Blue, gold and damascus

[Bailey Bradshaw]

This is one of my integraframes. Handle is mild steel, blued with full coverage English scroll and raised 22k gold inlays. Pearl inlays realy jump out from the blued handle frame. Blade is 4 bar Turkish twist damascus. Closed, the knife measures 4 1/8".

I found a new ( new to me) blueing method, and it produces an almost black finish....just beautifull.

 

[lwrhea]

Wow!!! That is just gorgeous! Lin

 

[John White]

I'm right behind you Lin, look at that tight scroll-work, covered by the long gold lines.

Great Turkish on the blade, also.

Way to go, Bailey.

John

 

[jdm61]

Very cool, Mr. Bradshaw. So what is this mysterious new-to-you bluing techinique?

 

[RogerP]

That is just absolutely stunning Bailey - wow!

Roger

 

[Marcel54]

Marcel

 

[T.K.C.]

Be still my beating heart!!! That IS exquisite!!

 

[Keith Montgomery]

That's jaw dropping beautiful.

 

[stabber]

Damm Bail, That sure looks incredible. Awesome engraving!:thumbup:

is that your damascus?=Sweet!!:thumbup:

 

[xaman]

Awesome engraving --- that is one stunning knife.

 

[Max Manley]

Not a fan of the pearl(never liked it), but the damascus, engraving and inlays are just gorgeous!

 

[Peregrin]

Oh man, that's a looker! Beautiful craftsmanship!

 

[peterinct]

That is stunning in every way Bailey. That engraving job is outstanding. The gold looks like it is just floating over the scroll.

Pleasure to see it.

Peter

 

[ddushane]

That's a beautiful piece of work Bailey!!!

Dwayne

 

[Crazy Horse]

That is gorgeous work. What else can you say.

 

[S.Knowles]

Very Very nice! In the second shot the pearl reminds me of a window to the sky. ( I know it sounds corny but thats what I thought as soon as I saw it.)

Shawn

 

[JParanee]

that is a beautiful knife

 

[BRTATCK]

Just beautiful Bailey. I really like the way the dark bluing accents the gold and the pearl. A very stylish and visually appealing knife. Great work.
Brion

 

[Bailey Bradshaw]

Thanks for the kind words as always.

Chris Meyer (Engraver from Belgium that I sat next to at the advanced GRS course) has produced engravings where the background was English scroll with German or Arabesque scrolls on top. The ones I have had the fortune to see were stainless with traditional blacked treatment. I thought this would have more visual impact with the gold and white pearl against the blued frame.

Chris is an AWESOME engraver BTW. He was trained at the Liege de Armes in Belgium.

This little guy needs a good home if anyone wants to inquire within

 

[Lorien]

Outstanding. In every way I can think of.

How did you make it, tool-wise? (hope you don't mind my asking:foot