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J. D. Bell's Writings and Art: December 2009
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J D Bell's Writings and Art. I've had friends call me eclectic and I guess there is no better word for me. I have many thoughts and things to say. I will not preach but I may cause you to question what we all have come to believe and understand to be true. I hope you are entertained and leave with deep thought or a smile on your face. Love ya, peace. And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing! Saturday, December 5, 2009. I Bet You Didn't Know. Defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew!
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J.Arthur Loose: Damascus Rings, Blades & Jewelry
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An Exploration in Niello. Migration Era Pattern Welding. This is the jewelry side of things- there is a jewelry/ burnout kiln, a casting machine (built into the table) a rolling mill just behind the soldering tray and the miscellany of the jeweler's trade. This is my forging area. There are two forges with an interchangeable burner. One is for large billets and one is for blades. The blade forge is based on Don Fogg's. On the right is my 24 ton Uncle Al's Hydraulic Press. A real boon to the billet-maker!
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California Custom Knives: A Recreation of a Classic French Utility
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Monday, September 8, 2014. A Recreation of a Classic French Utility. I am So Very excited about this project! This being the first knife in a series of recreations of classic French Cutlery. This whole idea started when I was lucky enough to purchase an older Sabatier utility knife dating from the early 1940's. I got it from a good friend who knows more about classic chef knives than anyone I have ever known. I have learned so much from him about French, German, Spanish and American Cutlery. So as a resu...
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California Custom Knives: Introducing > The Bug-Out Camp Knife
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Saturday, February 28, 2015. Introducing The Bug-Out Camp Knife. I have been thinking of some ideas for hybrid camp-chef knives lately. Since I have been playing with some Micarta as of late, I thought I would re-tool this stick tang camper that I made originally about 2-years ago. I re-worked the blade-style a bit and am happy with the results. Sharp as a razor and totally capable to prep foods with no problem. Basically looking very much like a chef knife, but with a bit more handle drop, and yet,.
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California Custom Knives: September 2014
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Monday, September 29, 2014. Two of the Most Blue-tiful-Ones Made to date! OK a silly play on words. But these two knives are All-business! And are two of the Most Beautiful Knives I have made this year. It all started with the thought of Blue. This after seeing some very rare Blue Ivorite Paper Micarta that I felt was just one of the most stunning blues I had seen anywhere, ever. I mean there is blue,.and then there is BLUE! This is that depth and quality and texture of blue. Tuesday, September 23, 2014.
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California Custom Knives: June 2014
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Sunday, June 22, 2014. Two Tribal Frenchies in 52100 and Green Maple. These two came out really sweet! I was excited about getting some of the Maple I have had for a long time dyed and stabilized. Did I mention that I LOVE GREEN! And thought that the "Tribal Wrap" with the Translucent G10 would look pretty darn cool. The first handle I did out of the green I did not have the heart to cover any of it up as it was stunning. And I think it looks AWESOME! I hope you enjoy seeing these images. These littel Fr...
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California Custom Knives: Tribal Utility Knife with two-tone "tribal wrap"
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Tribal Utility Knife with two-tone "tribal wrap". Fast Becoming one of my most popular models,. Is this exceptionally-fine example of the "Tribal Utility Knife". This one has a beautiful blade that is a stock-reduction creation with Hamon out of 1095 carbon steel, and features:. African Blackwood Handle with Purpleheart inlay and rosin impregnated. So no moisture or food-stuffs can be absorbed). 115" OAL with a 5.5" blade. I hope you enjoy seeing these images:). Ginger Buddha ...
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California Custom Knives: October 2014
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014. A Special Knife for the California Custom Knife Show. With 24ct gold and fine silver plus some engraving. Well, I have been embarking on a new journey to make some heirloom chef knives. The kind of knives that not only stand the test of time, but that have attributes that are beyond what I have ever seen on any culinary knife. The blade is forged-to-shape our of 1095LM,. Is dressed in a handle that is comprised of Sweet Gum-Pods impregnated in Alumilite Resin,. Sometimes it stab...
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California Custom Knives: Two Camp Cleavers Underway
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Monday, April 27, 2015. Two Camp Cleavers Underway. Sitting here in their freshly forged state, descaled and ready for some light stock-reduction and sub-critical thermal-cycles. Stay Tuned as I will be posting more images of the process on these two. I have only made one other like these, and am excited to be making these two now! These are perfect compact Camp Knives for general camp tasks, when a large knife is not needed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Two Camp Cleavers Underway. The Edge of Will.
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California Custom Knives: Five For February!
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015. OKSo This post is coming in a little late, but due to the wonderful world of computers I can time-stamp it in last months cue as I type today on March 4th;). OK I just wanted to share some shots of recent work finished. From California Custom Knives are the bottom two knives and the Middle bug-Put Camp Knife, the top two Small French Knives are headed to Brooklyn's EatingTools.Com. I hope you enjoy seeing some of these images! To read more about it. We are open to the beauty...