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Bruce Bump: Etching and technical direction

Burchtree Michael Burch:*design and blank profiling

itrade Steve Sando:*design and blade finish prior to etching

Nick Wheeler:damascus, presentation edge and edge retention testing

ddavelarsen Dave Larsen: blade grind, tang tapering, File work

Laredo7mm: Sean Couch Mokume and Jade

John Andrews: cutting and drilling Jade

Rlinger Roger linger: HT, handle scales, Jade Profiling and Dove tailing

Dan Gray: bolsters/dove tailing and handle fit, holes and atachment.

Jay Maines: sheath

pendentive Dan Koster: Certificate of Origin

Harry Knickerbocker: Bola (from scrap pieces), tang tip, assist Michael with writing

right to you both and remembering I'll need the blade blank profiled but not tapered >:first:, to place the holes in it, OK, a Grey aria there must be some questions?

I'd like to have a blank of the blade to copy the holes to and use as a pattern to profile the jade (for Roger) to where as it's going to be relieved as the handle is to be. I can make the pattern but it will have to be tapered the same as the Blade to work. as to say
I'll receive the blank and the blade put the alianment/hold down/pin holes in both ( recording the holes from my DRO) I'll relieve the pattern for the handle material profiling (for Roger or I to do.)

then send the both to Dave to have them tapered exactly the same,
then them being sent back to me to fit the handle materials,
Roger prepares the jade to length and the end tapers
for the dovetails with the centers filled and sized,

so we're looking at

1 blade being profiled, sized and sent to me,
before tapering and any filing.

2 a blade blank profiled the same as the blade to use as a
pattern to be used for the relief and as the pattern/template for the
Jade and Mokume profiling later by Roger or Myself.

2 Roger works up the jade length, does the dove tail
tapers on it and fills the centers
sizes the thickness then sends them to me,
(before final profiling.)

3 I will place the holes where need be in the blade tang
and in the blank pattern,

4 I'll relieve the pattern for the handle material profiling
(for Roger or I to do.)

5 I'll send the Blade and the pattern to Dave for the tapering
and grind on the blade then they come back to me.

6 off to Roger for the heat treat

7 then off to Steve, I believe to do the finish on the blade
before the etch..

I believe Roger is doing the shaping of the handle.
being a take apart the handle should be shaped on the pattern
while the etching is being done to the blade.
then off to the others for their parts in it.
OK guys, is this close so far? or am I way off?

Dave the Blank should be steel, O1 would be fine. the taper, thickness and handle part should as close as possible a match as the original it will be a template and used for the handle making for the profile of the main handle for the relief of the handle holding all the handle parts to finish I'll relieve it but the Taper has to be the same as the taper of the knife handle, thickness as close as possible too

soooo
I'll need the both first, profiled without the taper I'll place the holes ( in both ), document them and relieve the template profile then send the two to be Tapered.

then the blade can be ground then the Blade and template sent to Roger for Heat treat and Jade profiling to the Template.( the relief ) the blade at this point can be sent off to be finished, the tapered template and fitted jade
(with Ivory) sent
to me for handle material fitting Roger and I have to get together on the phone for this part. this all centers around that Jade.

the handle would be finished on the template this will size it for the relief the blade can be finished up and the handle transferred to the blade once both are done. ahhhh I feel like I'm taking over here

if you guys want this done differently or see it a better way by all means say so please. I'm just trying to pull it together

 

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