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Samurai Stu last won the day on October 23 2016
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I love forging knives and damascus. I am also a keen writer and movie fanatic.
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This weekend I am attending the Knifemakers Guild of South Africa annual show. Here are the knives I will be presenting. Enjoy
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Thanks JD. Means a lot coming from you. I love your work.
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Handle is forged wrought iron and bronze with buck eye burl wood.
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Damascus Chakram (Sikh throwing disc) forged from ladder W's damascus. This blade is less than a third of what I started with. There was some creative blacksmithing which Tiaan Burger helped me with and some creative engineering from another friend. While it appears to be a simple damascus disc I assure you the process to get it there was a challenge
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The clip is sharp with a zero degree bevel. The main edge is a Moran apple seed edge (slightly convex at the cutting part)
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The iron comes from ox wagon wheels pre 1900 before they started casting them. The whale rib was found on the west coast of Cape Provence in South Africa (Where I am from ). That is the natural colour as it has been infested with fungus that had long since dried out. I filled it with casting resin which sealed up most of the gaps. The guy who found it picked up some for himself and reconed it had been sitting there for a few years.
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This is my Pirate Bowie made specially for an anonymous party. 12 "Blade is forged from 5160/K600 dark star damascus. Handle is chock full of rare materials. Guard, ferrule and pommel 100yr old wrought iron with great figuring. Handle is an old whale rib from a beached southern right whale. I filled it with resin and sealed it as best I could but I think the slight mottling compliments the iron nicely.
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Pretty much
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Short Stock Damascus Bowie Blade forged from random 5160/K600 damascus. Handle from white tail Stag, african blackwood and bronze. OAL - 345mm Blade - 220mm x 40mm x 5mm Handle - 125mm x 20mm x 30mm Sheath is tooled cow hide with a viking helm bead.
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Blade forged from K600/5160 random damascus Handle from Arizona desert iron wood with blackwood and hippo tooth inlays. OAL 195mm Blade 80mm x 25mm x 4mm Handle 115 mm x 29mm x 17mm Comes with hand carved wooden sheath from African Blackwood with desert iron wood and hippo inlay
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Thanks for the tips Bruce. You are correct, hardening is touchy and I temper very low to keep the hardness. 52100 is only available in Bearing form in SA. I would use silver steel but that only comes in round bar. I think my best bet would be to get some 1080 shim.
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I make my own damascus in 5160 and Bohler K600 high nickel tool steel. I fully harden and selectively temper the blades so I get an even etch. I etch a polished blade (1200grit) in a saturated ferric chloride solution for about 5 minute. I clean the blade with a neutraliser then place it back in the solution for another 5 minutes. If the solution is weaker it needs to stay in longer. As soon as I can feel the relief of the layers in the damascus I stop etching. I then re polish the high spots and buff. I do this on my knives so that they can be used without fear of losing the damscus pattern
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I went through every page with baited breath. You truly did a masterful and inspirational job. excellent work.