tsterling Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 While I was on a road trip this summer, the steelworms got into my pile of blade steel, including this little knife that I had partially finished. Damn nasty little critters! 4 1/4 inch 1080 carbon steel blade, 8 inches overall. Blued and file-textured blade, Snakewood handle with fossil ivory pins, copper worm (forged in place, and soldered in, for those interested). Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Y Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Wow, that looks really cool. And I better check my blades and spray them with some "anti bug" protection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Hi Tom, Could we see a closer in photo of hte carved area? This is quite a beauty. The slender, lively angles of the handle and the blade are well considered, and the snakewood handle is a great choice. Thanks for sharing the photos! Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkvesic Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 That's an intricate carving, Tom, worms notwithstanding. When do they get to eat the handle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted November 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Thanks for the kind words, folks. Glad you like it. fkvesic, I thought about extending the wormy parts into the handle, with other ivory worms, but in the end decided less is more. I try to keep the Japanese ethic of elegant and subtle in the back of my mind, and that tends to lead me in the "less" direction. Janel, here's an enlargement of the carved area with the worm, all steel carving done with two sizes of carbide burrs and a small drill bit, the worm done by engraving the segments and then carving/smoothing with my smallest burr: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kelso Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 While I was on a road trip this summer, the steelworms got into my pile of blade steel, including this little knife that I had partially finished. Damn nasty little critters! Darn! I hate when that happens! Very cool, Tom. Lovely shape and convincing decadence. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Thanks for the enlargement. That little grub has teeth of diamonds! The less is more concept is a good mantra to recall sometimes. It has worked well in this piece. I understand the temptation to carry the worm damage to the handle though, it is quite easy to imagine that extension. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted November 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Thanks, Jim. Decadence...interesting viewpoint, I think I like it. I'll have to add that to my repertoire. Janel, you're welcome for the enlargement. I may have to revisit this concept in the future, perhaps with a smaller wormy area on the blade and worm damage extending into the handle, with ivory worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave London Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 While I was on a road trip this summer, the steelworms got into my pile of blade steel, including this little knife that I had partially finished. Damn nasty little critters! 4 1/4 inch 1080 carbon steel blade, 8 inches overall. Blued and file-textured blade, Snakewood handle with fossil ivory pins, copper worm (forged in place, and soldered in, for those interested). Thanks for looking! Tom Send it to me the high altitude will get rid of the vermin. I will have to keep it in quarentine to make sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Barnhill Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Love the knife Tom. Guess I need to check my knives and see if any of those nasty little boogers have been at my stuff. Great work, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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