Randy Jr. HHH Knives

Mitch: That pattern is pretty time consuming, normally 2-3 days at the forge, then the rest of the time involved with grinding h/t and finishing the knife.
Tiapan: We have had pretty good luck differentially hardening 1095 blades, and we normally get some pretty nice hamons. Just let me know when your ready to order yours man and im sure we can knock a chunk off for the great idea!
Thanks for looking everyone

wow it lookes amazing, is the 1095 naturally black? what do you etch with to get such clear patterns?

Josh are you asking if the 1095 is black before etched? because no its not, that is a result of the etching process. I use ferric chloride to etch all of our blades.

Thanks again josh! the black steel is the 1095

wow that pattern turned out beautyfully what steels were used?

Thanks josh, I use 1095 and 15n20

The first knife inspired another custom order and this one turned out even sweeter in my opinion!
The twist has a higher layer count this time per customer request, and the ivory on this one is
so phenomenal that tusk was grown with a knife handle in mind!
Oal: 8"
Blade: 3 12"
Thanks for looking and God Bless

We just finished these up for a customer and wanted to share some pics with you guys.
First attempt at a hatchet but were so excited about it. And check out that maple! Its
insane, i cant get enough of it. Anyway just wanted to see what you guys think of
this combo. Thanks for looking and God bless everyone

Thanks guys, i like how you think steve :)

I agree with Rich, i use pcb etchant from radio shack. i dilute about 3:1. and have also found lightly sanding every 15 min or so gives you the best etch. then oil. Its what works for me anyway, hope it helps

Thanks metal muncher, this was a really awesome build for us!

thanks guys
Daniel, i'll send one right out. :)

Man that thing is sweet! the guard is awesome

Here is one of our new prototype knives the Black Hawk II.
The blade is spirograph and the bolsters are implosion pattern
OAL: 10"
Blade: 5"
We are thinking about making a small prodution line of this blade design in 1095
comments and critiques are always welcome so let me know what you guys think.
God bless

Nice job! What steel used?

Steel is 1095 and 15n20
Thanks everyone, yeah the next thing we want to try is to make the clip and liners out of damasucus too, so keep your eye peeled! :)

This folder is dressed up with a twist blade, bolsters and back spring,file work pocket clip and some awesome mammoth ivory for a handle!
Im pumped about this one it was a really fun build and it all came together so great!
Oal: 8"
Blade: 3 12"
Again love this knife but comments and critiques from an unbiased source is always welcome!

Thanks everyone, This was a really fun build.. ITS A KNIFE LIFE!

P.S. There may be a Spirograph blade coming up SOON! :)

Great job, they look awesome. Love the choices on handle material as well

Here is one of our newest knives. It is our explosion pattern on the blade, and the guard is a variation of our explosion.
And the handle is some of the most incredible musk ox i have ever seen. Absolutely incredible in hand!
OAL: 7 3/4
Blade: 3 1/2
Thanks for looking guys, comments and critiques are welcomed.

Heres the finished knife(lower layer count), with mosaic guard and killer buckeye burl handles.

Thanks everyone
TLMG: yeah my dad feels the same way
Brad and Dan: I like them both too but the second one has something about it that grabs me too

Now dont take this the wrong way, because im not a pro or anything ive only been making damascus for about 8 months now but...
I dont know if you have made stainless or cable damascus before ( i havent yet either) but from what i have read and been told cable damascus is harder than straight laminates, and then if you add stainless to that it makes it even more challenging.
with that said i think you should keep going with what youve practiced and build a stack from flat stock. I use 1095 and 15n20 to make my billets.
as far as corrosion, many kitchen knives are made with high carbon steels so as long as you regularly maintenance your knife it should be fine.
The grind, you could hollow grind the edge i suppose, but you will have less drag on the cutting edge if you use a flat or convex grind making it much more user friendly.
well now that i have said that ask me how i really feel
Hope i could help
Good luck with whichever method you go for and please post pics of your progress i would love to see it

Hey everyone, its been a while but i wanted to put up this new pattern and see what you guys thought
I was messing around with some new ideas i had on how to make a totally different pattern but when
i was done this is what i ended up with. I think its awesome, just wanted to get a few unbiased opinions.
ive made a low and high layer billet so far heres some pics

PWM- i uses 1095 and 15n20 for these blades

Nice they look comfortable, and like real users!

Thanks Mrkiddi

Here is the finished dagger