bronze knife WIP

[Delbert Ealy]

The raw bar of bronze with my pattern next to it




with the profile marked on



with the profile rough cut



with refined profile



The holes drilled for attaching the handle



This is the beginning of thinning the edge by hammering it down, this also hardens the material at the edge.

 

[malexthekid]

Looking good so far, I am really interested on the progress, and final performance, of this.

Do you heat the bronze to hammer or just work it cold?

 

[j.g.emmerling]

Having worked with a lot of bronze architectural applications, I can't imagine it's use for anything other than a letter opener. Thoughts anyone?
John