Thread: Show me your knives

Damascus barrels were stripswoven this is case of folded over n over I believe..think flakey pastry...but with metals.. the term for it has slipped my brain.

Originally Posted by kotuku

this is a cracker Ross! there is a beauty in a plain design executed well!

Thank you.
The handle slabs are pohutukawa, and I'm happy with the colour they took after oiling.
The new owner is Argentinian, and this is going to be his BBQ knife.

Originally Posted by kotuku

forgive my ignorance but how do you get the unusual ????copper streaks on the blades .very classy.

The core layer is 80CRV2 the next was copper then the outer is wrought iron so 5 layers.

5 layers is gomai

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Damascus barrels were stripswoven this is case of folded over n over I believe..think flakey pastry...but with metals.. the term for it has slipped my brain.

Pattern welding in yhe modern sense.

In older steel production processes like japanese tamagahane the repeated folding and hammering out was to used to get rid of impurities and slag as well as infuse the iron with carbon to make it hardenable.

Ngas knife is 5 layers of material forge welded together. No folding required.

It's gorgeous no matter what it's called lol. Thankyou for explaining it.

Originally Posted by littlemorepork

Hi Folks!

Haven`t posted a knife in a while. Here is one of my recent efforts:

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Steel is Magnacut. Blade is hollow grind, but hard to see on the pictures, made on an 25 inch weel, handle is a palisander variety and sheath is made from 3m cow hide. Hope you like her!

Cheers LMP

Thats a great blade shape. What’s the blade length?

@sc308
Sorry for the late response!
Blade length is 10.5 cm. 10 cm sharp!

@sc308
Sorry for the late response!
Blade length is 10.5 cm. 10 cm sharp!

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Pattern welding in yhe modern sense.

In older steel production processes like japanese tamagahane the repeated folding and hammering out was to used to get rid of impurities and slag as well as infuse the iron with carbon to make it hardenable.

Ngas knife is 5 layers of material forge welded together. No folding required.

The folding process was also used to reduce carbon content if needed.

I bought a different pattern of VG10 stainless Damascus to try. Its similar to the random pattern I have used before, but with more contrast with straight lines in the pattern. And I picked up some water buffalo handle material at the Melbourne knife show to try.

As mentioned, the steel is VG 10 Damascus etched in Gator Piss. The bevel is a full flat grind. The handle material is buffalo horn with red G10 liners, brass Loveless bolts and brass lanyard tube. The handle has been hand sanded to 1000 grit, then buffed and waxed. The photos show a lot of reflection on the handle material - its quite shiny.

The other end of the spectrum I bought a $20 delivered knife off Ali Express just to see how they go. Meant to be D2. Might be cos it hasn’t stained. Held an edge good enough for son to take pin boned hq’s and back steaks off, and after I stropped it I skinned a couple of back legs and took 2 shoulders off.
It’s tiny, but an ok spare for in my pack. Has a decent handle. Quite a nice little cheap option. Says the guy who owns 20 or so Bark Rivers’.

Might as well have bought a bacho.... Ducking for cover as slippers come flying...

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Might as well have bought a bacho.... Ducking for cover as slippers come flying...

I already knew Bacho’s are shit.

Originally Posted by Tahr

The other end of the spectrum I bought a $20 delivered knife off Ali Express just to see how they go. Meant to be D2. Might be cos it hasn’t stained. Held an edge good enough for son to take pin boned hq’s and back steaks off, and after I stropped it I skinned a couple of back legs and took 2 shoulders off.
It’s tiny, but an ok spare for in my pack. Has a decent handle. Quite a nice little cheap option. Says the guy who owns 20 or so Bark Rivers’.
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Sweet little profile, rip off of a benchmade I think?