Progress Blog for Damascus Handmade Knives
- Sep
- 18
- Posted by Tim
- Posted in Custom Knife Making

Finished! With a freshly sharpened edge and a dash of Clove Oil, these knives are ready for their new homes!!
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- Sep
- 18
- Posted by Tim
- Posted in Custom Knife Making, Custom Knife making

Handle Progression! With lots of hand sanding, sanding, and sanding, have finally a shape that we can work with. 🙂 Next in line, putting on a couple of coats of Teak Oil to get a good finish and protect the wood. Love the Shine!
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- Sep
- 18
- Posted by Tim
- Posted in Custom Knife Making, Custom Knife making

Getting the Handles Decided on Picking out the handle material for several of the knives. All based on what the customer is requesting. Also, after the handle material is cut […]
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- Jan
- 12
- Posted by Tim
- Posted in Custom Knife making

Drying After Acid Etch After bringing them out of the acid etch solution, and neutralizing. The design contrast has come out nicely on each piece. Cleaned up and sitting out to dry for the selection of handle material.
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- Jan
- 12
- Posted by Tim
- Posted in Custom Knife making

Getting Ready for Acid Etch After coming out the heat treat oven, have the process of cleaning the blades up to put them into a ferric acid solution. This process will bring out the damascus contrast design in the metal again.
read moreChecking in on Three Other Damascus Handmades
- Nov
- 12
- Posted by Tim
- Posted in Custom Knife Making

Etched and Ready for Handles Three knives that I have just finished etching. Will be polishing the bolsters for the top knife, and putting handles on all of them next.
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