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[John Martin]

30 Layer twist 1095 & 15n20. 7" overall, 1/8" thick, 1 1/4" wide. Handle material is like micarta, but used for counter tops usually. Comments and criticism welcome!!!

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[walkerironworks84]

Great looking knife! Well done

[banjoe]

I really like it. It stands out from the common design. Nice job. How much$ to make me one? Seriously!

[Phil Krankowski]

Acrylic solid surface material like Corian? Nice job. I really like low layer count Damascus! Eye catching.
Phil

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

Nice knife.

A couple of suggestions on taking pictures. If you have a camera with a built in flash try to diffuse the light. I have used a yogurt container over the flash on my Canon 30D, others have used the translucent film canisters. If it is a point and shoot, a piece of tissue paper over the flash may work. With a swiveling flash you can bounce the light in order to get diffused lighting without hot spots in the picture.

Another method is to wash the whole area with light. Get a couple of lamps, and put them at opposite ends of the knife to eliminate dark areas/shadows. Watch out for the lamps creating hot spots, in which case a lampshade may need to be employed to soften the lighting.

As for backgrounds, it is best to have something simple that doesn't distract from the item. In this case, I may have looked into something in a tan color. Tan would show off both the light handle, and the dark blade better IMHO.

I picked up some tricks while having to photograph machine guns where I used to work. Surprising how different two pictures can look with simple lighting changes.

[KELTOI]

Now that`s a nice sharp looking cutter you made there!

[Alec.S]

very nice......

alec