Cable And Denim 1 of 4

[EdgarFigaro]

A friend of mine, probably currently my best customer since I've not really sold too many yet, ordered a few knives off me.
He'd ordered a pair in the past for friends after I'd made him and his wife both a knife for all the help he'd given me.
So this time he ordered four, and I've been working on them and have begun to start finishing them up. I've got two down with the other two left to go.

Blade : One inch cable that I'd forged into the blade, differential hardening.
Guard : Brass
Handle : Homemade denim micarta and a mosaic pin.

I'm quite happy with how it turned out, especially as I thought I'd try something different to see how it turned out.
I glued up the full knife before trying out any shaping of the handle. Usually I'll shape out some of the guard first.
Used a different method to shape the underside of the handle/guard which is an area I've been working toward getting just as I want it. Also been trying more sculpting on the handles.
This one has a pretty good feel and hand, and you can get a real good grip on it.
The blade was etched twice by just brushing on the ferric rather than a soak then polished.
The hamon stands out a bit more this way, but you can still see the cable patterning.
Feel free to ask questions and make comments.

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[ghdeel]

A beautiful knife, and who can argue with a customer like that!

Gary

[bebhionn]

although brass is normally not my thing d^mn that looks nice! really love the soft looking finish on the blade and handle! big thumbs up from the netherlands!

[EdgarFigaro]

Thanks guys.

Everything is pretty much at 600 grit, but the blade has been etched and polished a bit after.

I've got some copper to try with some of the denim, I think it'll look pretty good as well. Kinda like using some metals that you might find on jeans.

[ghdeel]

Home made denim micarta is in the plans for a future knife, love the look of the stuff, and a little copper, mmmm...mmmm.

[Albert E]

Great looking knife!!
Albert

[EdgarFigaro]

Thanks guys.
Yeah I'm eager to try the copper out with it as well. I think it'd look quite nice.

[joelbolden]

Beautiful knife; love the shape/testures of it. Copper works quite well with denim..trust me:).

[Arno Günther]

A real one of a kind knife!

'Salut'

Arno

[EdgarFigaro]

Thanks guys.
Yeah Joel, I remember one of yours that I recall was denim and copper and looked great.