I wonder if you had a deep etch on a piece of Damascus (say a extra 5 min longer than your standard etch) in clean ferric then dipped it in your copper ferric if the copper would plate to it then wipe it off the high spots leaving copper over the etched areas? So instead of having dark spots you...
Man that is really nice. I don't know how I missed this. The handle material and finish all compliment each other. A fantastic piece of functional art.
Hand rubbed Cpm D2 blade
Blade 3 and 1/4 inches
Overall 7 1/2 inches
Closed 4 1/4 inches
Handle material is mammoth and random pattern Damascus bolsters
Filed worked back strap and jeweled and anodized liners
Custom made thumb stud with mammoth inlay
This little dagger will be headed to...
Random pattern blade, bolsters and back strap 1095
Handle material is is blue green bark mammoth
3 1/2 inch blade
4 1/2 inch closed
Overall 7 3/4 inch
Thickness .125
Jeweled file worked anodized liners and heat colored Damascus file worked back strap.
Custom thumb stud with blue mammoth...