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Hi folks- 
This one is a mosaic damascus "harpoon tip" Bowie blade with 416 guard, African Blackwood handle, and tooled leather sheath. (more detailed description to follow pics)
Thanks for checking this out!
[video=youtube;ODVjhv2IrO0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODVjhv2IrO0[/video]
This photo is really crummy, but I was trying (without much luck) to catch a glimpse of the color and figure in this Blackwood. It's the nicest piece I have ever worked.
The blade was forged from a tiled, mosaic billet made up of 1084 and 15N20. Most guys won't forge mosaic damascus because it disrupts the pattern, and I totally get that... but sometimes I think it's cool to have a mosaic blade that shows it's "hammered to shape origin." The clip is sharp too.
The guard is 416 stainless and has an 800X satin finished face and sides, with a mirror polish on the inside of the lugs and scallops. The spacers are 416 and black G10.
The handle is the prettiest piece of African Blackwood I have ever worked with. It was completely finished by hand up to 3M 4,000X polishing paper. It looks black in my photos, but it's actually more of a cinnamon color with black veining, and there are a handful of "burly birdseye" type figure in it.
Sheath is hand saddle stitched (8 tpi on chevron, 5 tpi on sides) and tooled leather. The tear-drop shaped stud was made from mosaic damascus.
All work was done by me. Thanks!
This one is a mosaic damascus "harpoon tip" Bowie blade with 416 guard, African Blackwood handle, and tooled leather sheath. (more detailed description to follow pics)
Thanks for checking this out!
[video=youtube;ODVjhv2IrO0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODVjhv2IrO0[/video]
This photo is really crummy, but I was trying (without much luck) to catch a glimpse of the color and figure in this Blackwood. It's the nicest piece I have ever worked.
The blade was forged from a tiled, mosaic billet made up of 1084 and 15N20. Most guys won't forge mosaic damascus because it disrupts the pattern, and I totally get that... but sometimes I think it's cool to have a mosaic blade that shows it's "hammered to shape origin." The clip is sharp too.
The guard is 416 stainless and has an 800X satin finished face and sides, with a mirror polish on the inside of the lugs and scallops. The spacers are 416 and black G10.
The handle is the prettiest piece of African Blackwood I have ever worked with. It was completely finished by hand up to 3M 4,000X polishing paper. It looks black in my photos, but it's actually more of a cinnamon color with black veining, and there are a handful of "burly birdseye" type figure in it.
Sheath is hand saddle stitched (8 tpi on chevron, 5 tpi on sides) and tooled leather. The tear-drop shaped stud was made from mosaic damascus.
All work was done by me. Thanks!
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