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Hello everyone! I hope you all are having an awesome year!
Here's the first Mastersmith knife I made after getting my Mastersmith certification. I've made a few other knives since getting my MS but this knife was the first one I started on and devoted lots time on after getting the MS stamp so that's why this is MS #1.
Specs to follow.
The blade is 13" and it is forged from 1080 and 15N20 in a Mosaic Damascus Pattern on the top two thirds of the blade, running along the edge of the blade is a bar of Twist Mosaic Damascus. The handle is blue/cream colored Fossil Mammoth Ivory from Alaska. The fittings are of the same damascus pattern as the blade, Twist Mosaic, only in a tighter pattern. The file worked liners are of German Silver and they are a full Vine pattern. The blade has been ground on an eight inch wheel to give it a hollow grind. The clip has been ground deeper than the blade on a three inch wheel so it can be sharpened if wanted. This is the second blade I’ve ever hollow ground. The blade has eight solid 14 karat gold pins and the handle has four solid 14 karat gold pins. All the pins have been domed to give them really good holding abilities and to add texture to the knife. This knife is a take-down for maintenance purposes. I also made the sheath and it has a gator skin overlay. The blade in this puppy is a full 3/8 inch think, BTW!
So this bowie has some real heft to it. The balance point is on the ricasso though so it does feel nice and balanced.
My brother, Caleb, did the photo of the knife and I think he did a great job! I did the shot of the sheath so don't hold the bad photography on that against Caleb.
Let me know what you think!
#116 by Kyle Royer, on Flickr
_MG_3862 by Kyle Royer, on Flickr
I would really like to thank the fellow Forumite here for asking for this knife so long ago and for giving so much input into the design. He really was great to work with and he gave me lots of time to finish up some other knives in-between projects that I was working on. Thanks! I hope you get many years of enjoyment out of this knife.
Here's the first Mastersmith knife I made after getting my Mastersmith certification. I've made a few other knives since getting my MS but this knife was the first one I started on and devoted lots time on after getting the MS stamp so that's why this is MS #1.
Specs to follow.The blade is 13" and it is forged from 1080 and 15N20 in a Mosaic Damascus Pattern on the top two thirds of the blade, running along the edge of the blade is a bar of Twist Mosaic Damascus. The handle is blue/cream colored Fossil Mammoth Ivory from Alaska. The fittings are of the same damascus pattern as the blade, Twist Mosaic, only in a tighter pattern. The file worked liners are of German Silver and they are a full Vine pattern. The blade has been ground on an eight inch wheel to give it a hollow grind. The clip has been ground deeper than the blade on a three inch wheel so it can be sharpened if wanted. This is the second blade I’ve ever hollow ground. The blade has eight solid 14 karat gold pins and the handle has four solid 14 karat gold pins. All the pins have been domed to give them really good holding abilities and to add texture to the knife. This knife is a take-down for maintenance purposes. I also made the sheath and it has a gator skin overlay. The blade in this puppy is a full 3/8 inch think, BTW!
So this bowie has some real heft to it. The balance point is on the ricasso though so it does feel nice and balanced. My brother, Caleb, did the photo of the knife and I think he did a great job! I did the shot of the sheath so don't hold the bad photography on that against Caleb.
Let me know what you think! #116 by Kyle Royer, on Flickr
_MG_3862 by Kyle Royer, on Flickr
I would really like to thank the fellow Forumite here for asking for this knife so long ago and for giving so much input into the design. He really was great to work with and he gave me lots of time to finish up some other knives in-between projects that I was working on. Thanks! I hope you get many years of enjoyment out of this knife.
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