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Title: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: Doug Campbell on June 25, 2008, 09:07:00 AM

Well I've been getting very little time to play on TG or in the shop for a few weeks now but finally getting caught up a little. Anyway I've had a few projects I hoped to get done before the Big Sky Hammer-in coming up this weekend. Long story short I finished the third one yesterday evening so I could take em to the little show that goes along with the Hammer-in. You guys get to see em first...

5" damascus blade, guard and butt cap with MT elk horn
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/gotahunt/R0011079.jpg)
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/gotahunt/R0011084.jpg)

4 1/4" damascus blade, guard, and cap. Smooth ground gemsbok horn, carbon steel spacers and hippo ivory.
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/gotahunt/R0011089.jpg)
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/gotahunt/R0011092.jpg)

And finally a 3 1/2" damascus blade and guard with some very cool micarta.
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/gotahunt/R0011054.jpg)

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: Doug Campbell on June 25, 2008, 09:10:00 AM

And if anybody is in the area this weekend this is a great Hammer-in!! Give me a holler if your interested.

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: skullworks on June 25, 2008, 09:44:00 AM

Sweet stuff Doug! Love them all!
Do you heat treat the damascus guards and caps before you etch them or does it make a difference?

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: Chris Surtees on June 25, 2008, 11:01:00 AM

Awesome knives Doug! True works of art!

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: robtattoo on June 25, 2008, 04:26:00 PM

Dayum Doug! You been practicin'!  :D   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: Lin Rhea on June 25, 2008, 06:08:00 PM

Doug, those are real nice! I hope you guys have fun. I got to meet Josh at the Blade Show. Nice young man. We'll need a full report with pics.
                                    Lin

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: OconeeDan on June 25, 2008, 08:15:00 PM

Doug, those are real classy looking knives.
Tell me, that last micarta, you started with brown micarta and it turned out amber, right?

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: Bodork on June 25, 2008, 10:36:00 PM

Sweeet! I love 'em all!

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: Doug Campbell on June 26, 2008, 12:25:00 AM

Thanks everybody, I'm looking forward to getting these critiqued by a Mastersmith or two this weekend.

No I don't heat treat the guards and caps SW.

It started amber and ended amber Dan  ;)

Yep Lin, Josh is a good kid, halfway decent knifemaker too  ;)  I'll sure be all ears and camera this weekend. Too bad you couldn't make it up...

Thanks again,
Doug

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: skullworks on June 26, 2008, 06:46:00 AM

I think they call that natural colored micarta. I've seen it on a few knives. Thanks for the heads up Doug!

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: Arrowslinger on June 26, 2008, 07:18:00 AM

Doug, Those are some nice knives.  You do great work with damascus.  I still look at the one you made for me every day and grin.  :bigsmyl:  Can't wait to get it bloody.

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: Roughcountry on June 26, 2008, 11:51:00 PM

Dang Doug, I like'm all.
really like the pattern in the first blade.
Have fun at the hammer in, if Bumps there tell him I said hi.

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: LEOPARD on June 27, 2008, 08:29:00 AM

Very nice, Doug!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: For your viewing pleasure
Post by: Al Kidner on June 29, 2008, 10:59:00 AM

Well mate, again I must say I've never seen you make a bad knife!

Thanks for the pics. Did the shirt fit OK?


AK.