gryphon Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Exquisite alright,heres another knife carrying the same handle material that I was sent a lump of..wild briar root from Spain.Alas its not mine,check the dammy blade out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltonaHunter Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Nice one Griff, another one of foxwells? The mosaic pins match well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted July 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 No it was made in Sweden AH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigitt Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 simply gorgeuos how much are these worth - ballpark? What do you do with them... use them (nah!), store them or display them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenring Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Love the patterning in the damascus. Quality craftsman at work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncs Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 bloody nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Damascus steel blades are just too nice looking to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 a local guy has been buying ferric chloride from my work to do some inlay work on metal. I checked out his website and saw a few knives with similar blades to that one.... unreal work mate how long does it take to finish off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatdane Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 thanks Gryph!! After seeing this i suddenly had a passion for Damascus blade knives. Proud owner of 4 now and a little bit poorer...... thanks mate!!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe.358win Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 A simply stunning knife.The damascus blade is a work of wonder,and the handle material matches in perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted August 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 GD put some pics of your knives up with some details can you,I will eventually get myself a Dammy or three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Jaeger Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Exquisite craftsmanship indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 That Blade is Hypnotic. Too good to use, but what the heck you would have to use it anyway. A bit like owning a Mercedes Benz 4X4, you just have to use it. Cheers for the piccy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatdane Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Okay guys, thought i post some pics of my new Damascus knives.... They are no way in the same class as Gryph's which was truly a piece of art but i like them. 2 (white handles) are drop point skinners and weight a tonne, 1 is a stockmans locking blade(little one) and the other 2 are just general purpose hunting/skinners ... I hope you enjoy the pics... I did have to reduce them a fair bit though so quality has suffered.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatdane Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 And the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncs Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Wow. I'd never seen a damascan blade before this thread. Sort of wished I hadn't now - they are very, very tempting. How is the effect created? Obviously worked in some manner. Is it folded over and over again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 imagine a red hot (white hot) billet of metal belted flat then folded then flattened then folded...with an air hammer some billets of steel are folded 1500 times. I spoke to a Damascus cutler that was folding 1200 times by hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltonaHunter Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 If anyone is considering buying a cheap damascus knife off ebay have a look at this thread off another forum before buying: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=725923 Also note the link to "Two finger knife co" in there too. Theyre legit and can supply stabilised handle material and pins if your willing to put some work in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 There are some good pieces here, a Green River blank for $10 gets you real quality carbon steel,a few bucks for pins etc and make a handle for yourself from whatever grabs you,maybe a bit of antler,bone or some exotic wood you have around the joint. http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/SubList.aspx?catId=9 and also here for those that want to try making from kits or even buying a finished job. http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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