marshy pete Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Hi, I aren't sure whether this is the right section to ask so please say if it's not..also sorry for the long post. My friend is a blacksmith/artist who has done many commissioned works on stately homes, museum replicas and repairs and other bespoke pieces. He usually makes gates/balconies/stairwells and the like but throughout his career has made some exceptional smaller pieces such as knives as gifts in the past. He has recently became quite seriously ill and is no longer able to complete his bigger projects due to him being unable to do any heavy work or work too longer hours in one sitting so is thinking of making a few one off knives or even bespoke knives to earn a little money and fill his day's At the moment we are just trying to judge interest, he won't even be starting to leave his house before Christmas probably so this is a long term project for him to look forward too, he does everything from scratch starting with a lump of steel (he can add other metals for a personnel touch), makes handles from a material of choice (my one will have a bog oak one from my own land:))and completes everything in house. Anyways, we are just trying to gauge interest and would love to hear any other comments, no orders are being taken as at present, just after some input, also the project is wholly depend on his health so may not come off at all Many thanks if you made it this far through my scrambly post, thanks again for reading Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) Sounds interesting, got any pics of his work? Edited November 22, 2014 by bigman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew f Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 would like a nice gut knife with a antler handle. some pics of his work would be a good thing to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy pete Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 I should see him at the beginning of next week so will try to get a pic or two, thanks for the response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 British Blades.com may be of interest to you to gain a perspective of the subject. Hth and good luck to your pal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy pete Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Thanks Matone, I'll show him that when i visit next. All info very welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabery 3 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 I would be very intresed pm pics when you get them Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmaxphil Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 just warn him if he is really good at this he may end up working more hours than he did before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy pete Posted November 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Thanks vmax and mabery, it certainly seams there is some interest. I will see him this week and try for a few pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy pete Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 so, as I said before most of his previous pieces have been as gifts so he doesn't have them, however i got a few pics today The first is made with a blend of high grade stainless and metrorite iron (really is certified at 98%) He forge welded them together and used the layering technique to form the steel for the blade, the hilt is formed from an old penny and the antler handle curved to fit a right hander perfectly. This isn't made from cutting out of a blank and uses hardly any modern equipment, its heated and forge welded, hammered out and folded all by hand, a truly one off blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy pete Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 He also had this which was made from an old leaf spring and steel again hand folded and forge welded... The patterning looks much better in real life but you get the idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy pete Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Finally we found this, it would never be for sale and was an experiment, again using meteorite iron but this time hammered and not mixed so its not shiny but i reckon very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy pete Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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