Damascus Chef's Knife WIP

[Mike Turner]

John I like it and very nice damascus pattern.

I am with Nick, I just cringed when I seen the whole knife going in the acid. I tried that once when I started and quickly stopped doing it. I also did not like how the ferric Chloride made the wood dark.

I finish my blades to the desired finish then install my bolsters and and use temp pins for my handle material and finish the whole knife then remove the scales and etch. When I glue up I am very careful to remove excess epoxy that squeezes out. I also do my bolsters like Nick said.

 

[JMJones]

Here are the pics I took of the finished knife. Please let me know what you think...

Thanks for taking the time to check out this thread.

 

[JMJones]

This WIP has been alot of fun. Thanks for looking.

 

[JMJones]

i am going to try to get some better pics in the next few days or send it off to Coop. Any comments good, bad or ugly are appreciated.


Thanks

John

 

[xaman]

I like it, wish I could put it to use in the kitchen

 

[Nathan Ihrke]

That is an awesome knife and it was great getting to see how it was done step by step

 

[Bruce Bump]

Good looking knife and interesting WIP John. Thanks for the mention of my name too.

 

[JMJones]

Thanks Bruce. I have learned so much from your WIP's.

 

[betzner]

Very nice.

Bob