Here's Scott's latest piece of kitchen cutlery - an 8-inch Santuko. Check it out.
Scott used 52100 carbon steel and the handle was shaped out of desert ironwood.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Photos from Coop
Jim Cooper took some photos of our knives at Blade - www.sharpbycoop.com.
He's a pro and does a great job. Check it out.
He said this sword was a bear to capture, but I think the montage turned out well.
He also took a complementary photo of Conner's Blue Buta.
And here are a couple from last years Blade Show. The Zulu . . .
. . . and the Cottonmouth
Thanks Coop. It's always a pleasure to see the world through your lens!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Tactical EMc Xtra and Chef's Knife for Blade 2012
We're in Atlanta at the moment and looking forward to setting up for the 2012 Blade which starts tomorrow at noon. Here are two more knives that Scott finished just before we left - a tactical EMc Xtra and a 10-inch French Chef.
I didn't have much time to take photos, but here are a couple of shots.
10-Inch French Chef
EMc Xtra
Steel: W2
Finish: Parkerized with hand-sanded bevels
Overall Length: 10 1/4 inches
Blade Length: 5 1/4 inches
Handle: Scalloped Micarta
Sheath: Black Kydex with full shoulder holster rig
Scott Parkerized the entire EMc Xtra, then hand-sanded the bevels to a 120 grit finish.
10-Inch French Chef
Steel: 52100
Finish: Regal (hand-sanded)
Overall Length: 15 1/2 inches
Blade Length: 10 1/4 inches
Handle: African Blackwood
Stop by and see us - Table 21R.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Nine Year Old Chopper
Check this out.
The knife in the video is a collaboration piece recently completed by Conner McGhee and his father E. Scott McGhee (an ABS journeyman smith). This blade, dubbed the Guillotine, will be on display at the 2012 Blade Show in Atlanta along with some of Scott's knives. It's a brand new camp knife, not a dedicated chopper. Conner is the "chopper," and he's 9 years old.
Conner was planning to sell the Guillotine at Blade, but Grandpa McGhee purchased it before we could get it in the case. He said we could show it off at the show but better bring it back!
The knife in the video is a collaboration piece recently completed by Conner McGhee and his father E. Scott McGhee (an ABS journeyman smith). This blade, dubbed the Guillotine, will be on display at the 2012 Blade Show in Atlanta along with some of Scott's knives. It's a brand new camp knife, not a dedicated chopper. Conner is the "chopper," and he's 9 years old.
Guillotine
Steel: 1080
Finish: Belt-finished scandi grind
Overall Length: 15 3/8 inches
Blade Length: 10 inches
Handle: Brown canvas Micarta
This is the first double-signed father-son collaboration knife out of Guinea Hog Forge, but we hope it won't be the last. We'll use this double signature until we can get Conner his own mark.
Conner was planning to sell the Guillotine at Blade, but Grandpa McGhee purchased it before we could get it in the case. He said we could show it off at the show but better bring it back!
Hope to see you there - Table 21R.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Steampunk Sword Cane for Blade Show
Scott decided to do something fun and different for the 2012 Blade Show.
Check it out. It's a Steampunk Sword Cane.
Every bladesmith has to make a sword, but Scott just couldn't follow the norm.
Steampunk Sword Cane
Steel: 1080/15n20 pattern welded steel
Finish: Hand-sanded, etched, and Parkerized
Cane: Patinaed copper with fileworked bronze spacer
Scabbard: Wood with Damascus throat
The copper swirls provide indexing and decoration.
No, Scott doesn't get out of the boots much.
Heck, with Blade on the horizon, I barely let him out of the shop.
The Damascus throat adds beauty and gives two
Rare Earth Magnets purchase when the sword is sheathed.
Don't ask about the thumb. It's a painful subject:)
Hope to see you at Blade - Table 21 R.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Two More for Blade Show
Here are two more knives Scott and I will be bringing to the 2012 Blade Show in Atlanta - a giant chopper we call the Bushmaster and a medium-sized hunter we're calling the Linx. We'll be in the ABS section - Table 21R.
