First look at WI.Damascus Hawk

peter nap

peter nap

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It's been forged, ground, heat treated, etched and boiled in walnut hulls. The patina will even out over the weekend and I'll start on the handle, cap, butt plate, etc.
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It gives it a blackish color Michael. It will turn darker and more even over the next few days. For some reason, it also makes them very rust resistant. I used to boil traps in them when I was younger.
 
Nice and Rustic, Just the way I like 'em.

the boiling makes it taste better, kinda like walnuts :)
 
WOW! If Geronimo and company would have had them, we'd all be living in tepees right now:) :D

Nice work, Peter.....


Mike
 
looks great, can't wait to see it all finished!

don't burn me too too bad, but why is WI so special? it seems that everyone is on the hunt for this stuff.....

greeeeeeeeen as the grass I know, but I'm just wondering! lol
Steve.
 
It's rare. It's very traditional and easy to forge. It has a grain much like Damascus and if ground correctly, the grain shows through very nicely.

On this, I wanted it because this was old and I wanted the thing to look like it's been buried for a hundred years. I even went back beyond the weld and forged in some cold shuts to etch into grooves.

I will age the handle and furniture also.

Who knows, maybe Wallace Gussler will see it, think it was made in Colonial Va, and put me in his next book (private joke)
 
Great hawk Peter/Don. I'll have to remember the walnut shells. I got some thin WI from Keith (for damascus) and George gave me some large chunks I've been playing with. I've been using white vinegar and slow etching on it so far. With the WI on a blade (HT'd) I got that kinda damascus look (collab. knife) and when I used it on an S-guard (annealed) it came out like a cool charcoal color with silver sparkles. Fun stuff, can't wait to see the finished product.
 
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