December 4, 2020
Practice engraving plate for a bolster. This is a piece of 416ss and is a practice cut for a knife
https://youtu.be/cFYWjAkZ7t0 Flipper with bearings Liner Lock. The bolster is canister damascus. The blade and bolster were colored with Nitre Blue
This frame lock liner lock flipper uses bearings. The Ti frames are my forged titanium. The blade is san-mai with
Paper Mache Sanmai damascus blade, back bar and pocket clip Sanmai core is 1084 steel Hand turned pivot collars and
Engraved Ti frame lock. Sanmai Damascus Blade, zirc clip. 8 different metals in this one. https://scontent-msp1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t50.2886-16/70442064_160244838492111_7494094866011102176_n.mp4?_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&oe=5DF29EBB&oh=5c4d4c2f99d6ace736b46f890a717b71 Canister sanmai with 1084
Meteorite bolster, Westinghouse white scales, caged bearings, M390 blade blackened a bit. https://scontent-msp1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t50.2886-16/25663379_349499178851640_1863341062806831104_n.mp4?_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&oe=5DF28D48&oh=f0c06f5b4b018655d65399b5c9f5b24a
Before Engraving Engraved Chute Knife. Joe Mason puts his signature engraving on this one with gold inlay. 3 1/2” tip
Just off the bench. The amboyna burl was stabilized by WSSI. You can see some bark inclusions I intentionally worked
Book marked Spalted Black Ash Burl scales with heavy inclusions really punch up this burl wood. This utility has a
10” Black Ash Burl with a hint of a trailing point. The blade is 5 1/2” long, tip to bolster.
Ironwood burl Clip Point. The blade is CPM154 that I heat and cryo treated to 59RC. An 8” hollow grind
12/25/06 Merry Christmas. I day off from work to catch up a little in the shop. This is an Ironwood
Here are the fish knives I just finished up. Here, I have the bug knives I made last fall as
BG-42 stainless steel, .189″ thick, blade length is 4 3/4″, OAL is 9 1/2″. Paul Bos heat treat. 8″ hollow grind