August 26, 20169 yr He travelled a long way from Thailand to Austria. 1.2516 (120WV4) blade, forged from round bar, bolsters and pins are copper and Indian rose chestnut for the slabs. Overall length 230 mm. The sheath is made from water buffalo hide.
August 26, 20169 yr This is the nearly flawless type of work we've come to expect from you! The sheath design is quite unusual! I am not quite sure how the sheath's single slot is intended to work. Very cool stuff though!
August 26, 20169 yr That's beautiful. I'm working on my first San Mai ( cable and band saw blade) right now. I've made a copper bolster and have been searching for a patina look that I like. If you don't mind me asking how did you achieve that color on your copper . Thanks .
August 27, 20169 yr Author 19 hours ago, bigfootnampa said: This is the nearly flawless type of work we've come to expect from you! The sheath design is quite unusual! I am not quite sure how the sheath's single slot is intended to work. Very cool stuff though! Thank You bigfootnampa! The long hole is the option to tie the knife to the belt or the backpack. 16 hours ago, Biker Bo said: That's beautiful. I'm working on my first San Mai ( cable and band saw blade) right now. I've made a copper bolster and have been searching for a patina look that I like. If you don't mind me asking how did you achieve that color on your copper . Thanks . I used potassium polysulfide (https://translate.google.co.th/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwefelleber&prev=search) Thank You Biker Bo! 16 hours ago, Gergely said: It's a beauty. Congratulations! Best wishes: Gergely Thanks Gergely! I appreciate it a lot!
August 27, 20169 yr Liver of sulfur or Hepar is an old name for a mixture of potassium sulfide , potassium polysulfide , potassium and potassium sulfate . They are obtained by melting together potassium carbonate (potash) and sulfur absence of air at 250 ° C. The name goes back to the liver brown color of the mixture.
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