Why I love TeroTuf for my handles

'Nuff said.

Well, the Internet connection at my mom's house was very sketchy and I was not able to catch up on e-mails while there.  So, if you've sent me an e-mail recently, I've seen it on my phone and am now working to catch up on correspondence.  Give me a few days, then feel free to shoot me another e-mail.  :)

Home again, home again, jiggity jig

Whew!  It's past 11:30 at night, and I have just now settled down at home after returning from the Blade Show.  I haven't stopped long enough to be able to catch up on e-mail since before I left, so I you sent me a message in the last few days and haven't heard back yet, give me a little while!

I had the most successful Blade Show so far, and needed about four more days to get around to see and talk with everyone I wanted to, much less see everyone I don't already know.  My loverly bride Allie always makes a trip better, and on a practical side was a great table monkey.  I wouldn't have had nearly as enjoyable a show just by myself, and I know I wouldn't have been as good at the world's largest shoe and purse convention as she was at the world's largest knife show.  :)

I'm hitting the road again tomorrow to go attend the Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains Texas with my brother and my friend.  Good literary discussion about sword-wielding barbarians, in the heat of early summer in central Texas, thirty miles from where I grew up.  I will endeavor to catch up some on e-mails before I come back home earl next week, and am about to hit a few critical ones before my eyes droop right now.

So, had a great show, glad to be back, excited and energized to get back in the shop.  And catch up on sleep as I go!

Blade Show!

I'm on my way with the trunk of my rental car stuffed full of goodies!

I'll be at table 4CC with my loverly bride.  Hope to see y'all there!

Blade Show?

Isn't the Blade Show coming up sometime soon?  Better get a move on!  (These are not all I have, there's a decent showing squirrelled away ready to pack and take.)

Some forged 80CrV2 blades ready for their handles to be impregnated with marine epoxy.

Mid-tech knives in 3/16" 80CrV2 ready to heat treat.

And hardened, about to close the kiln and start their first tempering cycle.

There will be representatives of 6 of the 9 mid-tech designs I'm working on.  Wish I could have them all, but it just doesn't work out logistically.

Sinuous bush sword

In addition to feeding mosquitos and getting ready for the Blade Show, I've been working on a fair number of commissions this month.  Three of them are variations on my sinuous bush sword.  This is the first one finished.

The blade is 16", forged from 5160, with an integral socket handle wrapped in marine epoxy-impregnated paracord.  The raised clip is a false edge.

A black Kydex sheath to accompany it.

And a look at it in hand.

 

The second of these got heat treated tonight, and the third will have to wait until after the Blade Show to get finished up.  And now to hit the hay so I can get to working on sharp-and-pointies in the morning.  :)

Blade Show sale

Check out my "Available Work" on the right of the page.  Just added a piece for sale.