Best Damascus in the World..Input Requested..New Money Knifemaker Reality Poll 2010

Snody said:
Thanks for posting Friend..

Real Talk.

He is Incredible.

Do you have any images of knives you have made using his steel?

Respect from Texas $$
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I do not.

Tim was one of my earliest infuences. I am most familiar with his steel from his own knives and his technical discussions at Ashokan over the years. Delbert worked with Tim pretty closely and I used his steel before I started making my own. No pics though. Delbert is awfully good as well. Must be something in the water in Michigan.

Cheers,

Nick
 
Not "the best in the world" but some recent steel...$ :D



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Maybe I'm hallucinating again (happens sometimes but I've learned to live with it) but I swear I see some creepy clown faces staring up at me from that blade. Either way that's an awesome pattern Don and I like the way you etched it too. Gorgeous work.

Any chance we can see a shot of the whole knife? Looks very intriguing.
 
Hanson 'Creepy Clown' damascus:D:thumbup:
 
Wulf, Kevin, this blade isn't finished. I sent it to Sweden for the other half of the work :) I'll post up when finished. Thanks!
 
Don Hanson III said:
I feel the knife is more important than the damascus. If the knife is ugly, great steel
wont help. One must compliment the other ;)
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I really appreciate this comment, especially coming from an accomplished mastersmith. Back in the mid to late 80s when the "grinder vs. forger" wars started, the words sometimes got a bit ugly. Journalists found it newsworthy. It got worse.

When Mike started this thread I was referring to only commercial damascus that stock removers like myself have access to. There is some good stuff out there. When you start talking about what smiths make for their own knives, we'd all go crazy trying to list it!

Don, that last billet you showed, the one going overseas, looks awesome. Should make a fine knife.

David
 
I had a chance to see Mike Ruth make some Damascus for me one day and this is what came out of it. Very tight and Almost has an iridescent look to it. Looks different however you hold it to the light.
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dbl-edge said:
I really appreciate this comment, especially coming from an accomplished mastersmith. Back in the mid to late 80s when the "grinder vs. forger" wars started, the words sometimes got a bit ugly. Journalists found it newsworthy. It got worse.

When Mike started this thread I was referring to only commercial damascus that stock removers like myself have access to. There is some good stuff out there. When you start talking about what smiths make for their own knives, we'd all go crazy trying to list it!

Don, that last billet you showed, the one going overseas, looks awesome. Should make a fine knife.

David
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Thanks David! Forging and Grinding, I do both. It's all good!

The high lighted part of your post is where Mike was coming from, I'm sure.
 
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