Damascus, Antler and Leather......My oh My.

[Rossr]

Finished this knife off this week.  Damascus blade(Damascus from Alabama Damascus, profiled, bevels ground, heat treated by me though).  Handle guard is damascus, red spacers some kind of burl wood, stacked leather and then antler.   Sheath is veg tan leather dyed mahogany fieblings.   Got to finish up the snap yet and put finish on it but figured I would put a pic up of it.  Overall happy with the results.  The learning never ends though! 

 

[alpha2]

Way to Work it, Work it, Work it!!!

[YinTx]

Your sheaths and knives keep getting better and better.  Kudos!

YinTx

[Rossr]

25 minutes ago, YinTx said:

Your sheaths and knives keep getting better and better.  Kudos!

YinTx

Thanks Yin,   Hoping to keep improving my sheath work to a point I can approach knife makers and offer to make sheaths for them .  For afee of course

 

3 hours ago, alpha2 said:

Way to Work it, Work it, Work it!!!

Lol Thank you

[CaptQuirk]

Very nice job on both! I gotta ask though... what is "Alabama Damascus"?

[bikermutt07]

Great job on both Rossr. I bet that knife has a great balance to it.

[Rossr]

4 hours ago, CaptQuirk said:

Very nice job on both! I gotta ask though... what is "Alabama Damascus"?

http://www.alabamadamascussteel.com/  

Its a company that makes damascus steel.   I bought a billet which is a rectangle hunk of damascus and then I cut out the knife shape I want and grind the bevels. I just want credit where credit is due and to always represent my work correctly.  I dont want anyone thinking I personally made the damascus myself. So I pointed out the damascus maker.   Please note I am not affiliated with the company at all and just found them on the net.  I am pleased with the damascus they made thought.

 

1 hour ago, bikermutt07 said:

Great job on both Rossr. I bet that knife has a great balance to it.

Thanks Mutt!  

[CaptQuirk]

Ok, I have never heard of them, and was wondering what kind of backwoods hillybilly steel it was I actually used to know a guy who would make his own Damascus, watched him do it many times. My hat is off to folks who can not only do it, but do it well. That is more art than skill

[Jake907]

very nice! 

[Rossr]

20 minutes ago, Jake907 said:

very nice! 

Thank you.  Much Appreciated.

 

[mikesc]

Nice work..and a 1000 internet points to you for making the Alabama Damascus "attribution".. :)

[Rossr]

44 minutes ago, mikesc said:

Nice work..and a 1000 internet points to you for making the Alabama Damascus "attribution"..

Lol,  very generous use of internet points.     Thank you

[DJole]

That's a nice looking blade. Pattern welded (aka Damascus steel) makes my heart go pitter patter-- in a good way, of course!
I've got a dagger blank of pattern welded steel. Sometimes I get it out and look at it and tell myself that one of these days...yes, some day...not this  year, but maybe the next or year after... it will get made into an actual knife. 

[Rossr]

4 hours ago, DJole said:

That's a nice looking blade. Pattern welded (aka Damascus steel) makes my heart go pitter patter-- in a good way, of course!
I've got a dagger blank of pattern welded steel. Sometimes I get it out and look at it and tell myself that one of these days...yes, some day...not this  year, but maybe the next or year after... it will get made into an actual knife. 

New year starts tomorrow!  get that blank out and figure out what handle you will put on it and get to work.   Then make a great sheath for it too!!   Thanks for the compliment. 

[Rolandranch]

Great work!

[Rossr]

6 minutes ago, Rolandranch said:

Great work!

Thanks Roland...best part is it is sold