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Special Interests - Groups & Societies => The Cutting Edge => Topic started by: KenH on October 03, 2021, 01:21:24 PM
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Hello ya'll. Nothing new has been posted to this group for a while so I figured I'd post an image of a Damascus Dagger I just finished. The blade is around 100 layers of 1084 and 15N20 forged up and twisted. The guard, spacer, and pommel (buttcap) are all the same twisted Damascus.
I ground the blade to the normal dagger profile, then used the surface grinder to clean up a bit and it put the strip down the center. Several folks liked the strip, so I left it in. Still gotta make a sheath for it, or perhaps a display stand?
(https://i.ibb.co/cLFk3bL/Dagger-D.jpg)
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Nice! :D
I'd suggest a sheath that goes inside the boot-top?
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The Damascus dagger might be a tad large for a boot knife - it's about 12" overall
Here's a boot dagger that's only 8" long with a 4.5" blade. I forged it from an old file with faux ivory with brass fittings.
(https://i.ibb.co/dMk6M9b/Dagger-Sheath-side.jpg)
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My vote (FWIW) would go to the display stand! Something that beautiful should be open for veiwing, not hidden in a sheath.
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Beautiful forge and grinding work!
I would vote for a display case as well, pattern-weld damasc that pretty deserves to be seen A LOT
yhs
profmarvel
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that is NICE !
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;D Oh Yes !! ;D
Just piling on here. I'm for the display stand you betcha 8)
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Thanks all of ya'll for the comments - a display stand it will be. Not sure when I'll get it done, but when I do, I'll post a photo.