Climbing the Ladder
Climbing the Ladder
Ladder Damascus, that is. Not my billet, but a USA billet I was able to acquire.
Stainless liners, brass bolster, 1095/15n20 Damascus, and mammoth ivory.
Enjoy....
Stainless liners, brass bolster, 1095/15n20 Damascus, and mammoth ivory.
Enjoy....
- Steve Warden
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Re: Climbing the Ladder
Love the blade profile, love the scales...
Beautiful knife!
Beautiful knife!
Take care and God bless,
Steve
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1980-2000
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Steve
TSgt USAF, Retired
1980-2000
But any knife is better than no knife! ~ Mumbleypeg (aka Ken)
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SWEET... that is a real killer Tony!
The blade material is very nice! It screams QUALITY DAMASCUS.... I think that pattern is the type I like the most.
The mammoth ivory is some really beautiful stuff. I keep thinking I want to give it a try but then..... I start thinking that it would be something like rock or petrified wood....LOL.
How does the mammoth ivory work?
Is it easy to cut, sand and drill?
Good show!
The blade material is very nice! It screams QUALITY DAMASCUS.... I think that pattern is the type I like the most.
The mammoth ivory is some really beautiful stuff. I keep thinking I want to give it a try but then..... I start thinking that it would be something like rock or petrified wood....LOL.
How does the mammoth ivory work?
Is it easy to cut, sand and drill?
Good show!
"Life is tough.... but it's tougher if you're stupid."....John Wayne
Re: Climbing the Ladder
Thanks Steve.Steve Warden wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:45 pm Love the blade profile, love the scales...
Beautiful knife!
Thank you Mike. I agree about the Damascus. I sacrificed a bit of steel in the billet to get this piece of pattern.Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:02 pm SWEET... that is a real killer Tony!
The blade material is very nice! It screams QUALITY DAMASCUS.... I think that pattern is the type I like the most.
The mammoth ivory is some really beautiful stuff. I keep thinking I want to give it a try but then..... I start thinking that it would be something like rock or petrified wood....LOL.
How does the mammoth ivory work?
Is it easy to cut, sand and drill?
Good show!
Mammoth ivory is easy to drill, sand and work. It is prone to chipping and cracking. I use lots of super glue on the natural cracks and lines. The dark lines make it attractive to my eye, but are opportunities for failure. IMO it is easier to work than bone, but more fragile.
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Ahhhhh... 10-4.... thanks for the assessment Tony.
I am going to give that stuff a try.
I am going to give that stuff a try.
"Life is tough.... but it's tougher if you're stupid."....John Wayne
Re: Climbing the Ladder
Very nice, Tony. I really like that blade shape!!!
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Absolutely awesome beauty Tony! I love the pattern in that damascus and the mammoth ivory is gorgeous!
"Better to do something imperfectly, than to do nothing flawlessly." ~ Robert H. Schuller
Herb
Herb
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Mike, please let us know how the mammoth ivory works out for you. I would like to try it as well.Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 3:05 pm Ahhhhh... 10-4.... thanks for the assessment Tony.
I am going to give that stuff a try.
"Better to do something imperfectly, than to do nothing flawlessly." ~ Robert H. Schuller
Herb
Herb
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Will do!herbva wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:03 pmMike, please let us know how the mammoth ivory works out for you. I would like to try it as well.Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 3:05 pm Ahhhhh... 10-4.... thanks for the assessment Tony.
I am going to give that stuff a try.
I have a couple of projects to do first but I will post up a thread when I give it a try.
"Life is tough.... but it's tougher if you're stupid."....John Wayne
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I don't know the measurements but it looks like you were able to get maximum blade length into the handle which i believe is more difficult than having the blade a bit shorter.
kj
kj
Re: Climbing the Ladder
Thank you, Doc. So do I.
I milked the nail nick a bit too close to the pivot, but I will fix that in the next one.
Thank you Herb. I want to see your mammoth offerings as well. Post them up when you source and use some.
Yes sir, it is Joe. I have been leaving the blade a bit long in the initial grinding, and shortening it to fit the frame on the first temporary pinning.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:14 pm I don't know the measurements but it looks like you were able to get maximum blade length into the handle which i believe is more difficult than having the blade a bit shorter.
kj
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Wow, that really does look great.
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Thank you sir.
Thanks OC. Much appreciated.
Re: Climbing the Ladder
A+++Tony_Wood wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:22 pmThank you, Doc. So do I.
I milked the nail nick a bit too close to the pivot, but I will fix that in the next one.
Thank you Herb. I want to see your mammoth offerings as well. Post them up when you source and use some.
Yes sir, it is Joe. I have been leaving the blade a bit long in the initial grinding, and shortening it to fit the frame on the first temporary pinning.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:14 pm I don't know the measurements but it looks like you were able to get maximum blade length into the handle which i believe is more difficult than having the blade a bit shorter.
kj
Still learning, some from error and some from trial.
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Re: Climbing the Ladder
Thanks Tom.TPK wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:21 amA+++Tony_Wood wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:22 pmThank you, Doc. So do I.
I milked the nail nick a bit too close to the pivot, but I will fix that in the next one.
Thank you Herb. I want to see your mammoth offerings as well. Post them up when you source and use some.
Yes sir, it is Joe. I have been leaving the blade a bit long in the initial grinding, and shortening it to fit the frame on the first temporary pinning.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:14 pm I don't know the measurements but it looks like you were able to get maximum blade length into the handle which i believe is more difficult than having the blade a bit shorter.
kj
Still learning, some from error and some from trial.