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Posted: 5/5/2019 11:37:29 PM EDT

[#1]

Thanks everyone. Here's another I'm working on. Twist damascus blade and guard with stabilized, curly koa for the handle.

Posted: 5/6/2019 12:21:09 AM EDT

[#2]

Awesome.

Posted: 5/18/2019 2:36:34 PM EDT

[#3]

My Coal Iron Works forging press came in last week, so I had to play around with a few things.

Some 1095 and wrought iron san-mai.

These 2 are forged from 360 layers of 1084 and 15N20, one in a raindrop pattern and the other in a (hopefully) ladder pattern.

Posted: 5/18/2019 3:10:31 PM EDT

[#4]

A press sure makes a guy more productive doesn't it

Posted: 5/18/2019 5:55:32 PM EDT

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It's unbelievable! I can finally see the opportunity of making more than a couple dollars an hour on damascus knives.

Here's the damascus blades cleaned up. The ladder pattern didn't turn out as I wanted it to.

Raindrop and ladder pattern and wrought sanmai.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoE8VTRHrtE

Posted: 5/18/2019 10:21:34 PM EDT

[#6]

How did you make the ladder?

Posted: 5/19/2019 12:29:02 AM EDT

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I just ground alternating grooves on each side with an angle grinder, then forged it flat. If I would have ground wider grooves and deeper, I think it would have turned out better. I plan to get the steel to make some dies with and ladder dies are on the list.

Posted: 5/19/2019 12:41:25 AM EDT

[#8]

Either way works. I shoot for just under 1/3 thickness for groove depth.

But it is easier to blast off forged humps than cut grooves I think.

Posted: 5/19/2019 6:08:17 AM EDT

[#9]

The Damascus Mk II is beautiful! Great job man!

Posted: 6/9/2019 10:49:57 PM EDT

[#10]

I'm really liking this one. An EDC in AEB-L with patriot kirinite and red and white G-10 liners for the handle.

Posted: 10/20/2019 6:29:01 PM EDT

[#11]

I've been finishing up the rain drop pattern bowie. Decided to put an s-guard on it with ironwood for the handle. I was going to put a spacer between the handle and guard, but got a suggestion to make the spacer bigger, so I went with 3 curly maple spacers dyed black.

Now I have the guard and blade to clean up and get etched, then final assembly.

Posted: 10/20/2019 9:06:33 PM EDT

[#12]

Amazing work. Thanks for sharing it.

Posted: 10/20/2019 9:41:31 PM EDT

[#13]

Really nice. The handle shaping looks great.

Posted: 10/20/2019 9:45:32 PM EDT

[#14]

I like what you did with the spacers. The addition of the fluted spacers was a good one.

Posted: 10/22/2019 11:10:02 AM EDT

[#15]

I wish I had some sort of talent for stuff like this.

Posted: 10/22/2019 12:30:22 PM EDT

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Eh, some of us have some latent talent or interest but in reality it's a lot of try fail try fail before we get any good at it.

Posted: 10/22/2019 12:43:23 PM EDT

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I'm 4 years from retirement and just broke my knee in a motorcycle mishap. I plan on doing some adult ed welding and other courses so I can dink around a bit outside my retirement gig. Plan on trying kydex work and a bunch of stuff to see if anything sticks. Threads like this are good inspiration.

Posted: 10/23/2019 5:12:36 PM EDT

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Truer words...

Posted: 10/27/2019 11:02:13 PM EDT

[#19]

Thanks everyone. Here are a few finished pictures.

I spent time this weekend working on a pattern I've never done before, a feather pattern out of crushed w's.

It's not perfect, but I'll take it.

Posted: 11/10/2019 2:51:31 PM EDT

[#20]

Beautiful blades!

Posted: 2/9/2020 6:48:53 PM EDT

[#21]

I finished up my 200th knife this weekend.

It's the crushed w's feather blade with a feather walnut crotch handle. The spacers are curly maple and red G-10.

Here's a couple pictures of it with my 100th knife.

Posted: 2/9/2020 9:23:49 PM EDT

[#22]

Both are very nice.

Posted: 2/9/2020 9:55:42 PM EDT

[#23]

That's an accomplishment.

I think I just started #9. I can't imagine what it will be like by the time I get to 200.

Posted: 4/13/2020 10:06:41 AM EDT

[#24]

Amazing work.

Posted: 7/28/2020 1:03:04 PM EDT

[#25]

I've got a few more going. These are all stock removal blades in AEB-L stainless.

Posted: 7/28/2020 1:22:11 PM EDT

[#26]

Those are awesome.

Posted: 8/4/2020 1:20:25 PM EDT

[#27]

Just finished this one. The blade is AEB-L stainless steel. The handle is spalted maple burl that I had K&G stabilize. I made the guard from 1/4" nickel silver.

Posted: 12/22/2020 1:29:52 AM EDT

[#28]

Here's a little more damascus. This one is a cake knife I made for my son and his fiance's wedding.

I also made his wedding ring out of the same billet of damascus.

And here is the last knife finished before Christmas. 180 layer twist pattern with curly koa for the handle.

