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The leather is a nice touch.

Welcome to KD!

Getting materials together and planning the sheath. Got some beaver tail I think will look interesting behind the handle. Also planning on using some copper strips.

I basically fumigate it in a plastic container with ammonia. The pieces are suspended above the ammonia (in this case on a small G10 platform). I spray them with a little ammonia and sprinkle sea salt over them. Then watch and wait. Rinse and wipe off excess when the finish is where I want it. I...

Worked on antiquing the fittings and guard. It took a nice patina. I’ll probably leave the steel spacer alone.

Thanks! It gave me some anxiety for a bit, but it’s sorted out now

Working on my 3rd hidden tang. Next step is to decide how to patina the bronze.

Didn’t know cedar could be stabilized. I like the look.

The CAD work to create the file was $30, one time, and the blanks were $10.30 each plus shipping. Price includes the 80crv2 steel too. Well worth it, especially with this model. Going to save me hours per blank in time.

Got some blanks cut by water jet from NJ Steel Baron. Very pleased. This is going to be a huge time saver on this model.

I'd also recommend neutralizing it when done. You can get Neutralizer and Electrolyte from USA Knifemaker. They're not expensive and last a very long time.

Yup. Have mine hooked up to a Dust Deputy and shop vac for wood n such. Just use the water bucket for steel. Sometimes I’ll use a box fan with a furnace filter attached too.

Nice one John! Looks like that one will have lots of interesting activity. What steel do you find gives you the best results for your process? I'm playing with W-2 right now, but see others get good results with 1075, 1095 and W-1.

Here’s after sanding to 1200 followed by a series of etching and polishing. It’s hard to get a decent photo. I’m pretty happy with the activity on this one.

Time for a test etch. I sanded to 220 and cleaned with soap followed by alcohol… And here’s after 10 minutes in the ferric chloride. Now I’ll see what I can get with some more sanding and polishing.

I do HT myself. Added an Evenheat to the shop a year ago.

Working on another Bowie project. Thought I’d try for a hamon on this one. Hope to have some cool pics to share after heat treat. Got it clayed up with some Satanite.

How thick are the final pieces? I've been wondering if they could be used for guards and spacers. Looks like a lot of fun to do.

Nice looking knives Paul. Welcome to KD.

Finished up with a ferric chloride etch, some stingray leather, and a para cord wrap. I’ll have to figure out a kydex sheath for it next.