Christmas knives

[Nicodemus]

Hey, Hank, did those last files I brought you work out?

 

[1eyefishing]

LOVE CPM154. One of the “super” stainless steels, USA made resulting in cleaner steel, less inclusions. And it holds an edge a long time. Repeated this story many times: I’ve got pics of me shaving my homper legs AFTER that knife of mine had gutted and helped skin a bull elk, skinned and gutted two whitetail bucks. It’s a super good steel that anyone with some degree of skill in sharpening a blade…they can keep it sharp. Some of the other super steels….not so. Extremely difficult to sharpen.

I am in the infancy of a newly found appreciation/fascination with knife steels and edges.
My brain has put out lots of wood smoke trying to learn about the different aspects and qualities of different steels and a little about blade geometry lately. All very new to me, but fascinating.
But I still have no understanding of damascus. I know it's 2 or more different types of steel folded over and forged on to itself but that's about it. Wondering if the 2 steels chemically bond as in elements blending together in solution at temp or are they just physically bonded through the hammering and pressure...
Also having two different metals with different hardness, and grain structure, wear resistance, etc. along the bevel forming an edge confuses me as it relates to sharpening...

Have you had any thoughts about this stuff?

ApexUltra | High performance knife steel for bladesmiths

It is a steel truly worth of handcrafted knives. It is a low alloy design that is forgeable, forge-weldable and its fine carbides make the steel comparably easy to finish and sharpen. With its high purity and well-balanced alloy composition it has the best toughness of all steels tested so far...

www.apexultrasteel.com

Newly created with forgers in mind by the same metallurgist that recently came up with the process that produced Magnacut...

 

[godogs57]

Hey, Hank, did those last files I brought you work out?

I annealed them but haven’t cut a blade out yet. Good steel in both of those rasps! Much appreciated and I’ll see you soon. Probably at Chehaw Frontier Festival

 

[godogs57]

I am in the infancy of a newly found appreciation/fascination with knife steels and edges.
My brain has put out lots of wood smoke trying to learn about the different aspects and qualities of different steels and a little about blade geometry lately. All very new to me, but fascinating.
But I still have no understanding of damascus. I know it's 2 or more different types of steel folded over and forged on to itself but that's about it. Wondering if the 2 steels chemically bond as in elements blending together in solution at temp or are they just physically bonded through the hammering and pressure...
Also having two different metals with different hardness, and grain structure, wear resistance, etc. along the bevel forming an edge confuses me as it relates to sharpening...

Have you had any thoughts about this stuff?

ApexUltra | High performance knife steel for bladesmiths

It is a steel truly worth of handcrafted knives. It is a low alloy design that is forgeable, forge-weldable and its fine carbides make the steel comparably easy to finish and sharpen. With its high purity and well-balanced alloy composition it has the best toughness of all steels tested so far...

www.apexultrasteel.com

Newly created with forgers in mind by the same metallurgist that recently came up with the process that produced Magnacut...

They are literally welded together. It’s always interesting what kind of Damascus you can make, given the different types of carbon steel used. Then there’s different patterns on the resulting finished product. The iterations can go on and on. Have not looked at apex yet…I know Larrin and he’s one sharp guy. Knows his stuff. I’ll read up on it.

 

[cramer]

Beautiful work!
I love them all. It was hard getting past the 1st one. I loved the snake wood handle.

 

[wvdawg]

More beauties - all of them. That mango is something!

 

[Glenn2399]

Hank made me one of his Trout and Bird knives with green micarta. This knife was for one of my great grandsons. When my wife seen it, she threatened to keep it. Talked to Hank he said he could make a paring knife with the green micarta for her. She is ecstatic with this knife and has stressed it is HER'S. It is beautiful. I'll never never touch it. thanks Hank.

 

[Timberbeast]

Never gets old seeing these. Awesome looking knives! Thank you for sharing.

 

[BriarPatch99]

I annealed them but haven’t cut a blade out yet. Good steel in both of those rasps! Much appreciated and I’ll see you soon. Probably at Chehaw Frontier Festival

Hank .... Hope to bump into you at the Frontier Festival this year... enjoyed chatting with you...

 

[elfiii]

I'm back in for Kinch #2 for my son. Your work is heirloom quality Hank. I'll be back after #2 for #3 for my nephew.

 

[Lukikus2]

Beautiful work!

 

[Jester896]

talked to @godogs57 this week about going...hope he makes it.
My buddy liked the snakewood one you made him in the first picture.

 

[godogs57]

talked to @godogs57 this week about going...hope he makes it.
My buddy liked the snakewood one you made him in the first picture.

Paul, we hunted hard yesterday. Might make it out there this afternoon before heading to the woods one last time. Always good to see you!