Mike Turner

Jim,

Good to see you doing some work just be careful.


I think you have supplied some very good info here for those guys that are trying to use this type of cable.

Well stainless cable will have to be welded in a can and is of no good for a knife so you will have to make a san mai to make a useable knife of this.

Personally I would not even try to mess with that stainless cable. I would find a crane out fit near you or contact Darren Ellis he sells wire rope for this.

Well I got shocked when I seen this one Rich as I drooled all over the computer . Beautiful knife.

Rich I love that mammoth tooth, this is a sweet knife.

WOW Nice Rich

Another beauty Rich :D

WOW Rich that is very nice love that maple, did K & G do the dye on that?

Rich that is absolutely beautiful my friend :D

Matt those are stunning thanks for sharing :D

I would not waste my time with a grader blade it designed to be wear resistant, most likely something like T1 plate.


Good steel is cheap if you are going to go through the trouble to make a knife why not use good steel instead of crap steel you have no idea what it is. If you want some good steel just post what you are looking for and I or someone else can tell you where you can get it.

Mike,
Those are sweet. Could you explain the process you go through to make the bolsters for a full tang knife? I've had a bit of trouble trying to get things to line up real nice/symmetrical on both sides. Ie. do you profile the blade side of a block, then split the block so that both sides have the same shape? Do you drill the block before you split it? drill tang first then bolster/block or vice versa? Etc...

Yes it was etched in Ferric Chloride and then rubbed with a polishing paper.

Ecart I have not cut on those yet they are just as they came from the mill. I do know one was broke when it hit a T post that was drove into the tree not sure why the other broke.

Azironsmith,

No way your going to do that with the bandsaw blades I have they are .090" thick and are nearly a foot wide. that will work fine with small bandsaw blades like you would have at home.

These coils are about 5' diameter to give you an idea of the bandsaw blades you are looking for.

Best source for 15N20 is Kelly Cupples you can reach him here,


Kelly Cupples / octihunter@charter.net
2807 Butterfield Rd.
Yakima Wa. 98901
509-949-5231


He also has other steels ask him for a steel list and he will email you a current steel list with prices. Also orders over $100 he ships freee to the continental US:D

Thanks guys it was fun he does not know it yet but he will be making 1 more knife for himself and I will have him do the whole thing by himself I will be there for advise or if he gets in a jam.

Cable Damascus Hunter with elk antler scales with stainless steel pins. Cable damascus bolsters with brass pins.


This is a knife I helped a friends son make. We made 2 different knives this one is for his dad the other is for his step father. I let him do as much as he could with out destroying it LOL. This was forged out of 1 1/2" cable, I did the welding and let him draw it out on my Little Giant. He liked my hunter style so we went with it, he did the profiling. I ground the bevels and machine finished to 800 grit, he did all the hand sanding. I did the pin layout the way he wanted he did the drilling on the blade and scales. I had some cable damascus left over from another knife that we used for the scales. He wanted brass pins so I set him up and let him peen the pins. I slabbed the antler for him and let him profile the scales and shape them, I did the blending of the bolsters and scales. I pretty much finished the knife for him at this point.


I hope you enjoy it it was a lot of fun working with him and he had a blast .

Very nice Finnr can't wait to see it finished ;)

Looking good Karl I love wrought I just can not get enough of it probably why I have a ton of pre civil war anchor chain . I too would use it on everything.

Matt here is the end of the billet, this billet was twisted. The squares are 1095 and the layers are 1084 and 15N20.

Very Nice Bruce wish I could see the pattern better, I hate these small pics we have to use in the forums .

Matt I have an end cut of the billet I made into a key chain, I will get the wife to take a pic for ya.


Thanks Finnr

Donnie that first one is my wife's favorite as well she is the one that picks my handle materials out. She has great taste .

Thanks guys, this was one of the very first pieces of damascus I made both knives are from the same billet.

Jimmy just jump in and give it a try unless you don't need any other addictions

Robert seems that you don't have to be lazy now someone put the 2 threads together .

Damascus Bird and Trout knife blade is 1095, 1084 and 15N20 with stabilized giraffe bone scales has stainless steel pins and bolsters.

Hi all here is a Damascus Bird and Trout just recently finished. Blade is 1095, 1084 and 15N20. Scales are dyed and stabilized camel bone with stainless steel pins, and stainless steel bolsters.