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I'd go with something nice and simple like a single guard in polished or satin stainless, brass or nickel, pair it up with some nice straight grained wood and I think it would really highlight the damascus.

Very fine work Rafeal !!

Ooh. That's pretty.

The texturing is a nice touch, looks functional too, grippy, but not too rough. Do you mind sharing your technique ?

What kind of kydex is that on the top sheath ? Nice pattern. Where can it be purchased ?

That is my kind of knife. Great lines, beautiful wood. Absolutely gorgeous.

Nice combo!!!

Very nice!! Beautiful material combination and very smooth design.

the most improtant part of a pencil is the eraser

I love my BB file guide, it's probably the best investment in knifemaking I've made so far and the only thing I have that was made by a master smith!

Bump with price drop.

I believe he just packed it with clay, and he did confirm with rockwell testing files and in my destruction testing it was also quite apparent. He also does a beautiful diffferential on D2 that I have had him do a number of times. Apparently no one told him that it couldn't be done.

I shold note as well that when I asked Mr. Oates about his recommendation for a good stainless, he also suggested 440C. Obviously, I ignored his advice, but just wanted to second the Laurence's thought that it gets pushed to the corner a lot despite the fact that it's a fantastic steel.

Doug makes a good point with the newer high-test steels sometimes being more difficult to sharpen. I should add that I don't have much trouble sharpening the Elmax, or even D2 for that matter which I also use quite a bit, but I do use diamond stones and I think that makes a difference. Also, I...

Elmax. Super tough and holds a great edge. Have Lee Oates do a differential HT on it for you and you will not be disappointed.

The line on the third pic at the blade/guard joint is left over slurry, not a gap in the fit. I guess I was just in too much of a hurry to take the pics. One other thing I forgot to mention is that the handle is mortised into the guard. I have done this on all of my hidden tangs, but admittedly...

I'd love to but my schedule won't allow it this time. I definitely have to get there sometime though.

Thanks guys. In my humble opinion, you can't beat a bowie, best overall knife design of all time.

I just finished this up, and don't have a buyer, so figured I would put it up on a couple boards. This is a nice, stout bowie ground from 5160, differentially tempered heat treatment by Lee Oates/Bearclaw Knives (the back edge is hardened so you can sharpen it if you wish) with a very basic...

I've really enjoyed the forum so far, great crew, very friendly and helpful, and I hope I can contribute in some small way. I started out making a knife for my son, and of course, the rest is history... Since then I've been making and selling some knives to friends and locally here in central...