Latest Knife and Sheath

[Rossr]

Finished this sheath off today and the knife as well.  Need to put some finish once it dries.

 

Knife is Damascus steel from Alabama Damascus, I profiled and shaped the blade, heat treated and etched.  Brass bolster dove tailed into stabilized buckeye burl. Sheath veg tan with some light stamping and dyed with fieblings Mahogany.  

Always looking to improve if anyone sees anything   Overall I was happy with the results

 

Ross

[kiwican]

Awesome as always

[ChasCS]

I love it. The knife is awesome too. ;-)

& you have done a fine job, on the sheath...

 

Chas

[alpha2]

Fantastic knife. I didn't know you could get your Damascus from a distributor! Makes sense, that's some seriously labor intensive work.

Does the pic on the forum look like what your Fiebings Mahogany looks like? I ask because I just did some work with the same dye, and it doesn't look at all like that. I cut mine 50/50 with alcohol, but still yours looks black on the computer. Of course, my computer/monitor isn't yours. Unfortunately, that is something we have to live with.

[Rossr]

14 minutes ago, alpha2 said:

Fantastic knife. I didn't know you could get your Damascus from a distributor! Makes sense, that's some seriously labor intensive work.

Does the pic on the forum look like what your Fiebings Mahogany looks like? I ask because I just did some work with the same dye, and it doesn't look at all like that. I cut mine 50/50 with alcohol, but still yours looks black on the computer. Of course, my computer/monitor isn't yours. Unfortunately, that is something we have to live with.

It is not as black as it looks and it was still wet when I took the picture.  It will get a nice reddish brown I hope when its dry.  But I suspect monitor and the wetness make it look darker than it is....that being said mahogany is on the dark side imo.

 

yep there are knifemakers out there that sell the damascus they make too.  I stumbled on Alabama Damascus and it was nice stuff to work with...and yes it is very labor intensive to make it.  some day I will try my hand

 

Thanks for the kind words folks

[YinTx]

Really cool use of the muleshoe stamp there.  Kinda like a scale - dragon, snake, fish anyone?  Or maybe feathers on an owl's chest.

I didn't know you could heat treat damascus after it is formed without altering the qualities that make damascus so good?  Or do I need to revisit my Science and Engineering of Materials book again?

YinTx

[Rossr]

18 minutes ago, YinTx said:

Really cool use of the muleshoe stamp there.  Kinda like a scale - dragon, snake, fish anyone?  Or maybe feathers on an owl's chest.

I didn't know you could heat treat damascus after it is formed without altering the qualities that make damascus so good?  Or do I need to revisit my Science and Engineering of Materials book again?

YinTx

heheh Better revisit.  or maybe I should lol.   In this case its carbon steels so they can be heat treated.   They make stainless also which you need a temp controlled oven to heat treat to the best of my knowledge.   There is lots of debates on how god damascus is....my view is its not that great to hold an edge etc....but it is pretty and thats what folks like.....there are lots of spectacular steels out there now that hold edges better etc...but thats just me

 

I saw the muleshoe online used like that so not my idea.  and yes  scales is what I thought too.  Of course I want to redo it cause I feel they should touch more ....to look correct

 

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[rodneywt1180b]

5 minutes ago, Rossr said:

........  Of course I want to redo it cause I feel they should touch more ....to look correct

 

 

We're all our own worst critics.  Both the knife and the sheath look great to me.

[sheathmaker]

You are right.  The stamping would and does look more like scales and better with the legs of the mule foot just touching the crown of the ones below

Edited December 24, 2017 by sheathmaker

[Rossr]

12 minutes ago, sheathmaker said:

You are right.  The stamping would and does look more like scales and better with the legs of the mule foot just touching the crown of the ones below

Yep my feeling too..  I got into the second row and I was committed.    Ill fix it the next time I try it and attempt not to go redo this one

 

Ross

[bikermutt07]

It all looks great. I would love to see a picture of that dovetail you mentioned.

[Rossr]

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here ya go,  simple to do just adds some steps and adds some strength,  since it is tucked behind the brass.

16 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

It all looks great. I would love to see a picture of that dovetail you mentioned.

 

[Mjolnir]

19 hours ago, Rossr said:

There is lots of debates on how god damascus is....my view is its not that great to hold an edge etc....but it is pretty and thats what folks like.....there are lots of spectacular steels out there now that hold edges better etc...but thats just me

 

 

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I agree with that. I think my first intro to Damascus was the sword from the ' Highlander' films. I doubt it was Damascus but they did describe it that way. beautiful work.

[Rossr]

33 minutes ago, Mjolnir said:

I agree with that. I think my first intro to Damascus was the sword from the ' Highlander' films. I doubt it was Damascus but they did describe it that way. beautiful work.

It may have been damascus, there are some tremendously talented sword makers out and there and could have been made of damascus.    Just to be clear I dont want to take anything away from the makers of damscus or damscus knives out there. It takes a lot of work and skill to produce damascus.   But strictly from a metallurgy stand point I feel there are better function options out there.    I really like the look of feather damascus in knives and some day I suspect I may make a knife out of that pattern....

 

Ross

[bikermutt07]

That looks great thanks.