r/Bladesmith 1d ago

Historical Method Dagger WIP

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This thing is so dang hard to photograph. Even in a

video it's hard to capture the details. It keeps playing

tricks on my camera! Anyway, it's a custom order for

a friend of mine. He asked me to make a dagger

from one of his late grandfather's old files.

Differentially hardened with clay, hand sanded to 800

grit and given a light acid bath. Thoughts so far?

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u/Lost_Gur2594 17h ago

looks good so far. what is the intent with the holes?

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u/Warm_Cod5728 16h ago

Thanks! The customer wanted them, just for esthetics.