ANDERSEN FORGE - the home of Professional Knife Making.

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Rough blade and handle

Stag Taper

Blade cleaned up.

After Hardening.

Ready for etching.

Detail

Polished for etching

Guard material

Cleaning up guard material.

Guard material milled flat.

Etched blade.

Marking guard location on guard stock.

Guard location.

Milling guard slot.

The finished slot.

Knife pieces.

turning pommel nut.

Pieces layed out.

Guard fitting.

Threading Tang.

Initial fit.

Progress!

More progress!

Filing guard.

Filing the guard.

Guard mostly shaped.

Guard shaped and refined.

Fit and finish!

Gettin' closer!

Ready for hot-bluing!

Small bluing tank.

Blued parts.

Blade right out of bluing.

Stag and Damascus

W2 and 203E Damascus - 512 layers.

I could do this everyday!
Wait!
I DO! do this everyday!!

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