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When visiting with Brian Lyttle in early August just a week or so before the MKA show, he showed me this knife and the details are his --
"Drop Point Hunter/Skinner -- Blade is San-mai Damascus: 50 layers O1 tool steel and pure Nickel on either side of an O1 tool steel core. Heat treating: austenatized in sale; marquenched and tempered in salt. Handle -- Nickel silver bolster, 416 steel threaded pommel, stabilized maple burl handle."
"The blade was constructed this way to be the ultimate Damasscus hunter/skinner. With the pure Nickel layeers, the knife will always show a vivid contrast, no matter what colour the tool steel layers will turn as the Nickel will not stain. the exposed core ahs also been acid etched which shows off the carbides in the tool steel. this blade shows off the beatuy of a very flashy Damascus which will always maintain itself, no matter what staining agent it is exposed to. Further, the knife has a threaded tang so that it can be taken apart to be properbly serviced should the need arise."
OAL is 7" and the blade is 3 1/2"
This image was taken outdoors in a sheltered area but the outdoor light still created a blue cast in the steel and this is one of the major hazards of doing knife photography outdoors.
However, this image was taken to show the knife without any staining. The knife had been cleaned with, I believe, scotchpads after having been used at a fine restaurant to cut the Chateaux Briand for 4 that Phyllis, Leonie, Brian and I had the night before.
You can see the carbides from the acid etch in the O1 and the finely defined pattern that is what many of Brian's high end users want in a damascus using knife.
Here is a damascus user that he also created which will have a staining problem unlike the newer model.
Once having returned home, I was able to photograph the knife under my normal Daylight Flourescent lighting setup and this is the result
Since the outdoor photos, the knife was used for a number of cutting jobs including Roast Beef at the MKA dinner and porkchops at a buffet breakfast. For both tasks it works very well.
Note that when looking at the blade, the upper area toward the tip does show staining which is to be expected but there is no staining in the patterned area of the blade.
In the image is also one taken outdoors and ther is some reflection on the blade of the rabbits fur background used. Fur is not the easiest background to use as knives tend to sink a bit but it is very easy material to carry when travelling for backgrounds.
Brian also made sheaths for both knives presented.
"Drop Point Hunter/Skinner -- Blade is San-mai Damascus: 50 layers O1 tool steel and pure Nickel on either side of an O1 tool steel core. Heat treating: austenatized in sale; marquenched and tempered in salt. Handle -- Nickel silver bolster, 416 steel threaded pommel, stabilized maple burl handle."
"The blade was constructed this way to be the ultimate Damasscus hunter/skinner. With the pure Nickel layeers, the knife will always show a vivid contrast, no matter what colour the tool steel layers will turn as the Nickel will not stain. the exposed core ahs also been acid etched which shows off the carbides in the tool steel. this blade shows off the beatuy of a very flashy Damascus which will always maintain itself, no matter what staining agent it is exposed to. Further, the knife has a threaded tang so that it can be taken apart to be properbly serviced should the need arise."
OAL is 7" and the blade is 3 1/2"
This image was taken outdoors in a sheltered area but the outdoor light still created a blue cast in the steel and this is one of the major hazards of doing knife photography outdoors.
However, this image was taken to show the knife without any staining. The knife had been cleaned with, I believe, scotchpads after having been used at a fine restaurant to cut the Chateaux Briand for 4 that Phyllis, Leonie, Brian and I had the night before.
You can see the carbides from the acid etch in the O1 and the finely defined pattern that is what many of Brian's high end users want in a damascus using knife.
Here is a damascus user that he also created which will have a staining problem unlike the newer model.
Once having returned home, I was able to photograph the knife under my normal Daylight Flourescent lighting setup and this is the result
Since the outdoor photos, the knife was used for a number of cutting jobs including Roast Beef at the MKA dinner and porkchops at a buffet breakfast. For both tasks it works very well.
Note that when looking at the blade, the upper area toward the tip does show staining which is to be expected but there is no staining in the patterned area of the blade.
In the image is also one taken outdoors and ther is some reflection on the blade of the rabbits fur background used. Fur is not the easiest background to use as knives tend to sink a bit but it is very easy material to carry when travelling for backgrounds.
Brian also made sheaths for both knives presented.
