Author Topic: first "finished" integral (Read 1080 times)

Lamey · « **on:** December 12, 2009, 10:28:00 AM »

This is the first "finished" integral ive made, ive forged several, but never gotten around to finishing one until now. This blade was actually forged over a year ago, just havent made the time to finish.

Any how, forged from a bar of 5/8" W-2, 7" blade, 11-7/8" overall, Ceylon Ebony handle. Fun to make, going to be doing more of them. Learned a bit making this one, the hardest part for me was figuring out a good way to grind them, specifically transitioning from the bar to the blade... tricky.

A few pics-

DANA HOLMAN · « **Reply #1 on:** December 12, 2009, 10:48:00 AM »

Matt
that is one fine looking knife, great job
dana

Jack Denbow · « **Reply #2 on:** December 12, 2009, 11:05:00 AM »

Beautiful.
Jack

Kevin Evans · « **Reply #3 on:** December 12, 2009, 11:30:00 AM »

Nice!!!

Lamey · « **Reply #4 on:** December 12, 2009, 01:06:00 PM »

thanks guys, it was fun, have a big 9" integral Bowie/Fighter im going to finish... at some point after Christmas im going to make some integral hunters.

kbaknife · « **Reply #5 on:** December 12, 2009, 01:28:00 PM »

Awesome sweetness, Matt!
They are tons of fun and really make a fella use his head.
And, there are only a few materials/pieces used.
I'm about to go out and forge two right this minute!

OconeeDan · « **Reply #6 on:** December 12, 2009, 04:24:00 PM »

That is stunning!

prarieboy · « **Reply #7 on:** December 12, 2009, 04:29:00 PM »

Great Job!

Steve Nuckels · « **Reply #8 on:** December 12, 2009, 08:05:00 PM »

Matt, that's a beauty, those lines and finish are sweet!

Steve
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Bodork · « **Reply #9 on:** December 13, 2009, 12:21:00 AM »

Really, really nice!

Lamey · « **Reply #10 on:** December 13, 2009, 09:17:00 AM »

thanks again guys, i enjoyed making this one. Will be making more especially when i get my power hammer set up. Right now im using one that is "borrowed" and I have to return it after the first of the year.

Ray Hammond · « **Reply #11 on:** December 13, 2009, 04:10:00 PM »

That wood is really nice looking. Almost like charcoal its so dark in the pics....love the hamon.

Really nice knife, Lamey.

Billy Stewart · « **Reply #12 on:** December 14, 2009, 06:58:00 AM »

Sweet knife Matt as always nice job!! I have not done a integral yet does it make you do this

Lamey · « **Reply #13 on:** December 14, 2009, 01:23:00 PM »

in some ways i find it alot easier to make, the hardest part is figuring out a good way to transition your grind from the plunge to the blade flat.

Im doing a 9" fighter now, grinding it flat on the platten with just a bit of belt overhang to make a radius. We will see how that one turns out.

imskippy · « **Reply #14 on:** December 14, 2009, 03:20:00 PM »

Wow thats beautiful!! Love the looks of those integrals you and Karl have made. Skippy

David Ricke · « **Reply #15 on:** December 26, 2009, 10:16:00 PM »

Out standing work keep it up. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Knifemaker

drewsbow · « **Reply #16 on:** December 27, 2009, 10:10:00 AM »

great looking knife

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #17 on:** December 27, 2009, 10:20:00 AM »

Matt,
I really like a flat sided or at least an oval cross section to an integral. Yours is one of the slickest ones I've seen. Very nice. Lin

Lamey · « **Reply #18 on:** December 27, 2009, 04:12:00 PM »

why thanks Lin, im going to do some more soon, just have to catch up on a bunch of Bowie orders!

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