Author Topic: Damascus blade under way- pro photo pg 4 (Read 4097 times)

Ray Hammond · « **Reply #20 on:** August 25, 2012, 09:00:00 PM »

Wow! That's awesome that you were able to get that done evenv with all the irritating phone calls!!!!!

Lamey · « **Reply #21 on:** August 25, 2012, 09:00:00 PM »

uh oh,, i may be seeing my new favourite Lin Bowie shaping up!

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #22 on:** August 25, 2012, 09:29:00 PM »

Pardon the traces of polish.

Lamey · « **Reply #23 on:** August 25, 2012, 09:42:00 PM »

crazy good. what you thinking for guard/handle?

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #24 on:** August 25, 2012, 10:22:00 PM »

I'm thinking damascus fittings with stainless accents. I also want to try a wood handle texture that resembles the texture of leather.

akaboomer · « **Reply #25 on:** August 25, 2012, 10:30:00 PM »

I can't wait to see how this one goes. I love the direction it is headed now! My wife and kids enjoyed looking at the pics finding faces in the pattern.

Chris

srtben · « **Reply #26 on:** August 25, 2012, 10:35:00 PM »

Very nice Lin, thanks for all the pics.
Is that mark etched or stamped?

Lamey · « **Reply #27 on:** August 25, 2012, 10:43:00 PM »

looking fwd. to seeing it progress.

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #28 on:** August 26, 2012, 07:10:00 AM »

Thanks.

It's etched Ben.

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #29 on:** August 27, 2012, 08:49:00 AM »

Here's a snap shot of the blade that's finished. I "thought" I had it finished Saturday evening but I saw something that bothered me and I decided to re finish the blade. I worked on it yesterday in the afternoon, working the sides in a little, thinning it and get rid of a tiny remnant of one of the grooves that makes the pattern. It was about the size of this: '

It really was bugging me. As many of you know, you just cant simply file or sand it away in the immediate area of the problem. You have to take the material down all the way to keep the flats flat, etc. It is damascus, and it would seem that it might get lost in the pattern, but you can see it. Could see it. I spent all afternoon and it's right now.

This blade has nice chatoyance, which you can see some in the clip area. The cell phone is not the best way to show case a blade.

Soonerlongbow · « **Reply #30 on:** September 02, 2012, 03:26:00 PM »

Possibly the most beautiful blade I've seen!

amar911 · « **Reply #31 on:** September 02, 2012, 05:56:00 PM »

Holy moley, Lin!! That is amazing. I always think you have reached the pinnacle of what can be done with a blade, and then you go do something like this. You have outdone yourself, my friend.

Allan

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #32 on:** September 02, 2012, 09:02:00 PM »

Thanks guys. I just got back on. Our power was out a while with the storms.

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #33 on:** September 08, 2012, 09:47:00 PM »

I got some of the fittings forged and shaped today. I put in a long day. This is the guard before I final sanded it and etched it. It's damascus. I'll try to get some more done tomorrow afternoon. I'm thinking of trying something new. If I do, it will run over into the week but that's ok.

Lamey · « **Reply #34 on:** September 08, 2012, 10:17:00 PM »

lookingfwd to seeing this come together, really like the guard shape.

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #35 on:** September 09, 2012, 03:04:00 PM »

Lamey · « **Reply #36 on:** September 09, 2012, 03:35:00 PM »

doing a little hinge action for your butt plate? Clever work!

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #37 on:** September 09, 2012, 04:47:00 PM »

That's right Matt. Self leveling.

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #38 on:** September 09, 2012, 05:15:00 PM »

Lamey · « **Reply #39 on:** September 09, 2012, 06:37:00 PM »

NICE! You have my shipping address??

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