This Damascus is my first forging under the tutelage of Cal Ganshorn. A fairly low layer 1080 and 15N20 ladder pattern. The blade is 7-1/4'' long 2'' at the widest point .200 thick. Stabilized Redwood burl with 316 stainless and a few brass spacers make up the handle. This knife is also going to my first customer out in British Columbia. Hope you like it.
Wow!!! Looks great J, keep up the awesome work the customer will be very pleased to have it I'm sure!!!
Scary to think that's your first forging attempt. I can't imagine what you'll produce when you get good at it!
I agree with myth. The symmetry in the grinds and the swedge is remarkable as is the fit and finish. You have a great teacher with cal but you clearly have natural talent as well. Are you grinding full free hand or with some kind of jig?
Thanks for the compliments everybody. It's all free hand on a 6''X 48''. Anything I can't do on my grinder I do with files and sand paper. If I decide to stick with this, I"m defiantly going to have to get a 2'' X 72''. Very versatile machines.
The customer (my friends little brother) wanted to make a sheath himself. I decided to make a sheath for this knife and send it with as a gift. (I need the practice.) Sheath #2.
