[Moved to link in Sig] Keychain Openers - Turkish Twist and Ladder Damascus

[Drunken Marmot Forge]

Couple more up for grabs, ones I kept for myself and just re-etched and polished them to remove the minor scratches from pocket carry...


Front:

Back:

All are forged from 15N20/1080 billets I made on a press, were normalized after forging, and have a carnauba wax coating

Left: 200 layer billet, ladder pattern on front, 2.25 oz, just over 3 1/4" long, and around 0.16" thick


Middle: 71 layer billet, ladder pattern on front, staggered thicknesses of 15N20, 1.8 oz, just under 3" long, and just under 0.2" thick


Right: 5-strand turkish twist damascus, approximately 1.15 oz, 3" long, and around 0.1" thick

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I'll leave them up here for a week and then they're off to the link in my signature...

Cheers,
David

 

[John T Wylie Jr]

Those are pretty cool , could almost double as a 1911 bushing wrench too !

 

[Drunken Marmot Forge]

Thanks John,

And great idea! I just checked with my TRP, and the two ladder ones both do work as a bushing wrench as is, the Turkish twist would with a bit of filing. I'll have to start marketing them as multi-tools that should be in every range bag.

PM me if you're interested in one (on this thread or others), and I'll cut you a deal as I'm happy to reward that observation/suggestion. Now I have to test the rest of them and start keeping a 1911 by the forge...

Cheers,
David