A Damascus Bird and Trout

I had a piece of Damascus laying around plus its raining like heck outside, time to grind. This little bird and trout knife will be handy.





After drilling the pin holes I reworked the handle and drilled new ones.

Having never played with Damascus, should I send this out with my other blades on Monday?

Hello, I realize I'm new here, so take my advice with the grain of salt included. If its something like 1080/1084 and 15N20, I'd say do it yourself if you have the equipment. If its 1095, and you want the full benefits of the extra 11-15 points of carbon, send it out. If you're not worried about that and are OK with 1095 working like 1080, then do it yourself.
Have fun.
~billyO

I think I recognize that steel, and if it's what I believe, if you send it out for heat treat you need to be VERY specific on the alloys involved. Also, don't be surprised if a commercial heat treat outfit can't "nail" the Rc you ask for......Damascus can be a different animal for many heat treaters, and if they don't have experience with the specific damascus you send them, many times it's more an experiment for them then anything.

3/32" Damascus

3/16 Kirinite Toxic Green and black scales, stainless and micarta pins.

Too bad this one is spoken for.

Thats sure something, the way the pattern in the handle and the damascus seem to mirror itself there by the plunge lines.
The owner should be pleased for sure.

These are becoming popular.

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