"Dress" utility knife

Phillip Patton

Phillip Patton

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Steel: 1095 and 15N20, about 300 layers

Hardness: 59-ish

Blade length: 4.5"

Handle material: Ivory Micarta

This is the first time I've used ivory micarta, and it definitely won't be the last! I like it.


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Thanks for looking!
 
Nice looking damascus. I really like the way the bolder lines contrast with the finer ones.
 
The only way that would be any better is with some nice Arizona Ironwood scales, that looks awesome :)
 
Phillip,
Great knife. The pattern reminds me of the side of a high wall in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming on Highway 14/16. That buckled/layered look that mountains get when they are thrust upwards. Very nice pattern!

I just wonder which layer was the one that had the end of all the dinosaurs in it! :rolleyes:

Ickie
 
:thumbup:That's a great looking package. I really like that damascus. I can't come up with a good word to describe it, but "clean" comes to mind.:confused:

Todd
 
Phillip,
That is a nice looking combination of stile and function. Please post process for getting such magnificent contrast in the damascus. ( starting grit of finish and etchant and time of etching and final finish grit...)

Scott Stephens

jScott
 
Looks real nice. I have two knives with ivory micarta and love the look and feel of them. And that damascus looks familiar-- very much like the knife I bought from you but with more layers. I like it a lot (both this knife and the one I bought.)
 
Beautiful Phillip! I gather you didn't have as much trouble finishing the ivory micarta as many of us. What's your secret?
 
Thanks everybody for your compliments! I appreciate them. :)

J. Scott said:
Phillip,
That is a nice looking combination of stile and function. Please post process for getting such magnificent contrast in the damascus. ( starting grit of finish and etchant and time of etching and final finish grit...)

Scott Stephens

jScott
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I finish the blade by hand to 400 or 600 grit. 600 is best, but 400 is good enough. (Something I've learned the hard way is, make sure you finish the blade to at least 240 grit BEFORE heat treat. If you leave any coarse scratches on the blade, it will show up when you etch it, no matter how fine you polish it after heat treat.)

Then I etch it for about ten minutes, neutralize it, dry it off, then go over it with fresh 1000 grit paper (backed up with a stick) till it's shiny, then etch it again for 10 minutes.
Repeat 3 or 4 times, using dull 1000 grit paper, until you get the depth you want.
I've found some patterns look really good when given a light buffing. Makes them shimmer in the light better. :)


dlpierson said:
Beautiful Phillip! I gather you didn't have as much trouble finishing the ivory micarta as many of us. What's your secret?
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This is the first time I've used the ivory micarta, and I didn't know it was supposed to be difficult, so it went very well. :confused::p:D
I just treated it the same as I do all my micarta....
What kind of trouble does it give people?
 
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