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Stag, 1084, & wrought iron

Raymond Richard

Raymond Richard

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Actually used some bought steel on this one for a change. 4 3/16" 1084 blade with WI fittings and sambar stag handle. 8 3/4" overall.

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Awsome! but then I knew it would be before I even opened the page.:D

Love the shape of the blade, looks like it'd make a great user.

How do you get the stag that color?
 
As usual most sambar stag comes with a heavy coat of some type of dye. This piece was quite dark. I rubbed it real good with steel wool and just put a coat or two of brown leather dye on it. Stag is funny stuff sometimes it does what you want it to do and sometimes it don't.
 
Raymond Richard said:
Actually used some bought steel on this one for a change...
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Ray, you mean you've been swiping steel err.. acquiring it til now?
Looking good as usual.
 
I love the lines of that one. The blade looks as if it is just an extension of the handle.:thumbup: Sweet hamon also!
Matt Doyle
 
Always a pleasure to view your work Ray.It looks like it was born rather than made,a natural beauty.
 
I appreciate your comments! Some of you are starting to see what I've been trying to do. I'm wanting the knife to look like it grew that way. Some fellow awhile back said my knives looked organic and I just kind of fed off of that.
 
I never get tired of seeing you work Ray, I think what I like the best is that you don't over embellish your knives. I'm not real big on rustic style knives but yours is the lone exception. What can I say except "Just Right".

Jerry
 
Stop it Ray you're making my arm hurt :D

sweeeeeeeeet with a bit of K@@L in there ..:thumbup: :)
got to love the stag

I was told imported Stag was all treated with permanganate to kill all the buggies:)

it's why I use it to color with

I have a piece setting here on the desk I ground down polished up and colored in permanganate well over a year ago and it's still looks the same. NIIIICE..:thumbup: it's getting about time to commit it to it's finial home:)
 
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