Mosaic Damascus bolster material? Pakistani? How can you tell?

[tiancode]

I was buying some mokume rods. The same dealer showed me his mosaic Damascus bolster material. I am a sucker at this. Do they look like they are from Pakistan?

 

[LARRYZ10]

I don't think it matters if it is from Pakistan because it is not going to be used to cut anything but rather to decorate a knife. The pattern is nice an would make nice bolsters for a knife in my opinion. Would it be rude of me to ask what you had to pay for the two pieces? Larry

 

[tiancode]

I don't think it matters if it is from Pakistan because it is not going to be used to cut anything but rather to decorate a knife. The pattern is nice an would make nice bolsters for a knife in my opinion. Would it be rude of me to ask what you had to pay for the two pieces? Larry

Of course not. I wasn't sure if I should bring up the price before you asked. The cost for the pair is calculated to be about $57 per pair (if you purchase in bulk 20+lb). My guess a reasonable retail price would be around $75 per pair. I would love to hear your inputs as well.

When I searched mosaic Damascus from the well known sources I did not see this exact pattern although some are similar.

 

[DevinT]

Looks like Chris Marks damascus to me. Made in America most likely.

Hoss

 

[Alan Davis Knives]

Tony Metsala makes a lot of one of a kind patterns .

 

[jdm61]

I asked this question in a new thread, but how do you get the red and blue colors?

 

[tiancode]

I asked this question in a new thread, but how do you get the red and blue colors?

Some sort of chemical bath. Some people call it "caustic bath". Can be dangerous without the right equipment.

The knife makers should know how to do it, or they at least know who to outsource this to.

 

[tiancode]

I asked this question in a new thread, but how do you get the red and blue colors?

For all of these coloring on metal is just to run a process to cause a very thin oxidized layer to form on the surface. The thickness of this layer is in the same neighborhood of wavelength of lights, causing different colors to reflect differently. Therefore creating a coloring effect without using dye.

The most popular of this type of operation is the andodization of titanium.