All About Pocket Knives

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.
Started as nine layers of 1084 and 15n20. That stack welds, folds, and repeats to 144 layers of steel.
That bar gets drawn out and drilled for the raindrop pattern.
From there it gets forged into a knife blade.

Enjoy.

One more I’m working on now...

Whoa Tony, I love it. The fixed blades were a treat as well. Wonderful work.

Most impressive!!!

Great pictures, thanks for posting.
I always enjoy the forging pictures and videos

Very cool!!

My goodness me Mr. Wood , 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!

Awesome work Tony! i can't even imagine what goes into making blades like those.

Great work and a gorgeous knife!

doglegg wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:08 pm Whoa Tony, I love it. The fixed blades were a treat as well. Wonderful work.

Thanks Floyd. Appreciate the kind words.

samb1955 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:16 pm Most impressive!!!

Thank you Sam.

edge213 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:06 pm Great pictures, thanks for posting.
I always enjoy the forging pictures and videos

David, much appreciated.

Steve Warden wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:49 pm Very cool!!

Thank you, Steve.

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:36 pm My goodness me Mr. Wood , 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!

Willy, the only thing left to do is process ore into a workable billet and build one from there. One day!

herbva wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:08 am Awesome work Tony! i can't even imagine what goes into making blades like those.

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!

Thank you sir.

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?

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?

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.