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07-09-2016, 09:49 PM #1
15/16 explosion damascus in mammoth tusk Ivory
This is a razor I finished today. The size is 15/16. The steel is explosion Damascus. I'm experimenting a bit with different types of Damascus, and how they survive forging and hollow grinding. Many things that look great in a knife just look awful on a razor because the patterns don't survive hollow grinding in many cases, especially near the edge. The steel here was made by Maarten Van Hattem. I didn't know what this would look like before I started. All I knew was that it was 'wild' so even if the pattern washed out, at least it would be chaotic.
The scales are mammoth tusk ivory, with a black horn wedge.
Til shade is gone, til water is gone, Into the shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath.
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07-09-2016, 10:55 PM #2Senior Member
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Awesome Bruno
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07-09-2016, 11:27 PM #3Senior Member
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I agree, awesome!
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07-09-2016, 11:29 PM #4Truth is weirder than any fiction..
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Lovely pattern in the steel, another stunner Bruno.
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07-09-2016, 11:36 PM #5Not really a "Senior Member"
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That is one of the nicest customs I have seen.
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07-09-2016, 11:38 PM #6Razorius Maximus
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What a beauty!
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07-12-2016, 12:07 AM #7Member
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Beautiful razor Bruno! Have you made any knives with this pattern? (For comparison, as you mentioned a difference)
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07-12-2016, 12:31 AM #8I love Burls....... and Acrylic
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That truly is a fantastic piece Bruno, and I really like the extended tail and traditional look as well. Fantastic work!
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07-12-2016, 07:05 AM #9
No i haven't. The man who made the steel does. He told me that it came out different compared to what he is used to so for us it's a bit if an experiment to see how those things translate after hollow grinding. And of course he is still coming to grips with my concept of 'beautiful ' compared to his
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07-12-2016, 08:15 PM #10Senior Member
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That's an age old struggle. Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder.
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