is also glossy.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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If you didn't finish glaze the sheath with an acrylic finish, you may be able to knock back the finish with alcohol and terry cloth, especially if you already used 400 grit.
As for the knife, I like it a lot. I have been able to achieve some very cool finishes with 'condiments' and encourage anyone to explore the limits of their creativity. My only critique would be to 'round off' the sides of the handle a bit. When viewed from the side, the handle is rounded and contoured to fit the hand nicely with a finger groove, etc. However, it looks as if from the top, it would look very flat and inorganic. This type of handle gives a knife a 'two-dimentional' look imho. If the wood is not stabilized, it will age nicely in the hand and soon match the blade patina. Nice work! __________________ Andy Garrett https://www.facebook.com/GarrettKnives?ref=hl Charter Member - Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association www.kansasknives.org "Drawing your knife from its sheath and using it in the presence of others should be an event complete with oos, ahhs, and questions." |
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Better pictures. Have to deliver it to it's new owner so I wanted to snap a couple more.
Was able to knock some of the shine off and re-dye. Fits a little better now. Thanks for the advice fellers. __________________ Zen R. ZCR Knives West Central Connecticut |
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Thanks Andrew. I really wanted to round off the scales a tad more, but I got way too thin way too quick using a wood rasp.
I usually only hit the sheath with some wax and call it good. I didn't even wax this one. Just hit it with some protectant today. __________________ Zen R. ZCR Knives West Central Connecticut |
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Yea, those are much better pics!
I see that your handles got down to about an eighth inch or so at the middle. You handled that development correctly. It also looks like the wood has some cool texture to it. That looks great! It really matches the patina on the blade nicely. The new owner should be very pleased. __________________ Andy Garrett https://www.facebook.com/GarrettKnives?ref=hl Charter Member - Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association www.kansasknives.org "Drawing your knife from its sheath and using it in the presence of others should be an event complete with oos, ahhs, and questions." |
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