"Now thats a knife!"

Anyone be interested in custom sheaths/holster for said knifes?
 
Nate, those do look amazing! Whats the weight and balance like?

Oh that shiny knife with the ebony wood looks super sexy   Well done sir, job well done.

nateman_doo
The san mai nearing completion:
 

 
All that remains is the cutting edge and to be blued.   Only the cutting edge will show up blued, so the entire knife theme is black and white.  
 
Will work some more on the kitchen knife tomorrow.  
 
That san mai has taken MONTHS to complete.
 
 

That is beautiful!

Brilliant work.

I'll take that for free.99 please   Just kidding very great looking knife.  Lucky the owner who will buy this

Your a man of many talents Nateman, very nice work man!!  the San mai looks real nice. 

notfordman
Your a man of many talents Nateman, very nice work man!!  the San mai looks real nice. 

+1
 
Skill and hard work payed off very nicely on these knives, awesome work

nice craftsmanship sir!  When will we see you on "Man at Arms" Reforged!

and updates for the kitchen knife:
 
Some handle sanding:



 
Finally finished:
 


 

Polishing level: OVER 9000!
 
 
 

trying a different approach and doing the heat treat and temper before the grind:

 
 

Looks interesting, I look forward to your updates

Now I really want a Katana! Along with a composite long Bo staff....

layers and layers, oh my'

that stack is normally how a damascus blade is made.  Generally you use alternating steels to get something of a wood grain, or zebra patterns.  This is the same principle, but those thick bars in the center are a very high carbon steel which will make up the cutting edge.  The outer layers are a high nickel steel.  So when the knife is dipped in acid, the center of the knife will blacken, and the outer layers will remain shiney.