People often ask me about my techniques and materials, so here I'm going to share with you a little of how I make these knives.
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Damascus Feather Pattern TutorialFeather Damascus I want to acknowledge and thank Steve Dunn for his explanation of this pattern he shared with me in a discussion a number of years ago at an ABS hammer-in. [more...] |
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Turkish Twist Pattern (in progress tutorial)The Turkish twist pattern is a very popular damascus steel. Also known as twisted strand pattern it was commonly used in damascus shot gun barrels of the 18th and 19th century. I was taught the basics of the pattern by Mastersmith Bill Fiorini at a weekend hammerin may years ago. Basically this is a composite pattern made from several damascus bars which have been twisted and weded together to form a single composite damascus bar. [more...] |
Studio TourI always enjoy visiting other knifemakers and artists where they work so I put a bunch of pictures of where I hang out… [more...] |