kbaknife Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Well, I had given it some thought and came to the conclusion that I could not recall ever seeing anyone twist wrought iron for their fittings. I really wanted something different for this, being my first Damascus offering of Andersen Forge Damascus. So, I twisted a bar of wrought iron for the guard, heavily etched it, hot-blued it, and high-lighted it by lightly sanding some of the bluing off of the high spots that results from the etching. As well, the 405 layers of 1084/15N20 were hot-blued and high-lighted. A solid piece of Ebony was used for the take-down handle work. A LOT of black going on here, but she just DANCES in the sunlight! It's a true pleasure to post it here. I thought I might also post it showing the guard prior to hot-bluing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I've suggested it to several people who were unhappy with their fine grained high quality WI. Don't know if any of them ever did it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I never thought of twisting wrought, I like it. Well done. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 the WI worked nice for my last leaf blade. Never though about the hot blue tho, great Idea KBA. the entire package is first class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 i love it, this isnt just a knife its a work of art honestly you are a role model for us aspiring blacksmiths it's a stunning piece of work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbaknife Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Thanks, Karl. That's my name, too! Glad to meet ya'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenn Clif Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Your knives are first class! thanks for the pics! Clif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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