Hey, I am just finishing my first knife project. It is a knife I watched a guy make while I was in Sweden a while back. It is coming along OK for my first effort especially considering that I have only files and sandpaper to shape the handle. Two important lessons I learned are files work fast...too fast in one case and vise jaws are alot more powerful than duct tape. I will post some pics after I get if off to Tyler for a sharpening/fixing my mangling of the blade. He worked magic on an old hatchet and my ESEE 5. Anyway I enjoyed making it and am looking to do another. The one I have now has a tang kind of like a file handle. I had to drill holes in blocks of wood epoxy them together and then peen over the tang of the knife to hold it all together. The next knife I make I would like to try one with scales like on my ESEE. Has anybody had good luck with damascus knife blanks? I just think they look cool. Are they as usable as a normal blank? I have heard bad things about damascus blanks from overseas. I found this company WORLD?S LEADER IN DAMASCUS KNIFE BLADES & BAR STOCK made in the USA. I have no experience with this type of blade so opinions and/or other options for blanks would be appreciated. I should also say that I am not a collector and plan on using the knife.
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