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:: Red Forest Woodsman ::by *HundredHands

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Named for the Redwood Forests where I grew up in Santa Cruz County, Northern California. I started this knife a year ago and didn't finish until last week. I didn't keep track of how many hours went into it.
It's production was interrupted last August when I was the victim of a hit-and-run while riding my bike. I broke my knee, my hip, dislocated my right femur, and severed a tendon in my right quad. Needless to say, knifemaking took a back-seat for about 6 months while I relearned how to walk and stuff.

The Tenth Knife of my apprenticeship to KnifeMaker, Larry Detloff of Santa Cruz, California.

Blade length: 4.125"
Overall length (open): 9"

Damascus Steel folded by Mike Norris.

Blade: Stainless Damascus (Vortex pattern)
Bolsters: 440c stainless steel
Liners: titanium
Scale: Amboyna

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~NobleKnives Jun 25, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Wow i wish my 10th knife looked that good

*HundredHands Jun 25, 2012

Kind words, thanks.
All your work is insane-o accurate. Are you milling with CNC and stuff? I'm loving your blade grinds and profile designs. Your Wraith looks very technical.

~NobleKnives Jun 26, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

well your work looks the same, i have only made about 60 knives so even tho ive been at it for a few years im still actually pretty new to it in the experiance leve. i dont use any kind of CNC or Mill my work shop is nothing more than a 2x72 belt grinder and a couple of drill presses and a vertical and horizontal pipe cutting band saw and a buffer and a bunch of files and hand tools, i personally pride my self on keeping as low tech as possible how ever the Wraith Model is the only folder i have made and i used a mill non CNC to ream the holes and cut the liner lock and counter bore for the bearing system other than that its all freehand on a grinder and hand finishing.Your designs are killer as well i wish i could mate scales and bolsters together like that i have to keep everything straight lines becaise i can never seem to match the curves.

*HundredHands Jun 29, 2012

I'm relatively new to knifemaking as well. It's wonderful how much one can achieve with a pretty humble shop, mine is similar though I'm doing my grinding with wheels instead of belts. I applaud your focus on keeping your production low tech. I'm amazed by how uniform you're able to keep your work without CNC! Well done. I've reused templates of mine but even then my knives end up looking really different from eachother when viewed side by side.

When I match grind with different materials butted up to one another, I try to get the harder material (usually metal for a bolster) into roughly the right shape first then place the softer material (usually wood for the scale) and just gently grind away at the wood to bring it flush. It cuts really fast though so heads-up!

~NobleKnives Jun 29, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

yeah i have been doing it for years but as a hobby im just so slow, but i keep it so clean by taking my time and not trying to do tomuch work on the grinder or other power tools and then use a ton of sand paper to do alot of hand finishing

yeah i have tryed that but always end up with big gaps in the mated surfaces

*HundredHands Jun 30, 2012

The Tortoise and the Hare. ^_^

~NobleKnives Jul 1, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Lol yeah

~ou8nrtist2 May 1, 2012

I've been watching a few of your posts and I think you have a great natural strength in overall composition of your pieces.
Are you not technically a hilt maker at this point,since I've seen no blades you've forged as of yet?
In your apprenticeship he has you starting on the assembly and forging blades comes later?
One other question,is there a practical reason for the obtuse angle on the cutting edge instead of a smooth curve?

*HundredHands May 1, 2012

Thank you, I'm glad that the overall composition of the knives works for you. I don't forge, neither does my Master. This practice is specifically the crafting of custom, hand-made, folding knives. For me, the more challenging aspect of this process is in designing, hand-crafting and fitting the mechanical elements, making it work, lock, break-down and stuff. It's really fun to play with the 2-phase design also, making it work aesthetically while both opened and closed. All the grinding is done free-hand on wheels so there's no CAD, CNC, or milling in this style of working either. Mechanical details are tuned using needle files and stuff which makes it that much more satisfying to get all the mechanics walking-and-talking.

The angle you mention is where the grind switches from hollow-ground on the edge (for cutting) to convex on the point to lend strength for piercing.

Thanks for all the interest!

~ou8nrtist2 May 1, 2012

Your compositions are beautiful to be sure,and quite unique i think.
I assumed there was a reason for the angle on the blade though I could not see it in the photo...

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