I worked out a forging sequence for my X-Rhea hunting knives that satisfied me, but I kept thinking it would be great to forge a bowie with top and bottom lugs. If I could add contouring and sculpting to the essential top and bottom, could the hand and mind fill in the rest? Can a knife with no scales be an option?įinding the answer took significant effort and a lot of time. Also, the hand “soaks up” and “fills in” to meet these vacancies to a degree. The mind seems to understand the vacancy of the remaining areas between the top and bottom. Theories? OK, it’s my “theory” that about 90 percent of tactile, meaningful contact between the hand and a knife handle is concentrated on the top and the bottom. My years of training helped provide some ability to execute my ideas and theories. I felt I was in a unique set of circumstances that directed me to mix my forging with the mostly forgot ten techniques of historic blacksmithing. Just as steel is shaped by the blows of a hammer, my thoughts were shaped to the challenge at hand.
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He taught me how to take a project from concept to reality. My mind raced with possibilities every time I worked with him. Peter showed me how to change the way I think about shaping steel. The combination of those two qualities in one individual is rare. The ability to understand how something is shaped, combined with the hand skills to actually shape it, are two separate things. In my visits with renowned historic blacksmith Peter Ross, my eyes were opened to the multi-dimensional vision the historic blacksmith needed in order to execute the complex forgings of everyday objects of the colonial era. And what qualifies as a knife, as well as what part strength plays, might differ from person to person.
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That statement oversimplifies the matter which is better? I’ve heard some say, “At least with a full tang, if the scales fall off you still have a knife.” While I don’t agree with either statement, it indicates in some people’s minds a full tang blade alone qualifies as “a knife,” even without scales. “A full tang knife is stronger than a hidden tang knife” is something I’ve heard many times. If I limited myself to steel and fire as my basic resources, could I forge a knife from one piece of steel, a knife that left no doubt about its viability? Could it look good, feel good and perform well? I also wanted a handle design versatile enough to fit different sizes and types of knives. Moreover, I wanted it to look good and be comfortable and as structurally sound as any good knife should be, without being overly heavy. Th at’s it: no scales, no added glues, pins, extra space fillers, inlays-nothing. I wanted to make a knife, handle and all, from one piece of steel. Th e X-Rhea started as a personal challenge. Why did I come up with the X-Rhea knife design? I’ve asked myself this several times and only recently have I been able to supply a reasonable answer. The X-Rhea Is The Result Of Having A Curious Mind And The Ability To Explore Possibilities.
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