Damascus, Amboyna, and Blackwood Gent's Folder

[Laredo7mm]

Blade Length.........2.750 inches
Over All Length......6.625 inches
Scales..................African Blackwood and Amboyna Burl
Weight.................1.5 ounces

The same twist damascus (C1095 and 15N20) was used for the blade and back spacer. Heat treated back spacer with fire colored titanium liners.

I deleted the damascus bolsters and put an Amboyna Burl overlay on top of the African Blackwood scales. This gave a very clean look and reduced the weight from 2.5 ounces to 1.5 ounces.

Selling Price: $250

 

[Rod Neep]

Gorgeous..... love it.

My brain keeps trying to imagine what it would be like with some of the Amboyna milled/carved away to reveal some of the African Blackwood.... I'm in love with African Blackwood at the best of times

Rod

 

[Laredo7mm]

Thanks Rod, that is what my intent was, but a few things went wrong. I need to relocate a few screws that hold the blackwood to the liners and then thin out my overlay a bit more.

Then when I contour the handle, I should get a nice black frame around the burl and not run into any screws.

Hopefuly in a couple days, I will have another one done with the framing effect in full play.

 

[Trisak]

It's awesome !

 

[Laredo7mm]

Hey all, I refinished this one in Redwood burl and got that "framing" effect I was looking for.

You can see it here: Amboyna