newberry knives pocket cutlass

[Allen Newberry]

I finally had some decent pictures taken of one of my knives. Here is what Chuck Ward was able to do with my pocket cutlass. The knife blade is 1095 with an edge quench and an etch in a solution with copper and brass mixed in. The handle is stabilized cherry burl.

 

[m. amos]

The copper-brass etching has an awesome look. How do you do it?

 

[Keith Montgomery]

That's an interesting finish on the blade. I like it.

 

[Steinerj]

ive done it by just dropping in some old copper pennies into the FeCl for awhile

 

[Allen Newberry]

What I did was use ferric chloride that has been used to etch a lot of copper and brass. This coated the entire blade I then rubbed off the rest of the coating and on the quench line it was quite a bit more tenacious so it stuck around.

 

[Nebulae]

hang on can I get some more detail on that copper etching process.
it seems to me that it could be a nice way to increase the corrosion resistance of a knife.

 

[T.A.DAVISON]

cool knife - nice photos. - :thumbup:

TA

 

[Lorien]

what kind of size is that knife?

 

[Allen Newberry]

On these the blade length is 3 1/4'' and the overall length is about 6 1/2''. This design is what I am carrying at the moment, and I am finding to be very handy and easy to carry.

And Nebulae if you have any questions about the process feel free to shoot me an email or message.

 

[Lorien]

On these the blade length is 3 1/4'' and the overall length is about 6 1/2''. This design is what I am carrying at the moment, and I am finding to be very handy and easy to carry.

:thumbup:

 

[Kyle Royer]

That's a cool profile on that knife. I like it!

Thanks for showing.

 

[Kevin Jones]

On these the blade length is 3 1/4'' and the overall length is about 6 1/2''. This design is what I am carrying at the moment, and I am finding to be very handy and easy to carry.

And Nebulae if you have any questions about the process feel free to shoot me an email or message.

I like the knife and design.

Would also be very nice with a longer blade, say 10" or so.

 

[kilua]

Great work! love the copper detail

 

[BReid126]

Very different and beautiful.

 

[Ochs]

Allen,
Good looking knife, functional with nice lines and hollow grind. The copper patina is striking too.

Eric

 

[sweet]

That is one killer blade finish, I like that lots!

 

[Allen Newberry]

That is one killer blade finish, I like that lots!

Thanks! I guess since I posted this thread two years ago I could give you guys a bit of an update. First off, I still love the design and carry one quite a bit myself. Second, I try not to do that blade finish very much anymore as it tends to take several tries for me to get it right with sanding in between. last time it took seven tries! Finally, this knife was the first that I ever had professionally photographed. It also became the first knife of mine in a magazine, first knife in a book, and first knife in a calendar. If there had been no professional photos none of that would ever have happened. Thanks Chuck!