Posted: 12/28/2020 2:11:25 AM EDT

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Here's a little more damascus. This one is a cake knife I made for my son and his fiance's wedding.

https://i.postimg.cc/5tVyHqf5/2020-12-12_20.57.08.jpg

I also made his wedding ring out of the same billet of damascus.

https://i.postimg.cc/Jh5njDhf/2020-12-12_20.58.22.jpg

And here is the last knife finished before Christmas. 180 layer twist pattern with curly koa for the handle.

https://i.postimg.cc/6571pBkd/2020-12-21-23-21-29.png

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Beautiful work!

The ring is awesome!

Posted: 1/1/2021 11:46:18 PM EDT

[#30]

Here's another one I'm working on. 180 layer twist pattern with a curly koa handle.

I've got it soaking in instant coffee right now.

Posted: 1/9/2021 7:40:37 PM EDT

[#31]

Beautiful!

Posted: 2/19/2021 10:56:26 PM EDT

[#32]

Here's a finished picture of the above knife.

Posted: 2/20/2021 1:26:53 AM EDT

[#33]

Attached File

Posted: 3/2/2021 7:51:47 PM EDT

[#34]

These are beautiful, I wish I had the skill, space and tools to create stuff like this.

Posted: 3/3/2021 6:11:00 PM EDT

[#35]

Here's an order of gut hook knives just finished. Nitro-V steel with Hawaiian Koa for the handles.

Posted: 3/24/2021 10:26:50 PM EDT

[#36]

Nice work. I have to start checking in here more often.

Posted: 5/30/2021 1:19:52 PM EDT

[#37]

Here's another damascus blade I just finished. This was made with 7 bars of 120 layer 1084 and 15N20. They were extra pieces from another project I'm making out of Turkish twist. These pieces didn't have enough twist to them to get the Turkish twist pattern. The guard is twist pattern and the handle is a piece of Kansas walnut crotch wood.

Posted: 5/30/2021 4:50:25 PM EDT

[#38]

Tag to look at pics of beautiful knives

Posted: 5/31/2021 5:19:37 PM EDT

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Here's another damascus blade I just finished. This was made with 7 bars of 120 layer 1084 and 15N20. They were extra pieces from another project I'm making out of Turkish twist. These pieces didn't have enough twist to them to get the Turkish twist pattern. The guard is twist pattern and the handle is a piece of Kansas walnut crotch wood.

https://i.postimg.cc/nhvXHdLb/2021-05-29-01-28-29-1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/ryP0g0Hb/2021-05-28-15-03-38-1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/gkLw7cF0/2021-05-28-15-03-38-3.jpg

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absolutely gorgeous! I love the museum fit!

Posted: 6/28/2021 5:57:48 AM EDT

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Ksred,
I have saved up all the old files I have worn out over the years and have quite a few. PM me if you might find some of them useful. There is a little life left in some of the files, but not much. I prefer to just buy nice, new, sharp files rather than fighting with worn out files. Most of the files are 10-12 inches long.

I like the designs of your knives...especially where you start the plunge grind as it allows the blade to be more easily sharpened all the way to the back edge. Many makers begin their plunge grind at a place that makes sharpening the very back portion of the edge difficult.

Posted: 6/28/2021 6:34:53 AM EDT

[#41]

I'm jealous, those look great op

Posted: 7/19/2021 5:47:36 PM EDT

[#42]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the compliments. Here is a pro photo of the previous damascus blade.

Here is another one I finished about the same time. This one has a 1075 blade with hamon and desert ironwood scales that are museum fit on a tapered tang.
I think it's pretty cool how the hamon lines showed up in the tang.

Posted: 7/19/2021 5:54:12 PM EDT

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Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the compliments. Here is a pro photo of the previous damascus blade.

https://i.postimg.cc/tJt37y3M/210707-Gene-Kimmi-001-3.jpg

Here is another one I finished about the same time. This one has a 1075 blade with hamon and desert ironwood scales that are museum fit on a tapered tang.
I think it's pretty cool how the hamon lines showed up in the tang.

https://i.postimg.cc/sfkHX9Wk/Photo-Jun-02-10-48-39-AM.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/bNRvVdY5/Photo-Jun-02-10-54-14-AM.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/RFGPbc8F/Photo-Jun-02-10-53-15-AM.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/8CM9wfNJ/Photo-Jun-02-10-54-48-AM.jpg

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I almost like that one better than the Damascus one.

Nice work!

Posted: 7/26/2021 11:36:28 PM EDT

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Here's one of my most popular models that I just finished. Nitro-V stainless with curly Hawaiian koa and red G-10 liners.

Hunting knife with Koa handle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX4rSaZfjIU

Posted: 2/11/2022 12:27:14 PM EDT

[#45]

Took some time this last week to make some new dies for my forging press. These should help in the damascus making process.

Posted: 2/11/2022 3:44:10 PM EDT

[#46]

Making tools to make tools.

Can't wait to see what you do with them!

Posted: 2/14/2022 11:18:24 AM EDT

[#47]

Here's a 400 layer ladder pattern off the new dies.

Posted: 3/13/2022 10:49:59 PM EDT

[#48]

Then you just grind off the humps?

Is that easier than cutting grooves and forging it flat?

I don't really forge, so sorry if it's a stupid question.

Posted: 3/14/2022 9:21:13 AM EDT

[#49]

Correct, just grind the humps off. Doing it this way, you don't disturb the pattern.
If you grind the ladders in and forge it flat, the ladder pattern gets stretched out and can distort it.

Posted: 3/14/2022 11:37:42 AM EDT

[#50]

That makes sense.

Thanks for the explanation.

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