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That was good advertising right there. Funny stuff. SDS

Very nice! I'd love to see that once that copper takes on a nice patina. SDS

Outstanding knife. SDS

Absolutely stunning work! SDS

Impressive all the way around!! SDS

It's always a pleasure to look at your work John. Nice stuff as always. SDS

I'm not usually a fan of rag micarta but man that one really works great on that knife! Nicely done. SDS

Thanks for all the comments. I really appreciate them. Bootstrap, out of curiousity do you think the set would have "worked" better if the blade had a more rustic look to it?? Just asking so I can file the information away for future projects. Thanks, SDS

I can't believe you still have this at that price.

Thanks guys. I have to acknowledge John Cohea for the tutorial and DVD that he sells for jumpstarting me on using rawhide. Even if I could have figured out a lot of it on my own he sure made the learning curve a lot shorter. SDS

What Ed said. If the guy is a legitimate writer it should be easy enough to confirm. Just ask who he writes for or who he has written for and get ahold of that publisher/editor. SDS

I'm not really sure what category this would fall into. I think it could go either way between fighter or bowie. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The knife is 3/16" D2 with Alabama damascus guard and pommel, stag handle with a mild steel pin. The sheath is deerskin rawhide wrapped...

Ed, Mike and Cliff, thank you all for your responses. I think I have this one finished up but I'm certainly going to be rethinking my construction methods again. Ed, you are absolutely right about these little details making a big difference in the way a knife is constructed. I am...

I have a question for those of you who have used damascus as a pommel. I am making a stag handled bowie with damascus guard and pommel. After attaching the pommel and sculpting it to match the stag, how do you etch the damascus without subjecting the stag to the ferric chloride?? So far my...

Gary, that turned out nice. I'll have to look for some of that dyamondwood. I like the looks of that. If you'll let me know when you might make it to the donut shop I'll try to make it too. It's a good group of guys over there and they appreciate fine knives. Don't be surprised if someone...