Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Ask questions and share your knowlege about custom knives. Make sure to show off your stuff if you are a knife maker or collector.
Post Reply
Tony_Wood
Posts: 1368
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:06 pm

Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by Tony_Wood »

Started the pattern welded steel journey last fall. I will post a few pics of that process.
Been making mostly hidden tang fixed blades, but saved a piece of a billet for a folder blade.
895BF699-00FA-4C66-A77B-C00AEA27A10C.jpeg
Started as nine layers of 1084 and 15n20.
9A0E44BF-33F1-4812-AA14-FC0E39E2F4E9.jpeg
That stack welds, folds, and repeats to 144 layers of steel.
4BF026D7-6E76-4D8E-9D38-865B1CA93A17.jpeg
B5DFDE11-B907-4FA8-AC58-6220F3575CF5.jpeg
C6EA2E31-6B54-4682-ABD8-6DFC15BD4671.jpeg
That bar gets drawn out and drilled for the raindrop pattern.
A167ED41-BE49-4E52-95BE-EA7B01174DB7.jpeg
From there it gets forged into a knife blade.
C2C8DADB-6B4C-43CA-92B3-F68880861D80.jpeg


Enjoy.
https://m.facebook.com/sheepsfootknives/?ref=bookmarks

Instagram: #sheepsfootknivesbytwood
Top
Tony_Wood
Posts: 1368
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:06 pm

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by Tony_Wood »

One more I’m working on now...
4259F2F6-B560-423F-A290-12080110C513.jpeg
https://m.facebook.com/sheepsfootknives/?ref=bookmarks

Instagram: #sheepsfootknivesbytwood
Top
doglegg
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 17964
Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:35 am
Location: Grand Prairie, Texas

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by doglegg »

Whoa Tony, I love it. The fixed blades were a treat as well. Wonderful work. ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
Top
samb1955
Posts: 1670
Joined: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:47 pm
Location: Indiana

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by samb1955 »

Most impressive!!!
Top
User avatar
edge213
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 7787
Joined: Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:48 am
Location: The Crossroads of America

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by edge213 »

Great pictures, thanks for posting.
I always enjoy the forging pictures and videos ::tu:: ::tu::
David
"Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" Meat Loaf
Top
User avatar
Steve Warden
Posts: 6322
Joined: Wed May 27, 2015 4:18 pm
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by Steve Warden »

Very cool!!
Take care and God bless,

Steve
TSgt USAF, Retired
1980-2000

But any knife is better than no knife! ~ Mumbleypeg (aka Ken)
Top
User avatar
WillyCamaro
Posts: 6097
Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2019 4:03 am

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by WillyCamaro »

My goodness me Mr. Wood :shock:, this is as real a knife making, as you can get. Forging ones own Damascus, let alone making custom knives from
scratch, is an art in itself. Kudos to you for taking the plunge!
8) ::clapping::
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
Top
User avatar
herbva
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 1876
Joined: Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:18 pm
Location: The Old Dominion

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by herbva »

Awesome work Tony! i can't even imagine what goes into making blades like those. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
"Better to do something imperfectly, than to do nothing flawlessly." ~ Robert H. Schuller

Herb
Top
User avatar
1967redrider
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 16220
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:23 pm
Location: Alexandria, VA
Contact:
Contact 1967redrider

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by 1967redrider »

Great work and a gorgeous knife! ::tu::
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!

You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
Top
Tony_Wood
Posts: 1368
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:06 pm

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by Tony_Wood »

doglegg wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:08 pm Whoa Tony, I love it. The fixed blades were a treat as well. Wonderful work. ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks Floyd. Appreciate the kind words.
samb1955 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:16 pm Most impressive!!!
Thank you Sam. ::tu::
edge213 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:06 pm Great pictures, thanks for posting.
I always enjoy the forging pictures and videos ::tu:: ::tu::
David, much appreciated. ::tu::
Steve Warden wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:49 pm Very cool!!
Thank you, Steve. ::tu::
WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:36 pm My goodness me Mr. Wood :shock:, this is as real a knife making, as you can get. Forging ones own Damascus, let alone making custom knives from
scratch, is an art in itself. Kudos to you for taking the plunge!
8) ::clapping::
Willy, the only thing left to do is process ore into a workable billet and build one from there. One day! ::tu::
herbva wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:08 am Awesome work Tony! i can't even imagine what goes into making blades like those. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
Herb, thank you sir. A recipe of elbow grease and love.
1967redrider wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 2:48 am Great work and a gorgeous knife! ::tu::
Thank you sir. ::tu::
https://m.facebook.com/sheepsfootknives/?ref=bookmarks

Instagram: #sheepsfootknivesbytwood
Top
User avatar
QTCut5
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 5819
Joined: Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:59 am
Location: Napo'opo'o, HI

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by QTCut5 »

I'm always impressed by the knife making talents and knife modification skills demonstrated by so many AAPK members.

TWood--that Damascus folder is absolutely gorgeous. Just curious: Will it be going into your personal collection or offered for sale? ::suspense::
~Q~
Top
Tony_Wood
Posts: 1368
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:06 pm

Re: Damascus and Micarta slipjoint build

Post by Tony_Wood »

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:26 pm I'm always impressed by the knife making talents and knife modification skills demonstrated by so many AAPK members.

TWood--that Damascus folder is absolutely gorgeous. Just curious: Will it be going into your personal collection or offered for sale? ::suspense::
Q, thank you so much.
This one is actually going to my dentist. We have bartered for some crown work.
He says that I am expensive; I tell him that the feeling is mutual. ::shrug::
https://m.facebook.com/sheepsfootknives/?ref=bookmarks

Instagram: #sheepsfootknivesbytwood
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Custom Knives”