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This is after 3, 10 minute ferric chloride sessions and then a 2 hour coffee soak. Now we have to figure out the handle material. I will get Mark's input on this one!

Getting closer!!! Finishing up the etching, "money shot" tomorrow!

Finished up the vine file work, drilled holes for the scales, normalized it 3 times and quinched it. It is in the tempering oven now. Everything looking good so far!!!

This one came out like i wanted! I have worked on the ring a little, ground the blade down some and annealed it over night. I am headed out now to stamp my makers mark on it and put some vine file work on the handle. Hopefully i can get it heat treated today. But i have to stop at 4:00. I have...

I have not done ladder pattern, i have been reading up on it. There is a great article on the American Bladesmith Society forum about it. I believe that it said a high layer count looks best.

I worked on making the scales today, i mixed the cherry with some walnut and pecan. I used a new type of black epoxy colorant, i don't think it "pops" like my old stuff. The blavk looks grey. So i made another using my "old stuff". It is in the mold till in the morning...

Well, I googled it and sure enough someone claims to have done it. I did not look at the article...

Hopefully not 2 pieces after the heat treat!!

I wonder how long i would have to leave the bacon in the dehydrator? Now i am really thinking about it!

You will know that you have"it" bad when you are sitting at breakfast looking at that plate of grits,eggs and bacon and thinking, "I can make a handle out of that"

Now we are coloring! Here is one of my paper handles. This is my camo pattern

I tried superglue but it just took to long to glue the individual pieces back together!

I will probably mix in some pecan (for a lighter contrast and some walnut (darker contrast) should be pretty cool. Of course, i could break out the construction paper to really freak you out.

I started working on the handle scales, i picked out a nice piece of cherry, fired up the chain saw and shreaded up about 2 gallons of shavings!:oops::oops::oops:

Looks great!!

I cleaned up the profile and ground out the forge marks on the blade, of course i had to do a quick etch to see what the pattern looks like. Next, a little more grinding, drilling pin holes stamping my makers mark and some file work on the back of the handle. I will do the heat treat this weekend.

Very nice!!

Here is the forged profile, gonna clean it up on the grinder. I am curious to see the finished Damascus pattern!

I had a good day, i forged the 5 bar stack and made what appears to be a nice billet. I also forged it to shape. I left it in the forge to anneal it. I put a couple videos on Instagram. I will put some good profile pictures up when the blade cools off.

Not intentionally, but I have a few in different stages of completion that i can use.:)