first damascus (WIP) pics

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chad2

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this was a design i made for myself but now it is going to one of my really good friends who was in boot camp with me he will get some good use out of it he is a hunter :D it is made of alabama damascus

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i etched the tip a little to see how the damascus was looking :thumbup:

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handle work now all that needs to be done is heat treat finishing sanding and gluing the handle
 
It is now in the process of being heat treated. This is what i am doing and using.

1) i heated to 1550 for 2-3 mins as the directions call for and quenched in canola oil heated to about 80-90 degrees then put it into my freezer for 24 hours
2) today i repeated the first step to be sure of full hardness then i tested the blade with a file it skates :-) yeah!. and now it is back in the freezer for another 24 hours
3) tomorrow will be a temper at 400 degrees for 2 hours then pull out and quench in cold water. back to the freezer for 24 hours
4) the next day will be a temper at 400 degrees for 2 hours this time letting it air cool to room temp then back to the freezer 24 hours
5) the next day will be a temper at 380 degrees for 2 hours letting it cool to room temp.
6) then it will be off to hand sanding to 1000 grit, ecthing, and gluing the handles on.

Some of you may think this is a little over board but i believe in some of that voodoo out there :-)
 
I definitely think that's over board but whatever floats your boat.

What's the piece at the tip of the blade for?

I like the design otherwise.
 
Just a little note Id remove the tip thing before final etch. You can see where the heat discolored the tip.
 
Looks Good! Leaving some meat on the tip definitely can help with not getting the tip too thin or too hot and having to grind it down and change your overall profile. I found it very useful when I was using the blazing fast craftsman grinder. With a slower grinder and more experiance, the extra material needed gets smaller and smaller.
 
I was confused because with the handle scales on it. So, is it done now or are you taking the scales off to finish it? With the pins flush it looks like the handle is finished but you've labelled the photos as right before HT..:confused:
 
I think he wanted the handles shaped before ht so he can do a final etch of the entire blade and then glue the scales on. The only ime I leave the bump at the tip is when working thin stock after heat treat, I don't really worry about over heating before ht (to a point) and just grind it off after I'm done on the grinder an ready to start handsanding.


-Xander
 
SBranson said:
I was confused because with the handle scales on it. So, is it done now or are you taking the scales off to finish it? With the pins flush it looks like the handle is finished but you've labelled the photos as right before HT..:confused:
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Yes i knew that it would be confusing and that is because my really good friend whom i am making this knife for has put a lot of money into it and he has been TRYING to research what i am doing to make sure i am doing it right lol. So i have been going a little ahead of my self on certain things so i can take pics and show him. It is making him happy so i am happy:-)
 
pics after the second temper

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after the first temper i did some sanding so i could see the color on the second temper.
 
etching with distilled vinager and salt heated to boiling.

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jb weld to glue them together
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all extra jb weld was cleaned up with q tips and alcohol
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I like the overall curve! Nicely put together.... A great EDC :thumbup:
 
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