New Contemporary Intregral and moving sale -- myArmoury.com

Jason Dingledine

Hey Everybody,

I am gearing up to move my forging equipment to my new shop at home (easier to concentrate without the distractions at Albion).

To help defray some of these costs, I'm running a sale on all available items. All completed items will be listed 10% off the regular price. This sale will extend until the move is near completion.

I am also re-opening my order queu to all projects. I have been only focusing on Japanese style blades of late, but I have a few other genre I would like to explore. The sale discount will also be included in any quotes for all custom projects (excluding work done by other craftsmen).

Lastly, I've just completed a project for my wife (birthday gift). This blade is the first intregral that I've made, and was forged in one piece from my favorite W1 round-stock. The hamon was applied without clay, using only cross-sectional thicknesses and quench speeds. It is also a prototype for a future project. I intend to forge a sword-sized version, made from my own pattern-weld.

Jean Thibodeau · Posted: Fri 25 Nov, 2005 7:22 pm Post subject:

Very nice, would make a great looking spear head if the octagonal handle was hollowed out for a socket: Just a thought. Cool

Only for practical use I would worry about the hand slipping forward during a thrust: As an art piece it does have a certain minimalist appeal.

Oh, some idea of scale might be nice to know and the scale of the sword sized version you are thinking of making.

Angus Trim · Posted: Sun 27 Nov, 2005 9:52 am Post subject:

Very nice Jason............ Particularly like the hamon.........

B. Stark · Industry Professional

Hey Jason,

That's a good looking spear head! Out of W-1 huh? Well executed.

BS

John Cooksey · Posted: Sun 27 Nov, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject:

Mmmmm, very nice.
I have always liked the idea of the "integral", both as an art piece and a functional tool/weapon.
Maybe that's why I liked qamas so much----it's all one piece, except for a small bit of organic material to improve the ergonomics.

Aaron Schnatterly · Posted: Wed 30 Nov, 2005 5:18 pm Post subject:

Jason was kind enough to bring this piece in to the shop for me to check out. Having seen it, I can appreciate it again in the photos, but they don't do the piece justice with the very interesting geometry. It's a lot livelier than one might think it would be, and is very comfortable in hand.

I really like the exploration of form and function that I have seen in a few pieces lately - this is definitely one that brought a smile to my face. Nicely done, my friend!