Like input on thin slicer

[quint]

Hey guys, so did stock removal on this one and had a heck of a time with mistakes.

First I ground and cleaned up the profile, heat treated, on the quench it got a super nice little sori (pretty sure thats what its called) where the blade top rose just about 1/8" overall length of the blade (maybe a little less). Looked killer, sanded to 600grit then etched (mistake number one), then realized I hadnt done the scales yet so decided to do those. Used the grinder to profile them and in the process forgot that there was a nice sori on the blade (mistake number 2) and 1 second later that was messed up. Wanted to go ahead and finish it anyways so did a quick profile of the handle which isnt very good leading to mistake number 3. When your learning dont try to reinvent the handle world, just use a well proven design already and spend your time getting that right (atleast IMHO) and take your time.

Anyways so what do you guys think of the actually design of the knife had it been given a properly shaped scales and minus the issues I had.

By the way its Alabama damascus and bubinga scales. Overall length about 7", 1/2" wide, .110" thick.

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

I think it looks awesome! Nice lines, fit and finish plus a great combo of materials. Nice work. :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[quint]

Thanks Dan appreciate it.

 

[mgysgthath]

Beautiful damascus and etch! I like it. How did you go about etching btw? FeCL then boil?

 

[Adam Reese]

The knife looks great. If you had not told on yourself about your mistakes, we would not have been able to tell. Good job!

 

[quint]

Thanks guys.

MG I used Pages (sunshadow) instruction combined with a few other things I read. I added a bottle of the FeCl from radio shack to a gallon jug then filled the rest of it with distilled water, I soaked the blade for about 10 minutes then took it out rinsed it off and hit it with a scrubber pad (like the green scrub pads forget what they are called), then I resubmerged it in the acid bath for about 15 to 20 minutes. Then boiled it in the baking soda and water for 20 minutes. Dried and oiled afterwards.