A nice hunting knife for this upcoming Season.

[1highhog]

My best friend, Lin Rhea, who makes knives as sort of a side job but which started out as a hobby hand forged this damascus knife a few weeks back.  For those who appreciate the fine art of blacksmiths and the craftmanship these guys put into their knives then it's really something to see, a piece of cold formless steel,, be hammered and folded many times over and to make the intricate patterns that is Damascus steel.  He had a-lot of time put into this knife, but was paid well for it at the Worlds knife Show in Atlanta.

[pigture perfect]

Beautiful, but I don't know that I would use it as a skinner though. I'm dangerous enough with a single edged blade. I'm assuming this is a display piece though.

[Verge]

True Damascus isn't from folding metal. Did he make that, or use a blank?

[SWD26]

Beautiful knife and excellent finish work. Like PigturePerfect said though, it wouldn't be much for skinning.

[IronHog]

I wish I'd bought some of his knifes before he got famous in the knife world.



He's done really good work for years.

[Rzbakfromwaybak]

Beautiful knife....

but that thing is too pretty to gut or skin a deer with.......& get blood all over it...

[JM Gorilla]

Sweet!

True Damascus isn't from folding metal.

He's right -- the 'damask' look comes from the reaction of trace impurities in the alloy when it is forged.

As a side note, back in the day the master bladesmith test required making a double-edged damascus dagger that would pass all of the stress and sharpness tests.  Was this a master project?  (I used to be pretty familiar with the process.  My brother used to be a bladesmith, and one of his knives was featured in Blade magazine back in the early 90's.  He gave me the knife -- I will see if I can't get some pics up.)

[Verge]

As a side note, back in the day the master bladesmith test required making a double-edged damascus dagger that would pass all of the stress and sharpness tests.  Was this a master project?  (I used to be pretty familiar with the process.  My brother used to be a bladesmith, and one of his knives was featured in Blade magazine back in the early 90's.  He gave me the knife -- I will see if I can't get some pics up.)

That is most impressive. I can't imagine trying to make something like that from scratch.

[1highhog]

Sweet!
He's right -- the 'damask' look comes from the reaction of trace impurities in the alloy when it is forged.

As a side note, back in the day the master bladesmith test required making a double-edged damascus dagger that would pass all of the stress and sharpness tests.  Was this a master project?  (I used to be pretty familiar with the process.  My brother used to be a bladesmith, and one of his knives was featured in Blade magazine back in the early 90's.  He gave me the knife -- I will see if I can't get some pics up.)

Yes, it is the same today as then.  Lin had to pass his master bladesmith test and was required to make a double-edged damascus dagger that would pass all of the stress and sharpness tests.  A true master project, but only one part of the test.  Lins dagger is now hanging in the Arkansas historical Museum on loan from the guy who bought it.  If I remember correctly it sold for $6,000.

[1highhog]

This is a knife Lin gave me because it didn't pass his quality test when he was a JS, he was just starting out so I told him I I would take it.  He didn't want to give it to me because it had a small mistake in the blade that would only be caught if he was showing the knife.  He was going to make a small hunter out of it instead of the Bowie, so I told him I would like it like it was, so he gave it to me, along with the Kenny Rowe Sheath.  I've been offered $700 for it at knife shows that I go to with him, funny how people will pay so much for a knife.

[DeltaBoy]

Cool Knifes but I use my 1980's Schrade sharp finger 105 for small game and their Bear fixed bade with 6 inch blade.