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Very nice that all goes together beautifully . What did you use for your bolster ? and who did your engraving? Steve

Nice looking knife. Did you use a press or did you use a hand hammer? I have not had the greats luck with cable your looks great.

like everyone else I try and fix the problem, most of the time it is turned into a shop knife or destroyed for testing ( I have a lot of shop knives). That said I just finished one with a flaw in the handle I couldn't fix, the blade was fine so I did sell at a reduced price. I would not sell one...

I just bought some about two weeks ago . I use it all the time for sanding it great stuff. Thanks for the heads up murph......steve

I have to agree its not worth the effort. I didn't make the billet a friend of mine did with a hyd. press and it still had areas that didn't weld which I found out after forging and grinding the blade . I have made a few billets of layered damascus with out the problems of the cable. That said...

GREAT looking work . Like some have said I want to get a mill ......steve

great knives your mom should be real happy to get that....Steve

That is a great looking knife It sure takes a lot to get that kind of shine. The dove-tail look sweet it just adds a nice touch....Steve

Thanks for all the kind words. The hamon turned out. I was trying to get sharper edges on the hamon to look like fire ( kind of a torch looking knife) ...Steve

the handle is two pieces of stabilized maple separated by ss the dark one was colored when it was stabilized ( not by me ).The ring spacer is mild steel but not blued. thanks Murph and Charlie for the comments ...........Steve

I just finished my second dagger.been working on it off an on for a few months. I like doing these just not all at once, kind of a side project when working on other knives. The blade is 1075 with a hamon/ clay quench. the guard and pommel are mild steel and blued. OAL is 14 in. Blade is 91/2...

Randy Al and his son are great people. The Hammer I am planning on make is your basic Tire hammer. I know Ray Clontz and have the plans just need to find the time and parts. I need something to help with hammering out tangs and such . My arm just doesn't hold up as good as it use to... I would...

That is a great press. I was at Uncle Al's shop last year and saw that style of press and it looked great and at a very reasonable price. your right about him being a great guy. I am still struggling about a press or power/tire hammer. I don't do a lot of Damascas so I am leaning more to the...

maybe you got it to hot when you were finishing. I had a cocobola handle shrink very little but you could just feel the pins after a few weeks. I went back and re finished and no problem . Steve

Thanks that's kind of the way I have been leaning . I have been using my forge for some time and it works fine just wanted to go electric. My list never seems to get shorter..Steve

I do like the looks, though I did think it could have had better contras after etched. I did not make this billet myself a friend of mine did with his new press. He said that he bought the cable from a knife supply ( can't remember who). He also had some unknown stuff he sent but I couldn't use...

I have a quick question on your oven. do you know about how much you have invested? I am looking at building one or going with the sugar creek ($ 500.00). the lazy side says goes with the already built the cheep side says do it your self .... Thanks Steve

yes I think there are to many little places for me to feel confident in it to try and take the clip down. I will just chock it up to the old learning curve and scrap it for now. Man sometimes that learning curve sure get steep LOL... Thanks for the help.......Steve

I would agree with Doug and V6 on the extra tempering. If the blade is smaller it will break easier when you bend it. it just doesn't have enough area to make the bend or distribute the stress like a bigger blade........Steve

here is another photo that shows it a little better....Steve