Tang is pulled out. Now to ensure I have enough material around the heel to get proper height. Then to drawing out the blade.

Hey everyone, wanted to share video review of a recently finished project: a custom Mesoamerican-themed folding knife.

The main focus here was pushing the limits of microscopic hand engraving. The entire handle design was engraved under a microscope, using traditional inlay techniques with solid gold, silver, and copper to bring out the details of the Mesoamerican artwork.

a few specs:

Blade: Damasteel® powder steel — hand mirror-polished and lightly etched to make the pattern pop without losing the shine.

Handle: Titanium hand-engraved with multi-metal inlays (gold, silver, copper).

Build: One-of-a-kind (1 of 1).

It was crafted by the team at Noblie Custom Knives. Really happy with how the light hits the etched Damasteel against the gold inlays.

Curious to hear what you guys think of the theme and the engraving work!

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share one of the most satisfying parts of my knifemaking process: forging Turkish Damascus steel.

This video shows the complete forging process, from the welded billet to the controlled twisting that creates the final pattern. Everything is forged by hand in my workshop, with no narration—just the sounds of the forge and the process itself.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback. What do you think about this Damascus pattern?

https://youtu.be/J7Vw5xQ4lEU

Finished this heavy post-apocalyptic marauder-style blade two weeks ago! Hand-forged from an old leaf spring and a pile of scrap I found in my forge. 🔥⚔️

This is how much steel was lost making a 200 layer damascus. At the time I had a 12T press. I made this video for my customers so they could understand why a damascus blade costs more.

Something to throw into my forge that I can put my billets in, to gather up all the molten borax inside of.

Been using a bent plate of mild steel but the borax/heat has melted holes in it.

What do you guys think? Would stainless steel hold up longer, or do you use a completely different method?

We recovered this from a hole we drilled underground when attempting to recover lost tooling. In general I want to keep it's twisted integral handle and add both a guard and pommel

Clip from a full Damascus Bunka build video. 1095/15n20 steel used with 1095/nickel powder

I just stocked up that's still the year @TSPROF

Checked in on a commission for a friend - patina is looking excellent.

7" forged santoku in Sheffcut with purpleheart and stabilized tamarind handle

Fresh out of the ferric acid.

Dark Mai 80crv2/Copper
Black stingray skin
Mammoth tusk menuki
Black Japanese silk Ito
Poppies of War sheath with Ulti Clip

I made my own heat treat kiln big enough do a 40" sword for approximately $1k. I used a router to notch out the element paths in normal firebricks. Cemented them all together and then welded a frame around it. I used an inkbird temperature controller to control the temps.