EduBacha Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Hello steel lovers, I brought for you one of my recent finished knives, hope you like it!! Steel: Damascus 1080x15n20 twisted pattern. Blade lenght: 7,5cm Handle lenght: 8,5cm Thickness: 4,5mm It was quenched on wax and placed for 45 minutes at 250ºC to temper. Photos: Hope that you like it as I liked to make this small necker knife. Thanks a lot, Bacha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM454 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Sweet knife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords9023 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobb Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Very nice. I like that a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossdawg Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 That is a very nice piece of knife smithing. I also love the Damascus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch4ging Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Great job! Nice file work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revtor Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Really nice work! Great combination of detail to match the damascus. well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 How does wax quench work? For my damascus, I quench in canola oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benton Frisse Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 EduBacha, I've really enjoyed seeing where your knife making skills started from and have progressed to thus far. Awesome knife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduBacha Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 I want to say a BIG Thank You for the comments and support! I do aprecciate the writing of yours and it's a way to see if my knives are getting a little better with time and practice. How does wax quench work? For my damascus, I quench in canola oil. Kayakersteve, it's a simple process, I used the term "wax"but it's paraffin! (I will edit my post by the way). I just bought some 7days burning candles and melted it on water bath, then I let it cool down for some hours. To use for the quenching is very simple too: you let the metal reach the temperature that you need and carefully buries the blade into the paraffin. It's nice to control the depth that the blade will dive into the paraffin, because with this process you can harden the edge od the blade and keep the dorse of the blade soft to make some file work later. I do warm the paraffin before the quench, I just let a thin layer of the paraffin gets melted (with a small torch). Doing the quench using paraffin, you have less chances to get your blade warped too. Hope that it was enlightening enough, If don't, I can take pictures of the process. Thanks again for everyone that commented on my topic, Bacha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Thanks for follow up post. Sounds interesting. I am using canola oil for my Damascus (1084, 1095, 15n20) with good results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhitee93 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 There is something that I find very entrancing about that knife. It's very crisply executed. I like it a lot. Is that a Walther Alutec in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduBacha Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hello, Thanks again for the comments! There is something that I find very entrancing about that knife. It's very crisply executed. I like it a lot. Is that a Walther Alutec in the background? Thanks for the words! That is a Walther LG 400 Exp. Alutec in the background, I am/was an olympic shooter but I had to stop it for a while because of the studies. So I mounted my Leapers scope on it while I am too busy to shoot on 10m Air Rifle. Bacha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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