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Thread: Damascus/ironwood knife
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7th Nov 2006, 10:25 AM #1
Damascus/ironwood knife
as promised long ago:
The handle is Lignum Vitae, the blade an unknown mild steel mix of around 175 layers, the rivets and guard are sterling silver. The sheath is bound leather. A tiny bit of cleaning up is needed but iam going to let this thing breath for a few weeks before looking at it again.
Theres also potential for some sort of exotic stone to be set in near the base of the handle over the rivet in the 5th photo. I'll do some shopping around during the week .
Art has now be-comeSim-ply an ex-cuse to sitIn the Sun . What Fun!BC-haiku
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7th Nov 2006, 10:49 AM #2
luverly
really nice work
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7th Nov 2006, 10:56 AM #3Andy Mac Guest
Real nice work, that handle is looking very comfortable.
However, I'm not convinved by the bent back guard at the top, looks a bit like an accident!
Any more to post pics of?
Cheers,
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7th Nov 2006, 11:05 AM #4Art has now be-comeSim-ply an ex-cuse to sitIn the Sun . What Fun!BC-haiku
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7th Nov 2006, 12:04 PM #5
Very nice. Love the look of the steel
Cheers
DJ
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7th Nov 2006, 03:30 PM #6
and who do you plan to kill with this knife ? would not a kitchen knife be more practical ?
nice work - lovely in fact - but cant get past the fact that this implement is designed to kill things. I imagine in my head an inscription that sez "Mort Des Bosch".....Zed
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7th Nov 2006, 03:35 PM #7
Beautiful.
how do you get the pattern in the blade.?p.t.c
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7th Nov 2006, 03:45 PM #8Registered
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This seller on ebay give a run down on damascus steel, pity they dont sell kitchen knive blanks as I would love to have a few in the kitchen.
Like Zed Zaid they are all for killing stuff with.
Al
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7th Nov 2006, 04:07 PM #9You've got to risk it to get the biscuit
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awesome looking handles. thanx for sharing
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7th Nov 2006, 07:08 PM #10
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7th Nov 2006, 07:13 PM #11
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8th Nov 2006, 05:56 PM #12
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8th Nov 2006, 06:13 PM #13
AKS (www.knivesaustralia.com.au) sell variously sized billets of good quality damascene steel. All sorts of folding patterns, too, from Haakapella through Odin's Eye to Muhammeds Ladder type patterns. The prices are steepish, but waddya ecpect for quality gear? Make for an expensive kitchen set, but what a conversation piece!
Oh... and they're not all for killing things, some are for gutting, skinning or just plain slice'n'dicing 'em after the slaughter.
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14th Nov 2006, 03:10 PM #14Novice
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i cant beleive someone is actually stupid enough to make a statement like this(if its a joke i apologise)
Its made of damascus you fool i doubt if i've ever seen a damascus knife used for much more than cutting open a package or two, and more often than not they sit on a shelf like the peice of ART that they are.
brettLast edited by holmsy2000; 14th Nov 2006 at 03:10 PM. Reason: forgot to subscribe
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14th Nov 2006, 03:20 PM #15Novice
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woops, forgot to coment on the knife,
all in all i like it ohno. the handle shape is really awesome, with great looking curves, and i like that curved plunge area on the top of the blad. The guard seems squarer than im used to but its not really a user so i guess its more about looks and it does look pretty good, and i like that little fold of guard on the spine, its a nice little touch that adds to the creative look of the knife.
really cool patern in the blade too, i assume its from one of those indian makers on ebay? its a shame its not high carbon or it would make a really ice gentlemans folder or side knife.
Brett