Damascus/Diamonds

[PMSKnife]

Happy New Year to you all first and foremost...

Got some knife work done over the holidays and this is the first to show...

Twisted damascus of 1084/15N20
2.0mm Cubic Zirconia stones inset in spine and blade
Light file work in front/behind stones in spine
Open Weld on 1 side of handle for dramatic effect

Blade Length 2.00"
OAL 5 - 3/4"








Thanks For Looking
Mark

[Kelly Carlson]

Very nice knife - I particularly like the full length taper and elegant decorative touches.

[Colin KC]

Very elegant, I especially like the balance that it shows with the deep blade vs taper.

Mark, how close to finished did you forge it, looks close

[PMSKnife]

I actually didn't forge this one to shape. I like to grind in on damascus so as not to distort the pattern.

I DID actually do a first with this knife. I hollow ground it and then took it to the disc grinder to obtain the flat/tapered grind. I have, in the past, done flat grinds 100% on the disc grinder and it is VERY time consuming/uses a lot of discs....The method I used on this one is MUCH less time/paper consuming. I think that I will stick with it!!

Thanks for the feedback All
Mark

[whv]

interesting design, mark.
thanx

[BrianT]

very interesting piece Mark. How did you hold the stones in?

Thanks for the pics
Brian

[RickNJ]

Very nice knife. I dig it.:cool:

[PMSKnife]

Sorry it took so long to reply about the stone placement...

I originally got all of my info from the "How To" that Don Cowles did on stone placement. Then through some personal e-mails to Don I got additional information that was of great help.

The stones are originally ste with a "setting pencil" tool from SIGNITY. But I ruined the tip of mine by being a bit too HARD on it...That said, I have been setting the stones with epoxy until I get a new setting pencil/tip...

Thanks For Looking
Mark