Roscon Damascus Fighter

Daniel Prentice

Daniel Prentice

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Hello Y'all

Here is a blade I just finished for customer.

The blade is 15n20 and 1084 tool steel with a partial birdseye and wave pattern damascus. The double guard is Nickel that is fullered. The handle material is Afzalia Burl and a mosaic pin.

Thanks

Daniel Prentice

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These burl handles everyone is putting out sends chills up and down my spine. Great work as usual. How do you make the birdseye pattern...or is that a trade secret. I try to figure it out but I can't seem to be smart enough. How does laying over the metal XXX times create such a diverse pattern. It looks like it is folded in a different direction and then cut from a larger bar.

Thanks for the eye art.
Reid Allen
 
That is one beautiful knife, keep up the great work! Can't wait till I'm the proud owned of a Prentice knife.
 
Thanks for the comments guys... After I get my layer count where I want it.... I will have a very thick billet and will punch or drill holes 1/3 on each side of the billet. This brings the pattern up the the surface where it is drilled/punched. The wavy lines are from the drawing and from the strike marks.... and so on.....

thanks,
Daniel Prentice
 
boy the dude who gets that is getting a sweet piece-i bet a weeks pay he likes it even without the second mosaic pin-lol

btw its spelled-rosconey not roscon-lol again
 
Sorry about the spelling......... I have two files with your name... this one was the finished....

I guess everyone know whos getting it..............

Daniel
 
Daniel Prentice said:
Sorry about the spelling......... I have two files with your name... this one was the finished....

I guess everyone know whos getting it..............

Daniel
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do they ?-your email sounds like you want to keep it-lol

i guess you can tell a very good piece when the maker wants to keep it ;)


btw -you cant go wrong dealing with dp-its been a pleasure
 
I am picking up a hat for you and will send them all together.....

Thanks buddy......... and yeah... thought of keeping it......

Daniel
 
Daniel I think that's your footprint in the knifemaking business, the last few damacus bladed knives I have seen.

To bad I don't own one!
 
My footprint huh... that sounds cool.... Yeah... I like what I have done the last cpl of months... This blade rocks.... The weight and the balance is what I call perfect for me... NO!!!! I am not keeping it... but this sucker is SWEEET, not only from my point of view as a Bladesmith, but also as a soldier.

You Want one??????
Email me and we can talk........
 
I second the admiration for the handle and one VERY substantial piece of steel. Picture No. 8 (reproduced below) isn't some kind of optical illusion, is it? Love it!

And damned if I don't trust a knifemaker who doesn't have dirt under his nails.

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I am glad you think so.... because I am also an Active Duty Army Nurse (RN) and sometimes I scrub like you would not believe to get clean... and I still get a question....... car troubles????? I just say no.... Knife Troubles... and tell them I make knives......

btw, if you want some carbon.... I can send ya some...

Thanks for the comments.....
 
in a world of knives with bad lines or ones with no imagination-dp has a unique look,blade lines that flow well -a good eye

if you hook up with him i suggest you do what i did -email every hour on the hour every day and ask for updates,phone him every day and call him nasty names then hang up the phone- follow these instructions and you can have a piece as nice as this-

lol-i gave him basic ideas like the guards shape and nickle plate and mosaic pins(lol) and let him run with it- cant wait to see it in person
 
I can say that I try and give update while I am making the knife, like I did with Rosconey.....I did make the blade twice....the first time I did not like the pattern so I remade the damascus..... so he had to wait just a little longer. I try and give good emails... and updates... even though I work more than a full time job with the Army and my knifemaking.... This blade was worth the wait to me............. I really enjoyed making this blade.......

Thanks for the compliment buddy...
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Daniel Prentice
 
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