It's about time to resurrect this thread!
In the last little bit, I've been called by both Lin Rhea and Doug Campbell asking me when I was going to get the ball rolling on our little project again, so, as not to get in trouble, I decided to go back into action.
Please refer back to the beginning of this thread for any info you may lack.
I pulled the blade out of the tool box on my bench - I'm sorry! the safe! - and looked at what had transpired over the winter - not much.
I did manage to get Doug to send me his stamp and I got his Bear Claw stamp and my name stamped on the reverse side with the "JS" for Journeyman Smith, to coincide with Lin's "MS" Master Smith stamp on the obverse.
This picture shows the rough ground condition Lin sent to me with a slight etch to show the Damascus pattern he created.
It didn't last long!
In the deep concentration, and extreme focus I am known for, I took the blade to my belt grinder to refine the grind and lines on the knife in preparation of hardening and tempering.
The hardening process requires the blade to be far closer to the finished condition than it was currently in.
Here is the result of my highly sophisticated grinding session showing the more finished dimensions of the blade:
This Western Bowie will also have a "false edge" on the front clip. This shows where I have begun the process at the grinder, which I will finish by hand with files.
This thread will be popping up from time to time in the next few weeks as the blade progresses to the point where I will send it off to Doug for the final stage.
My part will be to create the individual parts and create the basic assembly of all the pieces.
Then, Doug employs his expertise in making it all come together.
Stay tuned!!
Topic: St Judes Collaboration Knife - Work in Progress- Knife Complete with Pro Photo (Read 2782 times)
