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More fun with Damascus & Ironwood!

Started by robtattoo, August 16, 2008, 01:38:00 PM

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robtattoo

August 16, 2008, 01:38:00 PM
After my last attempt with Ironwood & Damascus, which didn't turn out 100% I thought I ought to try again.

Toby Crocker (His Tobyness, hobby bladesmith & farrier extrordinaire   :notworthy:   ) supplied me with some stunning ladder damscus & another slab of Ironwood, he had kicking around. After a few PM'd conversations we figured out what had gone wrong with my last etch attempt & Toby gave me instructions for his mix (15N20 & 20C)

I received the billet yesterday morning & had it to this stage by last night....




This morning I set to with cutting & filing the guard, spacers and handle & tonight, I'm pleased to say, I finished off with the sheath! See, sometimes being impatient pays off!  :D

Finished specs are:-

OAL is 9-1/4"
Blade (tip to guard) 4-1/8" Flat ground with vine(ish) filework. 58RWC
Guard material is HT'd 01
Spacer is Cowhorn & black fibre
Pin is aluminium.

Here's the pics....







Once again, a huge, huge thank you goes to Toby for the materials & help along the way. I think I may have finally figured this 'mascus lark out!  :D
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kbaknife

#1
August 16, 2008, 01:53:00 PM
Yo, My Robness, that's sweet friend!
Looks like a complete success this time.
That would skin a Kentucky deer any day.
When the last deer disappears into the morning mist,
When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
Chief Joseph

Kevin Evans

#2
August 16, 2008, 02:31:00 PM
GOOD job!!Like'in that file work!!!  :clapper:

Ray Hammond

#3
August 16, 2008, 03:47:00 PM
ssssssy!aaahh......Got to love that ironwood,baby
"Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a warrior." - Friedrich Nietzsche

tippit

#4
August 16, 2008, 06:43:00 PM
Rob, Forget the Iron Wood.  That is a spectacular grinding job on the damascus billet!!  Any handle would look good on that blade  :notworthy:    :notworthy:  Doc
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SouthMDShooter

#5
August 16, 2008, 08:39:00 PM
gorgeous!
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
- Robert Frost

4runr

#6
August 16, 2008, 11:51:00 PM
That's just plain old SICK! Very nice Rob!
Kenny

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and in my heart I find a need
of Him to be my Savior
         By Aaron Shuste

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Danny Rowan

#7
August 17, 2008, 12:29:00 AM
Ok Rob, you can send it on to me now!

Very Nice, I love damascus.

Danny
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vermonster13

#8
August 17, 2008, 10:00:00 AM
Wrestle you for it Danny! LOL

Awesome work Rob!
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elk ninja

#9
August 17, 2008, 10:28:00 AM
Sassy!
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Doug in MI

#10
August 17, 2008, 01:06:00 PM
Wow! Thats one of those knives you want to carry just so you can look at it once in a while. Very Nice.
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Ric O'Shay

#11
August 17, 2008, 07:44:00 PM
That's pretty enough to make a grown man drool.
Beautiful work! Toby may be "his Tobyness" to you, but Rob, you've earned the title "His Tattooness" with this one.

 :notworthy:    :notworthy:
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.   - Thomas Jefferson

Bodork

#12
August 17, 2008, 07:57:00 PM
Wow!

skullworks

#13
August 18, 2008, 07:21:00 AM
Awesome, awesome,,,,,AWESOME! Super fine job Rob!
'cuz deer huntin' ain't catch & release!

Irish Bowhunter

#14
August 28, 2008, 08:21:00 PM
Dam that a good looking knife! I'm blown away by some of the great knifes you guys build. I would love to be able to build one myself even close to that!

madness522

#15
August 29, 2008, 02:03:00 PM
Dude that is a sweet pig sticker!!!
Barry Clodfelter
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