GH with hand forged damascus inlay

[Darrel Ralph]

This is one I forged "inlay"
Carbon and nickle to bring out the contrast.

 

[Bruce Bump]

Darrel I dont see how you can just do it over and over! Amazing!

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Love that inlay/insert.

 

[SharpByCoop]

...that just popped out of the CNC machine. What's the biggie??!!

I love this new style. Those scallops are SEXAYYY! Damascus: That's also an inset? Nice deception and one that would have me looking VERY closely.

Coop

 

[McIntosh]

WoW! That's beauiful....

 

[T.K.C.]

WOW!! That is simply spectacular!! WOW!! You sir, are amazing!!

 

[cockroachfarm]

Mr. Ralph...... !

 

[Darrel Ralph]

Coop,
It is interframed in into the handle;
Then hand rounded fit and finished.
NAH!!! I just scanned it in and it popped out the the side complete.

 

[Don Hanson III]

That bit of damascus adds very much to an already cool knife :thumbup:

 

[wangyimeng]

It very beautiful. i like it ,could i buy it ?

 

[Tim Hecht]

Darrel - very nice....very very nice. Sorry you weren't at Cambridge, I was able to make it at the last minute. Got a couple of very nice big Fred Rowe Damascus Knives with scrimshawed grizzlies by Diane. End to end almost 3 feet of knife!!!

 

[Jose Reyes]

Nice work, that inlay is very eye catching. :thumbup:

 

[Darrel Ralph]

Thanks to all for the good words.
Don I think you are right. I have thinking about the inlays for a while.
I like making damascus inlays but the patterns were too fine. They didnt add much contrast and wow factor after fluting.
Then I rememberd what Hugh Bartrug told me.
If you cant see it from the other side of the room its no good.
I went to my old billet pile and found a coarse stacked nickle and 02 bilet. It seemed to work pretty well!

Tim, I am sorry I missed you. You can always drive a bit more and come to the shop!
Those knives sound really awesome.