Damascus Carving Set WIP

[HHH Knives]

Will, AWESOME! I just found this thread and glad I did. I was thinking about doing a set just the other day. Iits great to be able to see how your doing yours. I will be watching. I cant wait to see that finished fork. Your doing some really COOL stuff!!! Thanks for Taking the time to do the WIP!

[WillC]

Thanks for the kind words Guys, got the blade forged out and tapered today and heat treated them both. The blade is 290mm at the moment. Will be getting a bit more slender after HT

[WillC]

Some progress on these at last,
Quick check of the san mai so I remember where I am.



Handle bits cut squared and drilled, now gluing up. I'm trying something different on these, its good to experiment on your friends


Bolsters drilled and slotted.




Getting there....Have a great weekend everyone

[Johnny.B.Good]

Looking good Will.

Can't wait to see them finished. Your friends should be very pleased.

[Eamon Burke]

Nice!

[Marko Tsourkan]

Looks great Will -

[WillC]

Thanks Guys, did a bit more on these today. Got the handles squared up, bolsters shaped, I made an endcap for the Knife too to get the balance nice, I epoxied the bits on and have left to set. These Handles will be on the "diamond", I'll knock the corners off and there will be a taper on the sides at the front, maybe the rear. I've seen a handle like this and liked it, Kramer or Fish? I cant remember.
I've started using West systems epoxy and i'm really impressed, its quite fluid when fresh and it really seems to penetrate, takes a while to go off, but it just feels solid. The real test will be grinding those tapers in on the copper bits without the glue popping.
Gave the fork a quick etch, I think I will hand sand finish it to get better contrast rather than polish as the pattern is really subtle in places. Blade also hand finished ready for logo and etch.

[Aphex]

Now that's going to make on hell of a carving set. The fork in particular has turned out to be quite sublime. Great job Will.

[Mike Davis]

Pretty amazing again Will!!! Really dig this stuff.

[El Pescador]

Looking good Will. Handles are too square-ish.