Author Topic: San Mai and Black Maple hunter (Read 1201 times)

kbaknife · « **on:** January 05, 2012, 12:09:00 PM »

Well, here's that blade finished out.
Think it works well with that stabilized "Black Maple"?

TheBigRedArcher · « **Reply #1 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:03:00 PM »

Now that's pretty right there.

Rusty Snuffers · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:06:00 PM »

I think it works quite well. Mighty fine, sir!

jonathan creason · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:19:00 PM »

I don't know, there's just something about it that I don't quite like. Oh yeah, I see it now.........it's not mine.

Mighty fine work, Karl.

David Yukon · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:42:00 PM »

Pretty indeed! Good looking knife!

akaboomer · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:52:00 PM »

Great job Karl. I like the Black Maple better than I would Ebony or African Blackwood.

Now when will we see this type blade on a Bowie?

Chris

Kevin Evans · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2012, 02:22:00 PM »

Nicely Done.
I like the shape of the handle,
looks like it would feel good.

2treks · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2012, 02:24:00 PM »

Nice!

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #8 on:** January 05, 2012, 02:27:00 PM »

Great knife Karl. It's one to be proud of.

Arrowest · « **Reply #9 on:** January 05, 2012, 03:20:00 PM »

Very well done. Now to match it up with a classy black sheath with just the right amount of tooling on it.

Steve Nuckels · « **Reply #10 on:** January 05, 2012, 08:14:00 PM »

I like it alot!

Very unique!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
ABS Apprentice

gables · « **Reply #11 on:** January 06, 2012, 01:00:00 PM »

Did you get the maple died black during stabilization ?

kbaknife · « **Reply #12 on:** January 06, 2012, 01:55:00 PM »

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Originally posted by gables:
Did you get the maple died black during stabilization ?

It's a two step process - first they have to pressure/vacuum dye it, let that dry for about a week, and then stabilize it.

Montauks · « **Reply #13 on:** January 06, 2012, 07:11:00 PM »

yeah! what everybody else said...

caleb0100 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 06, 2012, 09:01:00 PM »

Awesome!! I really like the darker handle with that new blade.

rjackson · « **Reply #15 on:** January 07, 2012, 12:12:00 AM »

very nice.

Randy

Jim Jackson · « **Reply #16 on:** January 07, 2012, 10:55:00 AM »

Gracious, that is a beautiful combination.

Out of curiosity, what are the differences between San Mai and Mokume Gane techniques?. I've seen knives and rings made through both techniques that look very similar in their patterns but I don't know enough about the history of both processes to be educated.

kbaknife · « **Reply #17 on:** January 07, 2012, 12:17:00 PM »

Andrew, I would venture to say that the basic difference is that the San Mai procedure as used here is a simple three piece affair which creates a stainless jacket around a tool steel core which is not all that different from the Scandinavian laminated steels using the same basic process.
Mokume Gane often uses many dissimilar layers to create patterning as described in the definition:"......is a mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns. Translating as burl metal, the name was borrowed from one type of pattern created in the forging of swords and other edged weapons."

Bladepeek · « **Reply #18 on:** January 09, 2012, 11:56:00 AM »

Karl, was that blade blued and the stainless just didn't "blue", or did you have to treat the surface of the stainless? That matt finish on the stainless looks great. Much nicer than polished.
Ron

kbaknife · « **Reply #19 on:** January 09, 2012, 12:30:00 PM »

I simply etched the blade in FeCl two times at one minute each.
The 1095 etched out black, and the stainless was made satin.
I like things simple.

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