Osprey Guy
01-20-2003, 03:35 AM
Hey guys-
I'm really excited about this...my first time to use damascus (and my first time to make my own bolsters from scratch)
The rest of the knife was completed a couple of weeks ago...I had been planning on adding the damascus then but had to put it on the back burned as I got ready for the Richmond Knife Show.
The wonderful damascus is from Bob Eggerling...I picked it up at the Baltimore Show...knew the second I spotted it I was going to use it with the snakewood I had recently acquired...I love the way the two go together.
I've been so anxious to "play" with damascus...I wanted to try all the tricks...especially heat color...I had originally planned on going "blue" with this set...however when I completed the Ferric Chloride etch and gave them a light sanding with 7000grit UltraSand (I love that stuff!)...I was so thrilled with the results I decided to leave well enough alone...
Hope you like this...I couldn't be more excited!
http://a3.cpimg.com/image/B3/2F/16024243-bde7-01DF017B-.jpg
I decided to shoot a pic of the spine again...with the new bolsters (the snakewood is not that red...then again not quite as dark as above either)
http://a4.cpimg.com/image/B4/2F/16024244-5e6c-01F8013E-.jpg
I'm working on a new knife...by far my most ambitious embellishment work to date. With that knife in mind I called Bob Eggerling and asked if the could send me some bolsters that could work with the folder as I described it to him...he sent me ten sets on memo!!!...and 2 bars as well!!...each pattern is teriffic...wish I could afford to keep all of them...most are very unique (such as the ones I used above)... and a couple of sets are even more one-of-a-kind in appearance. I'm really looking forward to trying out lots of new effects with this gorgeous steel...
Well, gotta hit the sack...
Dennis
Yeah Baby!:smokin
I'm really excited about this...my first time to use damascus (and my first time to make my own bolsters from scratch)
The rest of the knife was completed a couple of weeks ago...I had been planning on adding the damascus then but had to put it on the back burned as I got ready for the Richmond Knife Show.
The wonderful damascus is from Bob Eggerling...I picked it up at the Baltimore Show...knew the second I spotted it I was going to use it with the snakewood I had recently acquired...I love the way the two go together.
I've been so anxious to "play" with damascus...I wanted to try all the tricks...especially heat color...I had originally planned on going "blue" with this set...however when I completed the Ferric Chloride etch and gave them a light sanding with 7000grit UltraSand (I love that stuff!)...I was so thrilled with the results I decided to leave well enough alone...
Hope you like this...I couldn't be more excited!
http://a3.cpimg.com/image/B3/2F/16024243-bde7-01DF017B-.jpg
I decided to shoot a pic of the spine again...with the new bolsters (the snakewood is not that red...then again not quite as dark as above either)
http://a4.cpimg.com/image/B4/2F/16024244-5e6c-01F8013E-.jpg
I'm working on a new knife...by far my most ambitious embellishment work to date. With that knife in mind I called Bob Eggerling and asked if the could send me some bolsters that could work with the folder as I described it to him...he sent me ten sets on memo!!!...and 2 bars as well!!...each pattern is teriffic...wish I could afford to keep all of them...most are very unique (such as the ones I used above)... and a couple of sets are even more one-of-a-kind in appearance. I'm really looking forward to trying out lots of new effects with this gorgeous steel...
Well, gotta hit the sack...
Dennis
Yeah Baby!:smokin