First damascus knife.

jdm61

jdm61

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Actually, my first attempt at damascus period. This is a 5 1/2 inch kitchen/utility knife that will be a gift for my mom. All of my "firsts" are giveaways. That way, the recipient can't complain.:D 270 layer random pattern 1084/15N20 blade and ferrule with a handle made from Don Hanson's flaming crtoch walnut with a London style oil finish.;)
http://gallery.me.com/jmforge/100008/DSC_0123/web.jpg?ver=12610082250001
 
Don Hanson III said:
Joe, your photo must be huge, my slowass connection wont down load it...

But I'm sure it looks good :)
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Normally, the me.com gallery program knocks it down to around 350-400K. The original file was like 4 mb. You need to get that HughesNet satellite service.:D As for the knife, I posted it in British Blades without all of the details and somebody mistook that walnut of yours for ironwood.
 
....and the beat goes on. Each one better than the last! Joe, that blade point is on the money.

Paul
 
jdm61 said:
Normally, the me.com gallery program knocks it down to around 350-400K. The original file was like 4 mb. You need to get that HughesNet satellite service.:D As for the knife, I posted it in British Blades without all of the details and somebody mistook that walnut of yours for ironwood.
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OK, I just took a look, over three minutes to down load photo :o It is large!

Very good lookin knife. I really like the finish you got on the walnut.

I do have the Hughesnet service but when you go over your limit they slow you way down.
It's hell living out in the sticks but I'll take it :D
 
Don Hanson III said:
OK, I just took a look, over three minutes to down load photo :o It is large!

Very good lookin knife. I really like the finish you got on the walnut.

I do have the Hughesnet service but when you go over your limit they slow you way down.
It's hell living out in the sticks but I'll take it :D
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I wasn't planning to do the grain filler step on this knife anyway because it is giveaway, but this particular piece of wood didn't have any pores to speak of, so it didn't need it. Sometimes you see straight grain black walnut on guns that is nice and dense, but it has so many pores that needed to be filled that the stock can end up looking like it has a 5 o'clock shadow.:D It also doesn't have the ridiculous number of final hand rubbed coats of oil that you would do for something like a polished wood sheath. I stopped at three, so it has like 4 base coats and the 3 finish coats. The fighter that I sold in Belgium had 6 base coats, 3 filler coats and 6 more finish coats!!! I am very happy with this Brownells finishing kit. It seems to gives the Missouri walnut more red color than straight linseed oil. This wood tends to be more on the brown side naturally and doesn't have so much of the the red and orange that you see in English or Turkish walnut. I want to try it on some stained or acid toasted curly maple next.
 
John White said:
Way to go Joe.

Watch out, that Damascus bug bites hard.

John
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No kidding. As of this week, I am now "babysitting" a little orphan 25 lb Murray hammer that was previously owned by P.J. Tomes and Al Pendray before him, so it has some major juju I would think. I think the bug will bite REAL hard.:D
 
jdm61 said:
No kidding. As of this week, I am now "babysitting" a little orphan 25 lb Murray hammer that was previously owned by P.J. Tomes and Al Pendray before him, so it has some major juju I would think. I think the bug will bite REAL hard.:D
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I told you you needed a hammer!
 
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