Brigid's Knife #2 by Daniel Kretchmar 01/18/2011
Here is a creation by Daniel Kretchmar of Irontreeworks.com. Here's what Daniel has to say about the knife, which can be custom ordered. This German style chef's knife was custom made for chef in Indiana. The blade is approximately 10 inches long and the handle is approximately 5 inches. The pattern welded (Damascus) blade is made from 81 layers of wrought iron taken from a 1880s grainery in Superior Wisconsin and 1075 high carbon steel. The odd number of layers (81) comes from the fact that prior to the final fold, an extra layer of 1075 was added to the center to gaurantee the edge would be high carbon steel. The addition of the wrought iron ennsures that this blade will not break. The experimental profile of this blade is forged, rather than ground to shape. This means that the outer layer remained intact, hiding the damascus pattern. Only the center layer of 1075 is visible along the edge. The entire pattern can be made visible and acid etched if requested at the time of ordering. The handle is made from oiled rattan, but future handles will be made from reclaimed teak. Any special instructions must be agreed upon before work begins.  1 Comment John Cohea: Frontier Knives & Leather 12/06/2010
Here is the latest creation from John Cohea using antique real wrought iron salvaged from the 1888 Old Globe Elevators. John made the handle, frame, and guard from flat bar. The spacer is from a bolt head. The sheath prop on the stand is made from antique wrought iron nails that he twisted and then etched.    Here are pics of blacksmith Nick Wheeler at his forge, along with a knife he made using antique real wrought iron in the guard and ferrule. What is a "ferrule", you ask? That's the circular metal ring that holds the blade's tang to the handle. Click on picture to enlarge image.   Here are a couple pictures of a knife crafted by John M. Cohea and some friends which will be raffled to raise money for the march of dimes. John made the handle using antique real wrought iron salvaged from the 1887 globe elevators. The spacer on the handle is forged from 3/4" round rod, and the frame is from flat bar.    Here is a picture of a knife by bladesmith Dan Graves. All of the metal below the guard is antique real wrought iron salvaged from teh 1887 Globe Elevators. You can see more of Dan's work at his website www.theknifemaker.com  Tracy Mickley, owner of Midwest Knifemakers Supply of North Mankato, MN, runs an awesome website. She carries everything you could ever want, including Real Wrought Iron reclaimed from the 1887 Globe Elevator. Tracy is passionate in her advocacy of bladesmiths. Bladesmiths, Mickley explains, are artists with finely honed skills: "They like wrought iron for the decorative grain pattern that can be brought out with some mild etching." These two knives by the respected bladesmith Ray Richards are good examples of why experienced smiths like to work with Real Wrought Iron. Both the butt caps and the guards are made of Wrought Iron salvaged from the 1887 Globe Elevators. Tom Megow, who admires Richards' work, explained that these guards and butt caps are made from a rod wide enough in diameter so that the pieces don't need to be forged. "The Wrought needs to be large enough to mill the pieces from a single slice of the round bar," he says. "The forging process can reduce the 'grain' that looks so good."   Welcome 09/11/2010
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