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Offline kbaknife

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Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« on: December 05, 2011, 08:50:00 AM »
I had a guy who wanted this knife as his first foray into knife collecting!
He wanted a camp knife - that he would never take camping!
Sort of like a car you'd never drive.      :rolleyes:  
Oh, well, who am I to complain?
So, we made a Crushed and laddered Ws Damascus blade of 1095 and 15N20 with the left over used for the take-down fittings!
A chunk of wood from the desert = Desert Ironwood.
She will now get sent off to our own Scott Teaschner for some type of groovy sheath-type-thing.
 

 

 

 
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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2011, 09:11:00 AM »
Karl, there seems to be some sort of lines all over your blade and even on the fittings. I like it though.
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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2011, 09:18:00 AM »
I'm not sure I could bring myself to use that one, either.    :eek:   I really like the profile and end cap on the handle, and that desert ironwood is stunning.     :thumbsup:
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Offline DANA HOLMAN

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2011, 09:37:00 AM »
Very Nice Karl. shines like a new nickle
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2011, 10:53:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Lin Rhea:
Karl, there seems to be some sort of lines all over your blade and even on the fittings. I like it though.
I tried to sand them off but no matter how deep I went they wouldn't go away!
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Offline 2treks

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2011, 02:49:00 PM »
:saywhat:  
Is that real?

WOW!

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Offline David Yukon

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2011, 04:22:00 PM »
Holly C@#&!! This is insane! Love it! I would use it! But baby it!
Cheers!
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Offline kansas stik man

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2011, 04:53:00 PM »
well one thats awesome but being awesome does not teach me anything lol, what causes the steel to be so dark(the black areas)?  is it a longer acid etch? and with that metal combo what kind of edge retention will you get?  i dont know much about damascus
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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2011, 06:51:00 PM »
It's been hot-blued, just like a gun barrel.
Quick lesson in Damascus:
Two different steels are used, each one would work quite well, alone, as a knife blade.
Being welded up with another one of similar characteristics does not necessarily make it work better.
But the end result should work as well as either of the two components.
One of the components - in this case the 15N20 - has about 2-3% nickel as part of the alloy.
When all is done and the blade is hardened and tempered, the blade is etched in an acid that literally eats away at the steel. But!! the steel with the 2-3% nickel is impervious to the acid and that acid only eats away at the other one, thus, revealing the pattern.
Now, since the acid literally ate away the vulnerable steel, it actually creates 'highs and lows' on the surface of the blade.
After I hot-blue the blade, it comes out completely black. Then I take 3000 grit sandpaper and with a hard backing, I sand the bluing OFF of the 15N20, since it is "standing" up taller than the 1095.
This, then gives the really strong visual differentiation between the two steels.
Did I make sense?
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Offline Kevin Evans

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2011, 07:20:00 PM »
Nice job Karl  :thumbsup:  
I assume W's, laddered (how many layers on the W's???)
Good explanation on the Damascus,I have trouble explaining it to people
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2011, 07:38:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Kevin Evans:
Nice job Karl   :thumbsup:  
I assume W's, laddered (how many layers on the W's???)
 
I'm pretty sure this is what I did:

I started with a 12 layer billet - 1/4"+ 1095 and multiple layers of 15N20.
Welded, drawn out and re-stacked to 36. Tripled it.
Drew out a ways, turned 90 degrees and crushed the Ws.
Drew that bar out, tripled it, re-stack and weld, drew out, and then either double or triple cut that, I honestly forget, and re-stack and weld.
Drew out to maybe 7/16", forged blade profile, layed out and cut in ladders.
Smashed 'er flat and called it a day.
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Offline Doug Campbell

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2011, 07:57:00 PM »
Yea Buddy, that'll do.   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2011, 08:13:00 PM »
That's beautiful!

Karl, between you and me did you do alittle chopping with it before you sent it to Scott?

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Offline Del Garner

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2011, 09:06:00 PM »
That knife is magnificant and you are a true artist.
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2011, 09:26:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Steve Nuckels:
That's beautiful!

Karl, between you and me did you do alittle chopping with it before you sent it to Scott?

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You bet I did. Right out of the tempering oven with a quick edge on it. I have an osage tree behind my barn I'm gonna get cut down one of these days!
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When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
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Offline Arrowest

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #15 on: December 06, 2011, 12:47:00 AM »
absolutely amazing Karl. You hit this one right out of the park.  The crafsmanship displayed and willingness to share on this site continues to impress.
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Offline shb67

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #16 on: December 06, 2011, 01:31:00 PM »
Wow that is a blade of beauty  :)
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #17 on: December 06, 2011, 06:31:00 PM »
Lin

I kinda like em lines, know whut I mean?
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #18 on: December 06, 2011, 07:44:00 PM »
It's growin on me.  :D
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Offline Scott Teaschner

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Re: Presentation Grade Camp Bowie
« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2011, 08:19:00 PM »
Karl that thing is just WOW!
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