Coffin San-mai damascus bowie

[clint c]

This one is mostly done, and will probably be my last knife completed for a while as I'll be off training for six months with my real job! Anyway, specs are : 9" long blade forged to shape, 800 layers of 1084/L-6/0-1, 1084 center core ladder pattern san-mai construction. Low layer damascus guard shim and feral, rusted and blued mild steel guard, ebony spacer, stabilized madrone burl handle, nickle silver pins. Flat ground w/convex edge. Now for a sheath!

Clint Chisan

www.chisanknives.com

 

[Stumpy]

Clint,IMO that is by far the nicest blade I have seen of your's yet. That is one sweet knife.What type of sheath do you have in mind for it?

 

[Burchtree]

Wow.

That is a gorgeous blade!

 

[NickWheeler]

WOW, that's a beauty! Excellent work!

I'm curious, did you do the san-mai just for the look? I only ask because I have found in my testing that O1/L6 will hold a great edge for a long time.

I really like everything you did. The handle and guard really set this beautiful blade off.

Nick

 

[Joss]

Wow.... This is beautiful man. Congrats!

 

[clint c]

Stumpy, I thinking a dark brown with a "fish skin" inlay and a stud out front to enable carry in a "frog."

Nick, I San-Mai'd the blade just for the visual effect. O-1/L-6 does have a great reputation and I am leaning towards this mix the more I read and experiment. Kevin Cashen wouldn't use it otherwise, I'm sure!

Thanks for the comments.

Clint

 

[Jason Cutter]

Outstanding work. Very few makers nowadays do that type of stacked materials on this shape handle. You've done it exceedingly well. The damascus is eyecatching. Love it all ! Congrats. Jason.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Boy am I impressed. That is a stunner. That San Mai is gorgeous and the handle and fittings compliment it superbly.

 

[ExamonLyf]

Very nice. As mentioned, I really like the handle design in the overall esthetics. Terrific looking knife..., and nice pictures...