Damascus and sambar fighter

Jim Coffee

Jim Coffee

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Need a little feedback on this one..Started the glue up today on this knife and dont know if I like the spacer color combo or not, The customer said to just make it the way I like it and the damascus and stag look fine but dont know about the spacers. Any feedback would be great. Thanks Jim

Alabama Damascus blade
stainless guard and pommel
sambar stag handle


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jim, I'm not of your skills and I partly feel out of place saying this since I'm quite new on this site and you don't know me from the man in the moon. I went on your site and looked at your other spacer combinations (the one I saw at least) and I think I liked it better with the black/white, as in my humble opinion the white/red draws the eye too much, maybe stealing a bit of the action from the look of your beautiful damascus, and the (always awesome) stag... just my two cents.
 
For FWIW, I would like black spacers, separated by a steel one the color of the guard. I don't particularly like the red/white combination.

Peter
 
I agree, the red/white spacers just don't fit in with the overall design. The previously mentioned stainless spacer and/or silicone bronze and perhaps even some subtle file-working of a spacer would look very nice.

Since you're asking, I feel the guard could use slightly more shapeing/contouring as the lugs look a little thick or bulky to me.
I really like your blade profile.
 
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Thanks guy's, I'm not so far along that I cant make a change, and I think I'm going to. I started out doing black and stainless spacers but my wife said try red and white so I did and haven't liked them since, just needed some opinions to confirm. I also think they take away from the look of the damascus and stag. Thanks Jim

I agree Kevin about the guard I will shape it more when I get the right spacer combo, I think it will be stainless and black.... Thanks
 
women... ruining stuff since we let them vote! :eek: lol, just kidding, no offense meant. and I agree with the above as well, the combination of a metal highlight in the spacers will really set this off (personally I like copper/black for this one, but I didn't want to say it earlier) and like kevin above, I'm a huge fan of this blade profile. looking forward to the finished product.
 
Went with the stainless and black fiber spacers, did a little filework and filled with black epoxy. MUCH happier with it now.

Is this any better?
 
NOW that's more like it! ...I think your customer will agree. that's a knife you wear around and strut with,
 
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