This is the start to one of my simple armillary sundials. Probably a donation to the local Creede Arts Council, but still TBD. I think there are about 4-5 of this style that I've made that are scattered across the US.  This is the first of three sundials that I'll be forging this week - all of this style.  Drawing out the gnomon by hand can take a couple of hours.  The sundial is unique in that the gnomon and dial plate are forged as one piece; together the piece is just short of a meter long.  

As most know, I don't forge weapons except to learn a new technique.  However, I don't consider these kiridashi knives as weapons; they are more of a tool than weapon.  They are great as marking tools for woodworking and for just sitting around, whittling, and contemplating the state of the world. Such as it is. These kiridashi are almost complete; the only thing missing is a chord wrap for the handle.  Most of those sold on the internets don't include a wrap of any sort. The blue wrapped one was for a birthday present for a friend and local woodworker. The rest will be given as gifts for those who donated files or sold at the local Days of '92 here in Creede.  

Got my old etch-o-matic set up and added my touchmark to the batch of kiridashi's