First Damascus Knife Finished!

J. Neilson said:
Great job Rob. She came out very sweet. I sure wish my 8th knife came out that nice...hell, I don't think my 80th came out as good.
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Well, I had a good instructor to help me finish it up :)

J. Neilson said:
Can't wait to see what's next, maybe a hidden tang. :p
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Yeah....maybe with a curly maple handle..... ;)

J. Neilson said:
Glad to help out and your always welcome here.
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Thanks again. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions or wacky ideas.

T Blade said:
Love the knife, especially the way you made the scales a little smaller than the perimeter of the handle area. When you go to all the effort to make a billet like that, I really hate to cover a beautiful piece of steel with handle material
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J. gets full credit for that idea. I actually really like the inset scales from both a looks and a process perspective. They really add a little something extra by not hiding the steel and making them is actually a lot of fun. When done like they are on this one, it makes for a nice thin knife too. I think the scales on this one are about .12" each.

John Andrews said:
Looks good! I like those ironwood scales in the picture, too.
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Those are Butch's, and if you can believe it, they're cocobolo, not ironwood. I just lost an ebay auction for some cocobolo that was even more crazy than that.

Monday evening I get started on a sheath with a friend from my blacksmith guild. I'll update with pics once that's done.

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Deker,
Great work all around! I'm curious to see how your stencil turns out on the dark damascus pattern. That is the reason I opted for a stamp instead. Sometimes I sure wish I hadn't! Maybe if yours shows up well I'll reconsider?
Matt Doyle
 
Beautiful knife. Not just a great first but a great knife period. How long did it take you to make.
 
nivejuncky said:
Beautiful knife. Not just a great first but a great knife period. How long did it take you to make.
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Darned good question. I suppose I have about 2-3 hours in the billet, 1 1/2 hours in grinding, an hour or so for HT (not counting tempering time), and probably about 6-7 hours in finish work (I made 2 sets of handle scales for this one). So, I guess that's 10 1/2 - 12 1/2 hours. That's about half the time I had been spending per knife, but this one was a lot simpler since there was no guard to fit and no hidden/through tang issues.

Thanks again for the kind words folks! Sure helps keep a guy motivated!

-d
 
Sweet. Is that the one you were working on at the blacksmith guild meeting?
I like the contrast. Keep them comming.

Larry
 
Nowicki said:
Sweet. Is that the one you were working on at the blacksmith guild meeting?
I like the contrast. Keep them comming.
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Nope, it's the one I had as a blade blank at the Timonium show. I just finished welding up a new billet. Not sure if I'll get a blade out of it today or not, but it should be another wild low layer count pattern. I'll be test etching once the billet cools down and I can grind a side flat.

More on the way! I just need to find the time to work. It was nice having a week off of work to finish that last one.....

-d
 
First damascus huh....that is whack nutz awesome damascus for your first run. You scare me! :eek: Overall execution of the knife isn't slouchy either dude. :thumbup: :cool: :thumbup:
 
Kerry Hampton said:
First damascus huh....that is whack nutz awesome damascus for your first run. You scare me! :eek: Overall execution of the knife isn't slouchy either dude. :thumbup: :cool: :thumbup:
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Says the man with the drop dead sweet first folder....Thanks :)

-d
 
Kerry Hampton said:
First damascus huh....that is whack nutz awesome damascus for your first run. You scare me! :eek: Overall execution of the knife isn't slouchy either dude. :thumbup: :cool: :thumbup:
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"Whack nutz"? Kerry, I thought I was kind of a goofy bastid, but you're killin' me here!:D Just don't let Bruce Bump catch ya talkin like that or he'll wash your mouth out with flux! :eek: -Matt-
 
deker said:
Says the man with the drop dead sweet first folder....Thanks :)

-d
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I had someone that knows what he is doing to help guide me with that project. I was learning while I was doing. I didn't make the damascus though and YOU DID....and you're welcome.
 
grease-man said:
"Whack nutz"? Kerry, I thought I was kind of a goofy bastid, but you're killin' me here!:D Just don't let Bruce Bump catch ya talkin like that or he'll wash your mouth out with flux! :eek: -Matt-
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When I see someone else writing it, it seems to mean something else quite different and painful:D Goofy bastid huh? Have you worked with me at some point? :D :D
 
Kerry Hampton said:
I had someone that knows what he is doing to help guide me with that project. I was learning while I was doing. I didn't make the damascus though and YOU DID....and you're welcome.
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Well, if you're ever in PA, stop by and then YOU can make damascus too. :D It's not that hard really. I'd much rather pound out a 500 layer billet than make a folder :)

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