Owl after the Hunt - Sole Authorship titanium folding knife

Proudly presenting a project long in the making. ..'Owl after the Hunt' ,a handmade folding knife.!











Like many of my artistic passions, it turns out a good knife requires quite a bit of effort and excellence in craftmanship to complete. Certainly this was the case with the knife shown before you. The latest one of about a dozen other knives I have made to date. Each one further revealing the subtle challenges that I found in a process of learning and improvement .


With knives there are many critical parameters to meet . At the top of the list is holding a keen and durable edge . And with a folding knife - having a strong blade lock free from any wobble or side-play . Blade shape and handle ergonomics are vital factors as well.
In my opinion there is truly no point in adding embellishments unless these criteria are met or better yet , surpassed.
Amassed together in this piece are countless hours of refinement, practice , and of up most importance thorough testing.
From the results of these tests , I am happy to issue this knife a passing grade. Meeting my personal standards for performance. Furthermore decreeing it a piece worthy of engraving .











As for how it fares in this test, I will leave you to be the judge.

Ray.

Specifications:
Blade: ATS-34 Stainless - 2 1/2" long x 5/8" deep x 3/16" wide .
Lock : Triangular-post 'Pick lock' with release lever .
Handle, Lock release lever, and Pocket clip: 6AL 4V Titanium.
Lock bar, Main bolt, Thumb posts, and Screws: 316 Stainless
Overall length: 6 5/16"
Total weight: 68.8 grams


Sole Authorship Ray o. Hyder
- All Processes, Fabrication, and Engraving executed
exclusively by Ray o. Hyder.
Copyright 2010 all rights reserved

The Heron Alights

When the previous winter seemed set in at its worst . I was drawn to reminisce about that day at harrison lake, when I encountered a heron. After sorting through some of the photos in my collection . I was freshly inspired, so I went ahead and made another pendant of the heron . This

time out of silver ,

                                     with our heron striking an alternate pose.

Hand Fabricated , Chased , And Engraved by Ray o. Hyder



Sterling Silver Heron pendant

Dimensions : 58 mm x 50 mm x 1.75 mm

Stone : 3mm Green Tourmaline

Total Wt. 32 gr.

Frog Earrings

Having had an idea for a pair of earrings , I decided I would try the concept out in sterling silver , A metal more forgiving  for experimentation.

Here on a pair of silver leaves , are two tiny frogs .

Each one cut with a fine saw blade
and sculpted with a chisel
by hand ,
chased and engraved for detail , And assembled all together for the final result .








Hand fabricated , Chased , and Engraved by Ray o. Hyder 2010






Sterling silver post earrings

Titanium Earrings

If gold is the king of metals , and silver the lunar metal ,does that make platinum the emperor? and if so what sort of lofty title is fit for a metal such as Titanium ?

Regardless of your answer this much I can tell you , Titanium is my personal favourite of all the metals!

A challenging medium to work with ,
gravers will all but shatter upon contact if not used just right.

The life of other tooling such as saw blades , drill bits ,and abrasives can be described as short at best.

   On top of that it must be hot forged in order to properly bend , form or shape .

Despite this, I find something very satisfying about working with this glorious element.

I present here for you , the reward for some of my efforts - a pair of earrings that I have

engraved in 6AL-4V aerospace grade Titanium .

Enjoy,

    Ray

Hand Engraved and Fabricated by Ray o. Hyder - 2010

13.5mm x 17.5mm x 1.6mm
2.2 gr total wt.
6AL-4V Titanium Alloy with 14k gold posts
( 6AL- stands for 6% Aluminium and 4V- for 4% Vanadium )