I’m going to post about this project as it assembles itself, to remember what I did, and/or what I was thinking at the time. So, it’s going to be kind of self-referential and possibly contain bad sketches.
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I’m going to post about this project as it assembles itself, to remember what I did, and/or what I was thinking at the time. So, it’s going to be kind of self-referential and possibly contain bad sketches.
So, I texted my friend Kitten and said, “Hey, I made a spear. Do you want it?”
She replied, “Wait, are you, a white guy, asking me, a black woman, if I want a spear?” (pause) “Of course I do!”
This is a dagger named “Beast Mode.” It’s not quite finished, yet, but it’s close. The handle’s done and that was the hard part.
Right-o, we’re back on the highland dirk.
This is going to be a bit meandering, but it’s because pretty much everything in this topic can be answered with “it depends.” It is in response to Line Infantry Commentator fusilier’s question at [stderr]
[By the way ‘#’ in this posting is pronounced “grit” – so, “80#” is 80 grit. An 80 grit abrasive is pretty rough!]
The faster something removes metal, the easier it is to rapidly screw up a blade. If the tools you are using produce perfect surfaces, they’ll be slow but you’ll enjoy the results.
Grinding and grinding and more grinding… As my buddy Mike says “blacksmiths turn the universe to dust, one piece at a time.” That’s neglecting hand sanding.
A voice from my past contacted me, and apparently they had been looking at some of my online postings, in which I mentioned that the skinny dagger I made for R.B.’s dad was a “letter opener” – she asked for a “husband opener.” Well, who could say “no” to that?!
There are traditional ways of making a blade, which have been figured out at great expense over 1000+ years.
I made the “uptown shiv” and it turned out, as I had feared, it was a bit too ostentatious.