textured O1

[BCROB]

.....been under the weather too long , here's a recent project getting back into the shop

7.5'' O1 , Mesquite , stainless corbys and brass pins , red fibre spacer , sheath to follow
thanks for looking

[NorCal Nate]

That's a beauty Rob! Love the textured "brut de forge" look!
~Nate

[Crex]

Nice drop point design, very functional.
Just curious, why not forge the blade to start with and just leave the texture? Looks more natural.
(I know, everyone doesn't forge....just messin with you)

[Kevster]

How do you put that texture on the blade? I like the look of it.

[Walt-]

Good looking knife!

[BCROB]

thanks guys , appreciate the feedback

agreed Crex forging from round stock or ? leaves a more natural look more character when hammered out, more and more of my blades are forged now, way more labor intense as you know.........this one however was stock removal with a hammered look request......thanks for the input, always appreciated

[toolmkr20]

Nice blade.

[BCROB]

Originally Posted by Kevster

How do you put that texture on the blade? I like the look of it.

thanks Kevster , pm sent to you

[BCROB]

Originally Posted by toolmkr20

Nice blade.

thanks toolmkr appreciate your reply

[Crex]

Flat, round, square, purple or green....no big thing. If it's good blade steel and forgable, I'll warm it up and hit it with a hammer 'til it looks right.
I think you will find the more you forge, it becomes way less "labor intensive". Just a matter of conditioning muscles and eyes to coordinate with each other. The hammer and anvil will just become an extension of your will to move the steel. That's when it really gets addictive!

It does get much easier. Back when I did stock removal I rarely shaped more than 2 - 3 blades in an afternoon. Now when I crank up the forge for about 3 - 4 hours, I will have around 10 - 15 blades ready to prefinish for HTng. Other than a few minutes to true up the profile and clean up the flats, my grinder is relegated mostly to shaping handles and final sharpening. Never been a fan of "Forge big - Grind small", lot of waste.

[BCROB]

Originally Posted by Crex

Flat, round, square, purple or green....no big thing. If it's good blade steel and forgable, I'll warm it up and hit it with a hammer 'til it looks right.
I think you will find the more you forge, it becomes way less "labor intensive". Just a matter of conditioning muscles and eyes to coordinate with each other. The hammer and anvil will just become an extension of your will to move the steel. That's when it really gets addictive!

It does get much easier. Back when I did stock removal I rarely shaped more than 2 - 3 blades in an afternoon. Now when I crank up the forge for about 3 - 4 hours, I will have around 10 - 15 blades ready to prefinish for HTng. Other than a few minutes to true up the profile and clean up the flats, my grinder is relegated mostly to shaping handles and final sharpening. Never been a fan of "Forge big - Grind small", lot of waste.

good advice , thanks Carl

[Eddie Mullins]

I am a big fan of drop point hunters and you did a nice job on this one.

I have to agree with Crex though, for me forging is faster than grinding.