Will W. Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Hello everyone. It's been a while since I've posted any of my work. Recent life events (good ones, thankfully) have kept me quite occupied, but the forge has been busy nonetheless. This knife was a serious challenge. I have never made anything this thin, and thankfully, it all turned out well (with only a slight warp lol.) I was very worried about the integrity of the welds while drawing it out so thin, but they held. Everything besides the steel was of the customers choice. The damascus was forged from 1080 and 15N20. Roughly 30 layers. Etched in hydrochloric acid. The guard and pommel were advertised as bronze, but I believe they are brass. The handle is acrylic liquid inlace, "Frostbite" color. Overall length: 10.5 inches Blade length: 6.5 inches Width: 3/4 inch at the ricasso Thickness: .75 mm, or roughly 30 thousandths of an inch. It is flawed, no doubt. The bevels are short, the pattern could look a little better, and the biggest error of all is right in the edge side of the guard, beneath the ricasso. I just could not get it to line up perfectly and flush (third pic shows it best). The customer is very happy with everything however, so that is what matters. Let me know what you think! Comments and critiques are, as always, very much appreciated. A close up of the guard: And an artsy one, for the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 There is a reason they are generally known as "copper alloys". there are bronzes with no tin and brasses with a wide range of different metals added including tin and lead as well a zinc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Very eclectic knife. Whether brass or bronze the inlays are awesome and look time consuming. That is one heck of a cooking tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 Thomas Interesting. I don't know a whole lot about copper alloys, so thanks for the info. Thank you, Lou. I also meant to mention, after quenching I differentially tempered the blade. Spine was taken to blue/purple and the edge to dark brown. The blade is nice and flexible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaStan Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Wow, I didn't see this, I was away on holiday. I really like the look of the knife its a beauty. I've always liked fillet knives, being a keen fisherman/hunter. Still haven't taken the plunge to make one. The 'bronze' fittings are real nice, very intricate. Must have taken a while. Really nice finish. The handle is like an acrylic version of spalted wood. Like how both sides are different. One side looks almost like marble. I know from my last two knives how awkward it can be getting the guard flush. Lots of filing and looking at it with one eye lol. Love it , well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyreb338 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Well I like it, cool handle where did you get them from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 MastaStan Thank you, Stan. It's appreciated. Johnny Thanks. By "them" I assume you mean the fittings. Those came from a company in the Ukraine who's name I cannot recall at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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