Billy Salyers Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Long time reader, 1st time poster. I started smithing in August of 2017. Up to that point, I'd never done anything with fire of metal. I've learned a lot by reading the discussions here. I just finished this knife, about 10 months after starting. I like how it turned out, but more than anything, I know it represents how much I have to learn. Thanks for all the help you've given so far, even if you didn't know it. The knife is an 8 inch Kiritsuke. The Damascus I forged from bandsaw and strapping. The layer count is around 126 give or take a few layers of grinding. I was going for a little higher, but stopped here The handle is ebony and Cocobolo with a hidden tang, a copper spacer, and a single square brass pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hoover Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Nice looking blade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Extraordinary first blade. I've got to up my game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfeile Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 You are doing better than I am. I've made a few blades and started the same time you did, but I still have yet to do any pattern welding. Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Sine you didnt notice, we have an entire section devoted to knives, you should look through it sometime. I will move this there for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Salyers Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Thanks Steve. On 6/14/2018 at 4:04 PM, Latticino said: Extraordinary first blade. I've got to up my game... Sorry if I wasn't clear. It's the first blade I've posted here. I try to make about once a week. So, since I started on August, I've made a couple of dozen or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Salyers Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 On 6/14/2018 at 5:54 PM, Steve Sells said: Sine you didnt notice, we have an entire section devoted to knives, you should look through it sometime. I will move this there for you. Sorry about that. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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