Damascus with purple and black Micarta <Photo heavy>

[HEAP of JEEP]

Had some "Firsts" with this one, so thought I would throw pictures up. 

First time with a layer count in the 400's (Grand total, 483)

First time trying the vine jimping.  Not perfect, but happy for a first attempt.

First time making my own micarta... in fact, I've never even purchased micarta, so first time using it, period.  A rather messy process, but it was remarkably easy and enjoyable to use and shape, and the end result was a pretty cool handle.

 

[Daswulf]

Nice. I really like the profile. Looks great for some firsts and the pattern turned out pretty wild. 

[D.IVO]

 First time I've seen such high quality pics of Damascus blade on this forum, eye candy.  

There are some scratches on the edge in need of attention.

 

Well done 

 

[Lou L]

Cool pattern for sure.  It's even better knowing you don't use a power hammer.  That blade represents a thousand possible failures that should have happened while just hand hammering!