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I etch in ferric and water 1:4 until I get the depth I want, then over night in extra extra strong instant coffee.

2nd billet of homeade damascus, 288 layer 1084 and 15n20 modified ladder pattern.

I have changed the direction of my knife making since Facebook killed my page, and honestly I got so busy trying to keep up with orders and filling commissions it became a 2nd job, and not a fun hobby. Now I have all the time to play with projects I want to do, so the last few weeks I've been...

I would say a knife's value to you...is what its value is to you. I make several knives a year hobby level, I kind of stick to what he says on his web site. In my opinion I make a good solid knife from good steel. But I don't get in the habit of dressing it with 500.00 or more worth of...

My 1st shop made Cu Mai blade, I won't say there wasn't issues, but I was able to chase those out and still make a good knife, all though somewhat smaller than planned...lol this one is a laminated Cu Mai blade, outside cladding is mild steel, then copper layers, then a core of 52100 ball...

I have several etching tricks i do, coffee works good to really darken the pattern after etching with a stronger acid, thats better as a 2 stage proccess, the last damascus knife in this post was etched with acid mixture, then over night in extra strong instant coffee. Sanding with high grits...

same except just regular vinegar.

So I recently finished a project I've been working on for a while when time allows a homemade forge press. I got around to making the 1st set of die for it just some 8" flattening die. Any way I wanted to try making something on it so I made a 15n20 clad 80crv2 San Mai billet. The forge weld...

Alabama Damascus, and Ironwood burl.

Made myself one, I was carrying a cheap Chinese knife because every time I make myself a knife someone talks me out of it.. I'm not sure if I'm done with it or not, I may add a lanyard tube, I may do some file work on the inside edges of the liners, have not decided. This is the 1st "old...

Just got around to making the sheath

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these were custom orders, they are not for sale, but thanks for looking at them.

Just finished triplets, 3 in D2, copper bolsters, good old ironwood scales, blue g10 liners. Sheaths are 8-90z veggie tanned leather let's say 10 inches total. This is like 3 plus weeks of spare time and partial weekends for me anymore.

Sweet!!

A little 52100 carbon steel, hollow ground, tapered tang with g10 handle..

Thanks all, I don't get to make as many knives as I use to for several reasons but the main reason is to hang out with wife, kids and grand kids, plus the regular 9-5, plus archery hunting, plus bow fishing, plus regular fishing etc...lol. I moved pretty much all my knife activity to my...

Well I made my 1st straight razor out of ball bearing steel (52100) its a 7/8 straight razor made from .26 inch thick 52100 carbon steel. I got up enough nerve to shave with it, it worked, I do not have anything to compare with so not sure how well it worked. Handle is burlap micarta. These...

I make knives very very part time, when I have one available you can find them on my Facebook s.pottscustomknives should find it. thanks.