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Comment by Jan Carter on June 9, 2011 at 18:04

Clip point. Robert, we remember when young men always had one in their pockets, what did you fist use your blades for?  Mine was to cut fishing line but young ladies did not get to always carry their knives then.  Only when appropriate.  I just always thoguht one was appropriate

Comment by stephen tungate on June 9, 2011 at 17:45

dellana what kind of steel do you use in most of your knives?

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 9, 2011 at 16:43

Bladesmith babes won't you come out tonight....lol,My first love was a clip point blade.

Comment by Jan Carter on June 8, 2011 at 20:53

So what blade type interested you first?

Comment by Jan Carter on June 8, 2011 at 12:17

I posted this on Blade Patterns this afternoon and it got me to wondering..What was your first "love"?

The blade Pattern that started me collecting was the wharncliff.  The Case Classic 55 patterns with the wharncliff blades secured me as "hooked".  It is said the blade pattern was developed by Lord Wharncliff...Lord Wharncliffe thought up the concept from the want of

"..a knife that is more for cutting, than poking.."

This novel concept later developed in the Americas, with "hawkbill" &  "sheepsfoot" blade configurations

or so they say....

Comment by Jan Carter on June 7, 2011 at 20:49

We have all had a good time looking and sharing the three knives Dellana listed earlier.  I was looking at her sight and there are a few more I would love to share. The detail is amazing and the use of materials we dont see everyday in the knives we collect and use.  (I want one)

Comment by Jan Carter on June 7, 2011 at 18:41

Years ago, in ancient Japan, the ladies of the court wore fabulous kimonos, some of which are preserved in museums and cultural exhibits. One very interesting part of the elaborate dress was the dagger that was discretely tucked into the folds of the obi, (the wide sash), that the lady wore about her waist. I assure you that it was not merely a decoration!

In our current day, the concept of a "ladies" knife has fallen by the wayside.  The so-called feminist movement has made it politically incorrect to use such a label on an item,.  It is interesting to note, however,  that there are still knives that are advertised and sold as "gentlemen's knives".  What do you think??

Comment by Jan Carter on June 5, 2011 at 18:26

Saturday at the blade show...

SATURDAY, JUNE 11

8:00 a.m. Randall Knife Society—Room 103
10:00 a.m. 30-Minute Yoga Intro For Deep Relaxation & Stress Reduction—Jot Singh Khalsa, Room 110
10:00 a.m. How To Throw Knives & Tomahawks—Bobby Branton, The Courtyard
10:00 a.m. ABS Auction, Room 103
11:00 a.m. The Good, Bad & Ugly: 30 Years of Knifemaking—Ed Fowler, Room 110
11:15 a.m. Authentic Renaissance Swords & Fencing—John Clements, The Courtyard
11:30 a.m. Bladesmithing For Kids—Wes Byrd, Joe Keeslar and Larry Harley, Room 108
12:00 p.m. Buck Collectors Club—Room 103
12:00 p.m. How To Texture Knife Handles—Jens Anso, Room 110
12:30 p.m. How To Forge Knives—Jay Hendrickson & Tim Carr, The Courtyard
1:00 p.m. What’s Hot NOW in Loveless Knives—Dave Ellis and Louis Chow, Room 108
1:00 p.m. Countering Terrorism: Get Your Mind Right—Ernest Emerson, Room 110
1:45 p.m. Japanese Sword Demonstration—James Williams, The Courtyard
2:15 p.m. Got Liberty? How To Repeal Anti-Knife Laws—New Hampshire Rep. Jenn Coffey, Room 108
2:45 p.m. Bomb Squad/EOD Knives—Les George, Room 110
4:00 p.m. The Lockbar Stabilizer—Rick Hinderer, Room 108
4:15 p.m. 9th Annual BLADE Show World Championship Cutting Competition—BladeSports International, The Courtyard

Comment by Jan Carter on June 4, 2011 at 18:34

I know that James and Dellana will have tables at the Blade show and have been seriously busy working to be ready for that show.  I hope any of you attending will be sure to stop and see them both.  Do we have any other members that have booths or are attending?

Comment by Jan Carter on June 2, 2011 at 20:23

I have been unable to find the source of this but I would sure love to read this book...

Bits from my book on this subject.. which I only started because ignorant people kept asking if I was the first such, or the only.. I've never cared; I do a thing because it interests me.
We women have been smithing since long before males began.. the legends of Charis, the Mediterranean female patron of artistry, smithcraft, & healing predates Vulcan by at least 2,000 years; & that of Brigit/Bride(Breed, not "bride") predates that of Loki by about 4000 years.
In 1910, the 12th Census of blacksmiths was done by the U.S. government & at that time, there was something like 197,238 blacksmiths, divided into such categorys as founders, cutlers, surgical tool-makers, etc., etc. - & of that number roughly 394 were women.
Looks don't matter except in your iron, fellas.. Ability counts far more & the iron doesn't give a hoot what the smith looks like.
As for these women are "hot" - all blacksmiths are hot. If you can't take the heat, stay away from the fire..
In the Black Country of Wales, women made chain in their forges next to their cottages - up thru 5/8" - diameter stock from whenever chain was invented; and the song "rock-a-bye baby" refers to the rock / bellows handle, from which they hung baby cradles because it kept the infants quiet while they worked. The standard diet of the time for such people was sops & beer, cradle to grave, so no one lived very long unless the woman was a real workhorse & insisted on having a kitchen garden. Today, women still make chain of stock thru 5/8" diameter in that area, & men still make it in the diameters above 5/8", but the links are arc-welded instead of forge-welded.
How long have I done this? Since I was 7 - when it was great fun in part because it drove my birther bananas that she couldn't make me into a frilly waste of time & space. Now I'm a great grand-mother, although not all that chronologically old, & when I competed it was in open competition, where, at my best, I stood 9th in the world by 1/2 point from first (first, not 8th..). And as the winner pointed out (apologetically), I wasn't busting myself to beat them, they were hauling freight to not get beaten by a 'girl', even if that 'girl' was me. Since 1/2 point from 1st to 9th is hair-splitting & I've never had much patience for such, I quit competing after that, & just went back to making beautiful iron, which I & the 17 men who worked for me put in 12 countries. Did we make a big noise about it? Only where it counted - with potential clients.
I've taken cheshli from boneheads who 'think' that women 'can't' do a creditable job of this for women who haven't been born yet.. and while my shop is now closed, I still do - mainly when I fire up the forge at some public place and - in the supposed Age of Enlightenment - some bonehead says "a woman blacksmith?? NAAH!" It's one of those "consider the source & rise above it" things.

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