buying a damascus what's you're favorite

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molly's survival

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spiro, raindrop or ladder... lets see some pics. or tell me which you like the best. I've got a year to wait :eek: and I'm thinking ladder...
 
The Raindrop pattern always impresses me when I see it on a Sebbie. I think it adds a lot of character without being too fancy looking. I reckoned it would be a good match for the Micarta model and recently picked one up,

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I also own an Annual LE with Spirograph which looks nice against the wood, too. Generally, I think it's important to decide what your choice of knife model is and then match the Damasteel up to this, to suit it to your own eye.

Mark
 
thats a nice one roefisher. mines a small reg plain jane that i'm lokking to up-do...

leaning towards spiro or ladder. anyone got pics of a plain with spiro maybe in the regular series.
 
ladder on order...I'm sure that when it comes in I will have totally forgot about ordering it ;) but I'm pretty stoked
 
Since this is my one and only damascus, I am going to say this is my favorite. All I gotta say is, this is Tough Steel. I used this little mnandi for cutting jobs that make you think you need a large sebenza. It flew through with flying colors. I truely believe it is far better steel than S30V, I really do. I cut cardboard until there was no end in site it seemed, I then cut rawhide dog bones up for the dogs with a sawzall and it left paint on the bones. So I cut and sliced the paint off of the bones ( took over an hour ) and it still shaved hair. Awsome Awsome Steel, and Beautiful to Boot. This is Definately a Keeper! I cant even remember what this pattern is ?

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Spriograph seems the best to me.

PS I don't want ot hijack the thread but how deep into the steel does the pattern go? The edge seems to be free of it.
 
sticf said:
Looks like "Basket Weave". Did you get it from TNK?
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No, I got it on ebay........lol. Now that you mention it, I think it is basket weave and is a TNK exclusive. I love it. I would love to have a large regular sebbie with a damascus blade, in my experience with a large regular sebbie and damascus, I think that would be one of the toughest knives ever made.
 
that's basket weave and a nice lookin' knife... the pattern goes all the way through the steel I believe the edge looks that way 'cause it's sharpened and that removes the etching that makes the layers show up...
 
mollyssurvival.com said:
that's basket weave and a nice lookin' knife... the pattern goes all the way through the steel I believe the edge looks that way 'cause it's sharpened and that removes the etching that makes the layers show up...
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At first I thought it may have been Devin Thomas Sharks Tooth, But after looking at the 2 pictures I posted in another thread it is Devin Thomas Basket Weave and that means in came from TNK when it was new. Rickster

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7463803#post7463803
 
i thought raindrop was the best looking until I saw the recently posted fireball, blued.

never had damascus...how sturdy is it for edc?
 
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