damascus San Mai

[G L Drew]

I have been looking at this one ever since I finished it trying to decide if I want to keep it myself. I keep so many that I lose track of them so here it is for sale.

Forged in my shop with at 1095 core with 1095 and 15N20 damascus on the pattern weld
Heat treated to Rc 58-60 with attention to a fine grain
Flat grind
Stabilized and dyed premium curly maple handle
Overall length: 13 inches
Blade: 7 1/2 inches
Leather scabbard with a belt loop for a right hand carry

$355 delivered within the US. My PayPal and email address is gldrewknives@gmail.com

 

[cbach8tw]

Very wow. Really beautiful.

 

[cbach8tw]

Did you cast forge the guard?

 

[jftman]

Did you cast forge the guard?

Yes, I also appreciate info on the guard. Do You have a detailed pic of the fit of blade and guard?

I looked back at other knives You have listed. Was this one being ambitious to move 'the pointer' up?
Great progress!

https://bladeforums.com/threads/first-san-mai-but-need-advice.1001811/

Question. Was this ( the current knife for sale ) a longer knife? Something about the business end looks to me like You had to correct something? Or is it me? LOL

 

[G L Drew]

Photos added above. The guard was machined from bar stock with a friction fit to the flats and a little JB Weld to hold it secure while working on the handle. No, there is not problem with the sharp end of the blade: just poor lighting and poor photography.

 

[jftman]

Please. An esthetic question. A blued blade and blued damascus, is it the same thing?
Your pics are clear and perhaps lighting plays tricks. So in some shots it appears 'blued'.

I'm in for 'blued' damascus in that san mia and pattern

If it was blued I don't think I could resist!

 

[G L Drew]

Not blued, etched in feric chloride. The difference is the amount of light at the time the photos were taken. I have blues damascus blades but not this one.