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Title: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: kbaknife on June 08, 2008, 01:22:00 PM
I thought I wold post a pic of the knives I submitted for my Jourenyman Smith testing this year. I had a group shot done before the Blade Show, but, sadly, it was overexposed. The photogra[pher was able to put this together from the individual shots.
They will never be in the same room again, or, for that matter, on the same continent! We'll just have to live with this.
I like to use many variable handle types and I don't just stick with one type of knife assembly. I like hot bluing, as well as simple stainless. Anyway, I mixed it up some.
There was W1, W2, (both with nice hamons) and 5160.
Not only that, but four of the five were Take-downs. The hunter was the only fixed-assembly.
I only got one "ding" from the six judges, (which was next to nothing), and that was a matter of not seeing a few things in my shop lighting that I saw when I got to Atlanta! (I'll be changing a few lights around!)
I'm sure some of you will recognize a few of these from postings when they were completed.
So, for your enjoyment:

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/Knife_Collage_Final-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: Leftieshot on June 08, 2008, 01:30:00 PM
Very nice Karl, and congrats again!!
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: Lin Rhea on June 08, 2008, 05:36:00 PM
Your photographer sure is good. How did he get them to just hang there?   :smileystooges:    

Good job Karl!   :wavey:   Lin
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: kbaknife on June 08, 2008, 05:42:00 PM
He edited out the fishing line!
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: Doug Campbell on June 08, 2008, 06:20:00 PM
Very nice Karl, hope I can post a success photo like that next year  :pray:
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: Kevin Evans on June 08, 2008, 06:59:00 PM
Karl Those are beatiful hope to get that good in a few years or decades!!!LOL
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: robtattoo on June 08, 2008, 07:22:00 PM
:clapper:   :clapper:

Congratulations Karl! Stunning knives, as always.
E-Mail inbound  ;)
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: kbaknife on June 08, 2008, 07:22:00 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Doug Campbell:
Very nice Karl, hope I can post a success photo like that next year   :pray:  
Me, too, Brother!
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: tippit on June 08, 2008, 09:35:00 PM
Karl, Absolutely beautiful!
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: OconeeDan on June 08, 2008, 10:11:00 PM
Nice photography, but no photo will do those knives justice.  I got to see them with my own eyeballs, they were really nice.
Dan
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: el oso on June 09, 2008, 12:59:00 AM
I would just like to hold a knife like one of those!
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: Ray Hammond on June 09, 2008, 06:05:00 AM
that is so true, Dan....really enjoyed handling those master works at Blade Show.

beautiful work, Karl.
Title: Re: Journeyman Smith Test Knives
Post by: skullworks on June 09, 2008, 06:46:00 AM
Great work Karl!!!! All of them are beauties!