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trentinistefano · Dec 18, 2011

Damascus hand made by GigiSechi ; for me, a beautifull damascus well done without little holes etc, etc. very uniform.
Composed by iron, C70, K720 and nikel; total lenghth is 335mm (about 13"), blade is 200mm (about 8") x 1/4".
Fittings are brass, handle is wengè wood + erica burl; leather sheath (3,5mm) hand sewn.

The original bar:

My changes:

jrlucas · Dec 18, 2011

beautiful work love the design post more

trentinistefano · Dec 18, 2011

jrlucas said:
beautiful work love the design post more

Thank you jrlucas

marcello knifemaker · Dec 18, 2011

Great knife Stefano, congratulations to you and to Gigi

Marcello Garau

trentinistefano · Dec 18, 2011

marcello knifemaker said:
Great knife Stefano, congratulations to you and to Gigi

Marcello Garau

Thank you Marcello, from Gigi too! A si biri

ArtinNC · Dec 18, 2011

Just !!! "wow"

trentinistefano · Dec 18, 2011

ArtinNC said:
Just !!! "wow"

Thank you ArtinNC!

MT Damascus · Dec 18, 2011

That is some very original looking damascus IMO, very nice package.

JParanee · Dec 18, 2011

Really like the blade shape and materials used

I could do without the spacer but truly fantastic work and choice of materials

trentinistefano · Dec 18, 2011

MT Damascus said:
That is some very original looking damascus IMO, very nice package.

Thank you MT Damascus, Mr. Gigi Sechi done this damascus; yes, I like it very much too

trentinistefano · Dec 18, 2011

JParanee said:
Really like the blade shape and materials used

I could do without the spacer but truly fantastic work and choice of materials

Thank you JParanee, but the spacer is erica burl a little typical "piece of Sardinia", the damascus is made in Sardinia and the knife (it is very probable) that will go in Sardinia

JParanee · Dec 18, 2011

I understand........ fantastic

MT Damascus · Dec 18, 2011

I think the spacer adds a nice touch of color to an otherwise drab color scheme.

trentinistefano · Dec 18, 2011

MT Damascus said:
I think the spacer adds a nice touch of color to an otherwise drab color scheme.

: Thumbup:

stabber · Dec 18, 2011

Looks great , Stefano

SBranson · Dec 18, 2011

I like this very much. I wasn't sold on the plunge grind of the top edge but when finished it looks very nice. The treatment of the brass matches with the wenge very nicely. I'm glad you explained the spacer too as I agreed with Joe on that one but hearing the reason I am all for it.

What did you use to colour the brass? Will it rub off easily from regular use?

trentinistefano · Dec 19, 2011

stabber said:
Looks great , Stefano

Thank you stabber and ;G.Paranee

P.S. from here (Italy) it seems that BF is dangerous for some viruses!

trentinistefano · Dec 19, 2011

SBranson said:
I like this very much. I wasn't sold on the plunge grind of the top edge but when finished it looks very nice. The treatment of the brass matches with the wenge very nicely. I'm glad you explained the spacer too as I agreed with Joe on that one but hearing the reason I am all for it.

What did you use to colour the brass? Will it rub off easily from regular use?

Thank you very much SBranson; for the brass, I use always this and a soft little brush, regards from Venice

bruno1000 · Dec 19, 2011

GREAT Tutorial!

Many many thanks for sharing!

trentinistefano · Dec 19, 2011

bruno1000 said:
GREAT Tutorial!

Many many thanks for sharing!

Thank you very much Toby!