First knife from Damascus I just made.

[Dave56]

I was talking to a Buddy a while back about my knifemaking and we realized that it has been over 10 years since I've made Damascus steel.
I still have some from back then but I figured I'd better make some more, or risk losing the skill to do it.
Well I fired up the forge and went at it.
I made one thick wide bar for Bowie's etc and a thinner one for hunters and such.
I pre patterned the steel, then I forged this Bowie to go with my Sharps rifles.
The 12.5" long blade is 448 layers of 203E and 1095 in my favorite, the ladder pattern.
The handle is a mule deer antler with blued Damascus fittings.
I was quite pleased with how the new batch of steel came out, and when I get my new air hammer I'm going to make a lot more of it
Here are a couple of pics.

 

[KeithH]

nice one! I like the tight steel pattern and the blued fittings.

 

[Robert Mayo]

Well you certainly didn't forget how to do it! That is a fine looking bowie it would sure be nice to see a pic of the whole thing. Thanks for showing it.

 

[Dave56]

Thanks, I can tell you it was sure nice to come up with bars like this after being inactive read married for 10 years.
Here's a vid of the whole knife.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Great looking steel. The knife looks pretty darn good, too.

 

[JurT]

Very nice! That sure is a big boy