Scott is hoping to make a huckleberry rig to go with this Bushmaster, and he'll probably make a leather pouch sheath for the Linx.
Bushmaster
Steel: Cruforge
Finish: Rustic (Belt-sanded, hammer-marked)
Overall Length: 15 1/2 inches
Blade Length: 10 1/4 inches
Spine Thickness: 3/8 inches
Handle: Dyed maple burl
Sheath: Leather concealment
Scott is hoping to make a huckleberry rig to go with this Bushmaster, and he'll probably make a leather pouch sheath for the Linx.
Linx
Steel: 1095
Finish: Regal (Hand-sanded)
Overall Length: 9 1/2 inches
Blade Length: 4 3/4 inches
Handle: Sambar Stag with stainless bolsters
Sheath: Leather pouch
The Linx is Scott's first Stag-handled knife and is one of my favorite designs to date.
Hope to see you at The Blade Show - Table 21R.
Scott's First Billet of Damascus
Scott's been itching to play with Damascus for a long time, but decided to focus on attaining his JS stamp first. Well, the stamp was earned in San Antonio in January, and his first Damascus billet was forged about a month later. Commissions took presedence, however, so it took Scott a while to produce anything from that billet. Two blades were recently completed and another is in progress. Check 'em out! The billet was made from 1080 and 15n20 that Scott attained from Kelly Cupples, and all three knives will be going with us to the 2012 Blade Show.
Since this is a delicate damascus EMc, I'm calling it the EMc-D2. The picture above is the knife before it was Parkerized, and the picture below is post-Parkerizing and a little use. This was Scott's first experience with Parkerizing and five minutes in the solution (as recommended) was simply too long. Although the solution did a great job of bringing out the pattern, the finish came out a bit blotchy. Scott has since gone to one minute in the solution and his next pattern-welded blade came out much cleaner.
#2. Scott's second pattern-welded blade is a bird and trout we've dubbed The Kestral. It's Scott's tribute to Jerry Fisk's Sendero. This knife was not Parkerized.
#3. Scott's first Damascus billet was originally forged in a random pattern, but Scott added some laddering for his final project. The following is a work in progress, and we'll unveil the final piece in Atlanta at Blade, which is just two weeks away. Here's a sneak peak. I'll add a few more shots once we get closer to showtime. This blade was Parkerized.
#1. Scott's first Damascus knife and his new everyday carry is a variation on our popular EMc ("Every Man Carry").
Since this is a delicate damascus EMc, I'm calling it the EMc-D2. The picture above is the knife before it was Parkerized, and the picture below is post-Parkerizing and a little use. This was Scott's first experience with Parkerizing and five minutes in the solution (as recommended) was simply too long. Although the solution did a great job of bringing out the pattern, the finish came out a bit blotchy. Scott has since gone to one minute in the solution and his next pattern-welded blade came out much cleaner.
EMc-D2
Steel: Pattern-welded 1080 & 15n20
Finish: Hand-sanded, etched, and Parkerized
Overall Length: 9 3/4 inches
Blade Length: 4 1/2 inches
Handle: Maroon Micarta with carbon fiber pins
The Kestral
Steel: Pattern-welded 1080 & 15n20
Finish: Hand-sanded & etched
Overall Length: 9 1/2 inches
Blade Length: 4 1/2 inches
Spine Thickness: 0.141 inches
Handle: Flame grain Koa with coined bronze and filed stainless spacers
#3. Scott's first Damascus billet was originally forged in a random pattern, but Scott added some laddering for his final project. The following is a work in progress, and we'll unveil the final piece in Atlanta at Blade, which is just two weeks away. Here's a sneak peak. I'll add a few more shots once we get closer to showtime. This blade was Parkerized.
Just think cooper, bronze, wood, and Damascus. Hope to see you in Atlanta!
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