This hunter was sold to a personal friend of mine. His wife commissioned it for him as a surprise. He is an avid duck hunter, so what would be more fitting that a feather pattern. I made this feather much bolder than the one I make most often. I am happy to say that he loved it and will put it to good use.
I just finished up this knife for a local customer. This drop point hunter is a 160 layer billet of Texas wind pattern damascus. The steels are 15n20 and 1084. The guard is 416 stainless which has been stippled and file worked. The handle is premium mammoth ivory. It is accompanied by a diamond back rattlesnake inlaid leather sheath. You can click on the photo and a larger version will appear. My wife, Tammy took this photo with her Nikon camera. My customers appreciate it when I provide them with a 8×10 photo of their knife and I also give them a certificate to authenticate the knife.
photo by Tammy T. Randall
The damscus hunter is a texas wind pattern with 160 layer of 15n20 and 1084. The blade is 4.625″ long in a drop point style. It has a 416 stainless guard and himalayan ram horn handle with a diamond-back rattlesnake inlaid sheath. (SOLD)
January 25 & 26
Located at the Sheraton Gunter San Antonio
205 East Houston Street, San Antonio, Texas
All photos by Tammy T. Randall
The dagger has an 8″ blade radial mosaic in 15n20 and 1084. It has a w mosaic ferrule and pommel and a forged ladder pattern guard. The handle is mammoth ivory with abalone inlays. (SOLD)
January 25 & 26
Located at the Sheraton Gunter San Antonio
205 East Houston Street, San Antonio, Texas
All photos by Tammy T. Randall
Here are the three knives that will be on my table this weekend in San Antonio at the ABS Knife Exposition. They are all damascus.
The bowie has a 8.125″ long blade with feather damascus. It has a nickel silver fighter style guard, a w mosaic ferrule, a damascus butt cap and finnial and water buffalo horn handle. It is accompanied by a ostrich inlaid sheath. (SOLD)
January 25 & 26
Located at the Sheraton Gunter San Antonio
205 East Houston Street, San Antonio, Texas
All photos by Tammy T. Randall
January 25 & 26
Located at the Sheraton Gunter San Antonio
205 East Houston Street, San Antonio, Texas
We will have several knives for sale at the show and we will be taking orders.
We accept all credit cards to make it convenient for our customers.
My wife and I hope to see you there!
This is an all-forged knife show
American Bladesmith Society
For more info: absknifeexpo.com
SADDLE BRONC BOWIE
This knife is forged from 15n20 & 1084 steel. The blade is 9 11/16″ long and 14 3/4″ overall. Spine to edge is 1 5/8″. The 416 stainless fittings are heat colored gold and file worked with a damascus guard, ferrule and butt cap. The guards damascus has been pierced top and bottom. The blade consists of 4 saddlebronc riders wrapped in mosaic w’s as a core wrap. The handle is premium walrus ivory. The butt cap is mosaic w’s with a 416 stainless finnial nut that has been worked into a spur shank with a 14K spur rowel. A nice inlaid sheath will accompany the knife. SOLD!
Beginning Knifemaking Class – April 7, 8 & 9, 2011
This intro class will cover the construction of a hunting knife from start to finish.
The following steps included are:
-Forging blade shape
-Profile and grind
-Handles and guards
Notebooks will be provided and it is suggested to take lots of notes. This book will become valuable to you as reference material.
The maximum class enrollment is four students. Class will be three, eight hour days. There will be plenty of one on one time with this small class. Every day will begin with class time and discussion. Shop time will start mid-morning. Lunch is included all three days. There are several motels close by for your stay.
Call JW @ 318/925-6480 to enroll.
The cost for this class is $650.
Damascus Class – May 5, 6 & 7, 2011
State of the art techniques and proper welding procedures will be taught in this class.
The main topics:
-Proper welding techniques
-Metal types used
-160 & 240 layer billets will be constructed
-Face patterned techniques will be taught
Class is three, eight hour days. The maximum class enrollment is four students. You will come away with the knowledge to successfully weld damascus and the knowledge of face patterning damascus. This class is an entry level and the discussion of mosaics and powder will only be taught in an advanced class. Taking good notes is essential for your future reference. Notebooks will be provided. Students will leave the class with one to two billets of steel. Lunch is included all three days. There are several motels close by for your stay.
Call JW @ 318/925-6480 to enroll.
The cost for this damascus class is $800.
I attended the World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport in late October of 2010. My good friend Ross Emerson of Emerson Horseshoeing Supply had a booth there and supplied the anvils for the competition. On Friday we watched the beginning of the competition starting with the contestants making a standard horseshoe in a ten minute time frame. What is neat about this event is how it helps each competitor to improve their speed in their day to day work.
The next event involved making two difficult shoes in one hour. The shoes were made by a judge prior to the competition and each contestant had to duplicate these shoes. To be able to accomplish this, each contestant was allowed a helper or striker. The craftsmanship in this event is of utmost importance. The first being to exact size as the pattern and next the overall perfection of nail groove, nail holes, top clips, heels and forge welds.
It’s always interesting to me how any competition, whether it be in knife making, artist blacksmithing or horseshoeing can help everyone raise the bar. We can all learn from one another and when willing to share some of the things we know, only helps us all to get better. Developing that awareness of where you are with your craft and where you want to go is so important. Friendly competition helps us to hone ours skills and continue to grow in the crafts we choose.
J.W. Randall
I had a great time at Quad State in Troy, Ohio last weekend September 24 -26, 2010. I want to thank Steve Roth for inviting me to teach. The Southern Ohio Forge and Anvil always do a great job organizing and orchestrating an event. I also want to thank Butch and Cindy Sheely for taking care of me over the weekend and for Butch being my helper with the classes.
Nine hundred and forty people attended the event. All the classes were well attended. My class consisted of forge welding two billets of Damascus into seventy-five layers of ladder and raindrop and discussion of the techniques of other patterns on Saturday. Sunday consisted of an informal discussion on powder metals from beginning to finished products.
Mostly blacksmiths attended but some are crossovers into bladesmithing. Lots of interest and many questions were asked. This was my second event to teach at through SOFA. And again, I enjoyed seeing some old friends and making some new ones.