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This was a project a long time in the making and doing. Very nervous,'cos this was my first big job with Damasteel.
The specs - Dense Twist Damasteel (RWL-34 & 12C27 powdered stainless steels) 6.5inch blade, flat grind, cryo, triple temper - 60HRC, deep 3D etch and frosted finish. Fileworked collar, curved guard are heat-coloured. The front face is hammered, rear face is starburst finished. The handle is an astounding piece of stabilised Box Elder Burl, from Eugene Dimitriades of XyloAustralis. I could have done more shaping with the handle but I decided to use this "flattened" octagonal shape with clean facets to best display the fantastic grain in the wood. The 2 peridot insets in the handle act as indexing points for the fingers.
The sheath is all-in-one - the stud allows in the belt bowie carry, while the back has a very flat belt loop that sits the sheath high on the belt (away from the chair) and is a friction fit as the knife goes 2/3 way into the sheath.
All comments appreciated. I hope the intended owner is happy with what I've done. Thanks for looking. Jason.
http://fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dl...23-2F1D9B4D0D16}&exp=f&moddt=37946.2735650463
http://fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dl...41-D8A1882FC2C5}&exp=f&moddt=37946.2735759028
The specs - Dense Twist Damasteel (RWL-34 & 12C27 powdered stainless steels) 6.5inch blade, flat grind, cryo, triple temper - 60HRC, deep 3D etch and frosted finish. Fileworked collar, curved guard are heat-coloured. The front face is hammered, rear face is starburst finished. The handle is an astounding piece of stabilised Box Elder Burl, from Eugene Dimitriades of XyloAustralis. I could have done more shaping with the handle but I decided to use this "flattened" octagonal shape with clean facets to best display the fantastic grain in the wood. The 2 peridot insets in the handle act as indexing points for the fingers.
The sheath is all-in-one - the stud allows in the belt bowie carry, while the back has a very flat belt loop that sits the sheath high on the belt (away from the chair) and is a friction fit as the knife goes 2/3 way into the sheath.
All comments appreciated. I hope the intended owner is happy with what I've done. Thanks for looking. Jason.
http://fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dl...23-2F1D9B4D0D16}&exp=f&moddt=37946.2735650463
http://fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dl...41-D8A1882FC2C5}&exp=f&moddt=37946.2735759028
