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Post by lpl on Oct 3, 2019 20:50:38 GMT -5
I've always loved the look of Damascus knives and decided I wanted one, so a couple weeks ago, I got a blank from Jantz and went for it. I wanted to push my lapidary work too, so I gave stone handles a go. I decided that the Mary Ellen jasper I picked up at a show would compliment the blade well. There are a couple things I would improve next time, but all in all it was a fun project, I'm happy with the end result, and I now have a Damascus knife!  |
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Post by mossyrockhound on Oct 3, 2019 21:11:51 GMT -5
Great looking knife, John! The scales compliment the Damascus steel nicely. Are the ends of the brass (?) pins peened over to help hold the scales onto the blank?
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Post by lpl on Oct 3, 2019 21:17:20 GMT -5
Great looking knife, John! The scales compliment the Damascus steel nicely. Are the ends of the brass (?) pins peened over to help hold the scales onto the blank? Thanks Garry. I wanted to peen over the pins, but I was terribly afraid I was going to crack one or both of the scales. In the end, I slathered up the pins and scales with epoxy and called it good. |
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Post by aDave on Oct 4, 2019 1:09:27 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan of Damascus, but I've never gotten or done anything with that steel. I think the ME compliments the blade steel quite nicely. That's a pretty knife. Well done.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 4, 2019 7:46:36 GMT -5
Well done and your first one, too! You should be proud. I have yet to attempt this.
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2019 9:22:28 GMT -5
Very, very cool.
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Post by lpl on Oct 4, 2019 15:09:30 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan of Damascus, but I've never gotten or done anything with that steel. I think the ME compliments the blade steel quite nicely. That's a pretty knife. Well done. Thanks aDave and I agree, Damascus is beautiful. |
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Post by lpl on Oct 4, 2019 15:13:17 GMT -5
Well done and your first one, too! You should be proud. I have yet to attempt this. Thanks Tela. I took forever to choose a knife blank that would only require using my Cabking to do the work. I didn't want to have to buy more equipment. It only has very gentle curves and the whole thing was surprisingly uneventful. I suppose the next one will be another story. |
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Post by lpl on Oct 4, 2019 15:13:58 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Oct 4, 2019 15:53:19 GMT -5
I’m not a fan of steel because of its cold industrial look. However, Damascus steel is lovely, and your knife is beautiful! Thanks!
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Post by lpl on Oct 4, 2019 17:37:29 GMT -5
I’m not a fan of steel because of its cold industrial look. However, Damascus steel is lovely, and your knife is beautiful! Thanks! Thanks Pat! I appreciate the compliment 😊 |
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 10, 2019 21:40:46 GMT -5
Beautiful knife! You're right about the stone is complementing the blade.
I'd like to see some close ups, of the blade and of the fandle, please.
How did you fix the stone scales? is there any epoxy, or just the two rivets? And, talking about the rivets, how did you rivet them without breaking the stone?
Adrian
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Post by mgrets on Oct 11, 2019 13:59:23 GMT -5
Excellent job. I believe this is the first knife I've seen with holes drilled in stone scales for retaining pins. It seems that everyone (including me) just attaches the scales with epoxy. Very nice, precise work!
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Post by jasperfanatic on Oct 11, 2019 14:41:38 GMT -5
Looks great, awesome job! If you don't mind sharing, where did you get the blank, and is it truly Damascus (or even layered)? I bought a smaller Damascus fold out knife for this very same thing for when I'm done experimenting with some old Buck knives, but discovered the Damascus look was only etched on the surface - any grinding/sanding and it's just a single piece of steel. In the little bit of digging around on the Internet I did it seems like that is common problem, but couldn't really determine a trusted source for real layered or Damascus blanks.
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Post by lpl on Oct 12, 2019 11:19:39 GMT -5
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Post by lpl on Oct 12, 2019 11:21:20 GMT -5
Excellent job. I believe this is the first knife I've seen with holes drilled in stone scales for retaining pins. It seems that everyone (including me) just attaches the scales with epoxy. Very nice, precise work! Thankks mgrets I thought I'd give this a go. I'm not sure they are doing anything really, but I like how it looks! |
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Post by lpl on Oct 12, 2019 11:25:39 GMT -5
Looks great, awesome job! If you don't mind sharing, where did you get the blank, and is it truly Damascus (or even layered)? I bought a smaller Damascus fold out knife for this very same thing for when I'm done experimenting with some old Buck knives, but discovered the Damascus look was only etched on the surface - any grinding/sanding and it's just a single piece of steel. In the little bit of digging around on the Internet I did it seems like that is common problem, but couldn't really determine a trusted source for real layered or Damascus blanks. Thanks jasperfanatic and not a problem at all...I got the blank from Jantz. I assume it's truly Damascus. Here's a link to the blank I got from them. I'm just dipping my toe in the knives a bit, but I was pleased with what I got from them. www.knifemaking.com/product-p/jd779.htm |
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 12, 2019 23:18:47 GMT -5
Thank you for the close up pics, John. Looking great. Wise decision not to hammer the brass rivets. They look great, completing the knife's personality.
Adrian
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Post by Rockoonz on Oct 13, 2019 0:57:44 GMT -5
Looks great, awesome job! If you don't mind sharing, where did you get the blank, and is it truly Damascus (or even layered)? I bought a smaller Damascus fold out knife for this very same thing for when I'm done experimenting with some old Buck knives, but discovered the Damascus look was only etched on the surface - any grinding/sanding and it's just a single piece of steel. In the little bit of digging around on the Internet I did it seems like that is common problem, but couldn't really determine a trusted source for real layered or Damascus blanks. With most modern Damascus steel etching is required to bring out the layers. Original style Damascus is very prone to rusting. I work with San Mai Damascus blades which are 2 grades of magnetic stainless alloys in layers, rust resistant and nicely patterned. Sanding will make the pattern less visible, with real or fake Damascus, if you still have your blade try a few minutes in ferrous sulfate, followed by baking soda in water, then LIGHT sanding with 1000 grit. If it's real Damascus the pattern will reappear. |
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Post by jasperfanatic on Oct 13, 2019 10:29:23 GMT -5
Looks great, awesome job! If you don't mind sharing, where did you get the blank, and is it truly Damascus (or even layered)? I bought a smaller Damascus fold out knife for this very same thing for when I'm done experimenting with some old Buck knives, but discovered the Damascus look was only etched on the surface - any grinding/sanding and it's just a single piece of steel. In the little bit of digging around on the Internet I did it seems like that is common problem, but couldn't really determine a trusted source for real layered or Damascus blanks. With most modern Damascus steel etching is required to bring out the layers. Original style Damascus is very prone to rusting. I work with San Mai Damascus blades which are 2 grades of magnetic stainless alloys in layers, rust resistant and nicely patterned. Sanding will make the pattern less visible, with real or fake Damascus, if you still have your blade try a few minutes in ferrous sulfate, followed by baking soda in water, then LIGHT sanding with 1000 grit. If it's real Damascus the pattern will reappear. Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely give that a shot! |
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