Levitation Forge

Bladesmith and amature jeweller, everything handmade, dm me for any enquiries, I also do commissions. Open to trade. 🔞

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Hello and welcome, I have been a metalworker most of my life, started making knives as a teenager, but was heavily dissuaded by my peers, so became a forester and eventually a tree surgeon after leaving school, till eventually I landed a job at a fine art bronze foundry I worked

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I got some "tiling" done today, what with the winter on it's way. I hope your alright out there, Fellow Denizens!. 🍻🍻

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Mead is good and stuff. I truly hope you are well.
#Honey

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Something shiney for tonight. An old utility knife I made a while ago. I messed up the handle repairing the sheath, so I fixed it with mother of pearl an abalone shell, just to be a wee bit more shiney, no?
O1 blade, naval brass guard and pommel, bone and brass spacers, fancy pin

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Snap!

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And, the second one.
My first ever slipjoint, I can't remember when I made these 2 knives, but it was at least last year. The action makes a lovely snap open(I have to upload a wee vid).
Loved making this as well, and I cannot wait to make another.
Hope your well out there✌🏻

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Hi folks, like I said, something new.
My first ever lockback folder, I used old pre ground friction folder blades to save time, most if my time was spent on the mechanism and alignment/fit.
D2 blade and spine, ebony slabs and steel.
I loved the challenge of making this.

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and I will just try to enjoy my archery again.
This will give me time to complete, and fulfil metal craft type plans.
I hope this finds you well, and thank you for reading all this.

I've got a couple of new knives/mechanisms to post.

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Hello metalwork folks.
I've been a bit quiet/on and off here for a while.
For the last 3yrs I have suffered/lived with #ChronicPain, and contrary to some current perceptions of CP, the source of my pain could be seen in both xrays and mri. I have several spine (1)

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unsuitable older members (racists, manipulators, body shamers, misogynists, and generally hateful people), there has been still, a clique that hates me and what i have achieved, and continues to bad mouth me. So I've stepped back, (4)

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A wee patch knife, teak handle slabs, bronze pins, and an old sawblade with an edge quench hamon just under 60hrc.
When is a knife not a knife, when its about as much use as a fu¿♤!^g club..🤣, re-bladed archery knife without any sharp edges

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Maist ae ma kin are deed, least seems likit. Forwards eh. ✌🏻❤️🍻

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@WilliamvdBerg2 It's made out of sheet metal😂

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Next on the bench is an actual brand new piece of steel, with stabilised antler and horn.

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If beer helped get things shiney..🍻✨️

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Archery knives complete, 2 are not getting an edge, springy pry bars disguised as knives. My leather is definitely contaminated.. oh well. need new stuff. Hope your well out there.

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So this is my Saturday night due to an archery competition today...Got the handle shiney, needed a rum to dip the blade into the acid... all good though. Pretty much 98~%ish #recycled material. 🍻✨️ only worked on the furniture on this whilst drinking(not the blade😂)✨️😜🍻🍻

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Nearly finished the archery knives, and my new one, pushing the boundaries a little with thus tool, thinner blade, longer taper to the point and filework for stress risers?... we shall see #handmade #recycling

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These fixed blades are getting along, all #recycledmetal including the guards and handle materials, it takes a bit more work but what is the point of using new materials when there is so much here alread, and some pretty mosaic pins. #handmade #bladesmith #Scotland