Hunter Douglas Martin Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Well I've posted this same damascus piece before. However I tried some experimenting on it and I created a result that I think is pretty cool. I sanded the etched damascus up to 600g and polished it on my buffer. I then etched it quite dramatically for 5 hours in a 1:3 ratio Furric/Water mix. I cleaned it all off and then sanded, and buffed the blade again and was left with this! Some of you may like it, some of you may hate it. I certainly think it has character :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Douglas Martin Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Finished :D I have suddenly fallen in love with this knife. Though I'm going to sell it. So yeah here are the finished pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Very interesting. Over the top even. Did you regrind it to put an edge on it, or is it now an art piece? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Yup, that much topo moves it from a using knife to an art knife for me. How about one where you make the blade and handle slabs from the same billet and do the topo for the handle slabs and a using etch on the blade? I think that would be neat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Douglas Martin Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 @ Phil I put a simple edge on it and it seems to be holding up just fine :D @Thomas - That actually sounds very cool. I have some more steel on its way so I may just have try that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin1050 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Very nice blade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altusjg Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Thats a cool looking blade. I agree it has character. First ive seen with that much topography. Would be interested in knowing how it holds up in the long run. Is that braided leather for the handle wrap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Douglas Martin Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Yes it is :D I get the leather at a local hobby shop. It's bolo leather (stuff they make those bull whips with.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal99 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I like how aged it looks honestly it looks like its 3000 years old! :) pretty sweet. I might have to try that to some damascus bolsters i'm making for a friends knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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