I did a bit of heat treating yesterday. This is half of it.
A 30” bar of laddered damascus. Time to grind alllll those ridges off. Oh, and the other 10’ of billets I made yesterday… Today is going to be rough.
A set of steak knives in stainless New England Breeze damascus steel and maple. (SOLD) #finedining #luxurydining #steakknives #handmadeknife
A set of four Stockman steak knives in stainless damascus and bloodwood, and a knife block in amboyna burl. (SOLD) #steakknife #steak #finedining #customcutlery
(SOLD) A hatchet and hunter set dressed up in feather damascus and antiqued hickory. Simple tools, elevated and classy. #hatchet #customhatchet #mastersmith #featherdamascus
SOLD: “Aurochs” push dagger. High carbon damascus steel, silver, and Arizona ironwood burl. #pushdagger #customknifecollector #damascussteel #mastersmith
Mountain Shadow. This sword is flying with me to Atlanta this morning for the @artsinmetalshow tomorrow night. It features a 33” multi-radius saber-ground blade (including a 20” sharpened back edge) made from 147,600 layer damascus steel. The 6” hilt is made of blued steel, claro walnut, and silver. Total length: 39”, weight: ~1260g (~2.75lbs). #swordcollector #swordcollection #mastersmith #handmadesword
Here’s a little detail shot of the Aurochs push dagger. Damascus, silver, and ironwood burl.
SOLD: A pair of custom hunters. 4.5” blades in Texas wildfire damascus with stabilized redwood burl, brass, and g10. ~9.5” overall. #customknife #handmadeknife #bladesmith #handmade
My final piece for Atlanta, a push dagger in damascus steel, ironwood burl, and silver. I’m calling Aurochs. @artsinmetalshow #pushdagger #damascussteel #customknife #mastersmith
Here is a sneak peek of Mountain Shadow, which I will have with me next week at @artsinmetalshow and @blade_show in Atlanta. It is a Nepalese cavalry saber, featuring a 33” compound-hollow-ground blade (including a 20” sharpened back edge) in 147,600 layer damascus steel and a 6” hilt in blued steel and claro walnut with silver accents. #handmadesword #damascussword #damascussteel #mastersmith #swordcollector
I think it’s been 6 or 8 years since I did my last axe. This is a foxy little hatchet in feather damascus. Specs: 5.625” long, 2.625” edge, 424 grams or ~15oz. #hatchet #handmadeaxe #damascusaxe #featherdamascus
Fresh off the bench for Blade Show next month, a 9” gyuto in New England Breeze stainless damascus and stabilized afzelia. I will have this piece available at my table (2Q) June 5-7. The steel was forged for me by my good friend Will Brigham @the_artificery and the wood is from Ben Greenberg @greenberg_woods . #kitchenknife #gyutoknife #luxurykitchen #handmadeknife
Progress on my top secret Nepalese cavalry saber…
This is “Ethos,” a piece I did in collaboration with @wanderer.metalworks who contributed the exceptional (and extensive) engraving and inlay work on the bolster and the scabbard. The blade is 1000-layer damascus steel, and the hilt is African blackwood, 18k gold, jade, and blued steel with 18 and 22k gold accents. The scabbard is basswood, lined inside and out with leather. The fittings are steel with 22k gold accents. This is, in my opinion, the best piece I have ever made—yet, that is. Stay tuned for more to come. #artknife #museumquality #goldinlay #mastersmith
I think I’ll call this piece “The Turning.” 12.5” blade, 18”
Overall. Damascus, ironwood burl, silver, and blued steel. I’ll have this one with me in Atlanta. @artsinmetalshow #artsinmetalshow #artknife #dagger #mastersmith
I have been meaning to make this little wood insert for my drill press table for literally 13 years. It took considerably less than 5 minutes. Better late than never?
