[Fuad Accawi]

Hello All,

I just wanted to share some pic's of my latest Damascus Hunter.


320 layer 15n-20 and 1080. 5&1/2" blade 1/4" thick with Elk Scales.
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Thanks for looking,
Fuad

[1KPerDay]

Wow. Beautiful. :cool:

[bikerdoc]

Too pretty to use, but I would!!!

[Valkman]

Beautiful work!

[Fuad Accawi]

Thanks Guys! I glad that you like it.

Cheers,
Fuad

[JShirley]

Extremely nice. Thanks for sharing it with us.

John

[1KPerDay]

Just curious, Fuad... what kind of price are we talking for a knife like that? Never mind... found it on your website. When I win the lottery, perhaps. :D

[Fuad Accawi]

Thanks Guys,

Well the price of this one is higher than I typically charge because of its larger size. 3-4 inch Damascus hunters usually run $300-$500. This is heavy with Damascus, and it feels nice.

Cheers,
Fuad

[hso]

Fuad,

As always, outstanding work. You going to help with the youth hammer-in again?

[Gordon]

Certainly worth $100 an inch!

[Fuad Accawi]

Thanks Everyone,

I suppose I'll be doing the youth hammer-in again although I haven't heard from Harley. Did the little dagger ever get finished? The young man I helped last year sent me his knife after he finished it for inspection. I think he did very well for his first try.

Cheers,
Fuad

[22-rimfire]

Beautiful knife, Sir. I still love my Auk a lot. It is sharp enough to shave with at the moment. I still appreciate your going along with the group buy this past year.

[Macmac]

Very Nice work..

Is it possible to say how the bolsters are formed? I am guessing the blade, bolsters and tang are all one piece.

I don't know how one would go about 'bumping up' that much metal in that area and then work the detail in. I sure would like to know even if it ends up as i can't.

[Fuad Accawi]

Hi MacMac,

The Bolsters are actually seperate. They are pinned internally and soldered in place with a very minimal visible joint. I have done integrals that have large bolsters, it just means starting with a big piece of Damascus. Hope it helps.

Cheers,
Fuad

[Fuad Accawi]

Thank You 22-rimfire,

I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying your knife. It was my pleasure to participate in the group buy.

Cheers,
Fuad

[JTW Jr.]

Nicely done , and adding your makers mark to the offside bolster is a really clean touch.

Beautiful work on the leather as well.

[Macmac]

Fuad Accawi, keepin it a secret huh... :D

[hso]

Mac,

Blade and tang are all the same. The bolster is a separate piece of damascus that is shaped and then fitted to the tang and pinned. The joint is then soldered and cleaned to remove any appearance of gaps or over solder.

[Macmac]

hso, I understand these bolsters are added on, but in times past I believe I vave seen these forged as one piece.

Maybe that isn't true, and the bolsters were added on and forge welded. If so no line was visable on what i could hold in my hand, and so I have always wondered.

These pics are great, but not at the angle I can see if there is any line. I suppose if the fit is so tight it may not show in a picture.

These pieces are beautiful.

I am always looking for tips on things I might like to dabble at one day. When I see someone who can do things I can't, I am all about seeing what I might learn.

Sometimes i try to guess my way thru what I see as tech problems, which tends to end up over complicated.

For me if i were to try and forge bolsters like these it would be very complicated, but maybe there is another easier way, like you shared with me on the turkish dagger.

You said something like clamp it in a vise and hammer that T shape from the spine... see what i mean?

[Fuad Accawi]

Hi MacMac,

Personally I wouldn't want to spend too much time forging dovetailed bolsters. It's more of a job for a Bridgeport mill than a hammer. Most integrals do not employ dovetailing, but rather radiused plunges for handle material to seat in. Good clean setups and proper tooling would make an integral knife like this a piece of cake. I have to deal within the realm of tools available to me, and thats how I chose to do it this time. Good luck, and post pic's when you got 'em.

Cheers,
Fuad

[Macmac]

Well I have no lathe or bridgeport, but i didn't know how these bolsters were formed by any means either.

I have just seen them, and might be in error thinking they were forged, filed and then fitted to grips.

I can do a lot of things by hand, but hadn't figured that part out.

If it was me I would have to some how bump up the bolsters IF I wanted it all one piece and then cut them out with a jewelers saw by hand.

Another way I might try is fire weld pieces on, and then use the same saw. I have no idea how accurate i would be all by hand, not as accurate as you are I bet.

Sometime after the snow goes i hope to set up some sort of crude shelter and set up my forge.

It isn't much more than a old rivet forge blower you crank by hand in a home made base. All my work appears crude because I like early american history and sort of emulate that time.

I don't spend time trying to copy a known blade though, I allow myself that freedom artists use. they call it lisence :D

[KevinAbbeyTech]

I'm in the wrong business!

I should be forging Damascus!