A couple for the Blade West show...

[Ed Caffrey]

I'll be heading for Oregon on Thursday morning for Blade Show West, taking place the 26th-28th. Here's a couple I finished up yesterday for the show.

-The Bowie is 10" blade of Mosaic Damascus, with blued mild steel guard, textured mild steel spacer, and carved/textured Desert Ironwood handle.

-The Folders is based on my latest design called the "Sonue". Mosaic Damascus blade and dovetailed bolsters, fossil walrus ivory scales, textured/anodized titanium liners, and textered/18k gold plated back spacer and screws, finished off with dual anodized titanium thumb studs.

[Pault17]

Ed,
you blades are truly beautiful to look at. If I may ask a question of your damascus (please don't hate me or ban me from the forum forever after ) do you make all your own patterns? I have always been amazed and extremely impressed by your skills.

[Ed Caffrey]

Yes, I make all my own Damascus. I'm pretty fanatical about sole authorship, and if I don't do everything, then I would feel guilty about putting my name on it.

Thats the neat thing about Mosaic Damascus...its nearly impossible to achieve the exact same pattern in any two billets, even it your trying to do it. Most folks who make it can get it close enough that you can identify it as basically the same pattern, but the subtle differences is what makes each piece unique.

Besides, where else can a guy play in fire all day long, and not get in trouble for it!

[tetnum]

Ed your knives are truly amazing

Besides, where else can a guy play in fire all day long, and not get in trouble for it!

now that i think about it thats moast what smithing is

[Mike Turner]

Beautiful work Ed as usual, where is that show at? I may come up for the day.

[Ed Caffrey]

Thanks for the kinds words folks!

Mike: Heres the address for the show:

Monarch Hotel & Conference Center
12566 SE 93rd Ave (I-205 @ Sunnyside Rd/Sunnybrook Blvd.)
Portland, OR 97015-9760

[coltpax]

Beautiful and interesting pattern on that bowie. Never seen a pattern like that.

[Ed Caffrey]

Just finished posting the rest of the knives for the show to my web site...you can see the rest of them at

Bladewest05

[brucegodlesky]

Beautiful work Ed!