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My First Forged Blade Progress

#1 User is offline   Eric J Broussard 

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 04:01 PM

Here's my first forged 5160 knife. I've been traveling to Tim Potier's shop doing some training as time permits.

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 04:17 PM

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Nice work!
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#3 User is offline   Eric J Broussard 

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 06:44 PM

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Eric

Nice work!



Thanks Dan....Tim is a great teacher!

Here's a close up of the finished handle.

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 06:47 PM

That looks great. I really like the shape of the blade. Nice work.


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Posted 10 July 2012 - 08:34 PM

Very nice knife Eric. Tim is a great instructor and you are lucky he lives nearby.
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 09:15 PM

Thanks Dennis.....and yes it is nice to have Tim 30 minutes away. I believe you and a few friends went for some training not too long ago?
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Posted 11 July 2012 - 05:15 AM

Eric,

That's a really nice knife for a first time piece!!! Great work!
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Posted 11 July 2012 - 10:59 AM

You should be proud of that quality of work. It's really pretty.
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