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A few damascus kitchen knives I made

Discussion in 'Handiwork Display' started by Van Zanten, Apr 8, 2021.

  1. Hello everybody,

    Here is some of my latest work:

    All three knives in the first photo have a 220mm blade, weigh approximately 200 grams and have their balance point right in front of the bolster. For the damascus I have a new mix, 1.2510 - 1.2442 and 75Ni8. Heat treatment tweaked a bit to austenitizing at 830 for 7 minutes, platequench in aluminium, LN2 at -196 degrees Celsius, 1 hour at 185, LN2 again, 1 hour at 175. Results in 63HRc and enough toughness for kitchen use.

    The wood on the damascus blades is poplar burl and the Elmax blade has Bocote.

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    And here are some more I made a few month's ago:
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    Merovingian twist and Coolibah burl
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    Elmax san mai with Bohler N690, Buderus Nitro-B and blue Juma Elforyn

    Best regards,

    Johan van Zanten
    The Netherlands
     
  2. Wagner the Wehrwolf

    Wagner the Wehrwolf Founding Member

    Those look fantastic! I especially like the non-damascus knife and the blue handled on. Good stuff!
     
  3. Toothpick

    Toothpick #2 since day #1 Founding Member

  4. larrybard

    larrybard Founding Member

    Quite impressive looking. Thank you.
     
  5. cheflarge

    cheflarge Founding Member

    STUNNING!!! :D
    :cc
     

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