"Hammer the iron that lies on your anvil instead of daydreaming about working silver. - Robert Jordan"
iKnife Collector
The online community of knife collectors, A Knife Family Forged in Steel
Damascus twist forged with Bubinga and Tagua Nut. Side 1
This is a knife I forged from a piece of twist damascus.
The Bolster is a Tagua nut (non-animal alternative ivory)
The handle is Bubinga wood.
Albums: Custom knives made by me.
Add a Comment
-
Comment by Alexander Noot on July 20, 2011 at 3:01
-
Yeah, what they don't tell you however if that the nuts usually have a hollow in them. And you can't predict from the outside where it's going to be. That little bit of tagua there started out as a full size nut. I ended up reducing the rest of it to dust. Just filing it down untill I had something that would work as a bolster. It's the worst one out of the three that I've worked with. Still I like the stuff enough that only last week I ordered another Kilo's worth of the things.
It's very hard and polishes very nice as well. I can be stained but I've never tried that because I like the creamy white finish on it way too much.
-
Comment by Wayne Whitted on July 19, 2011 at 23:34
-
Sweet looking knife. About the Tagua Nut, here is a link to a quick explanation of it.
-
Comment by stephen tungate on July 19, 2011 at 18:44
-
very good job sir...
-
Comment by Jan Carter on July 19, 2011 at 18:31
-
Tell us more about Tagua nut? I like it
whiteriverknives.com
Latest Activity
"Putting the last finishing touches on a class III hitch receiver I installed on the wife's Outback today. Looks good!"
KnifeMakerblack mamba knives replied to black mamba knives's discussion Anyone else noticing printed "Damascus" creeping into the collectible side of the hobby?
2021 CalendarJ.J. Smith III replied to black mamba knives's discussion Anyone else noticing printed "Damascus" creeping into the collectible side of the hobby?
2021 CalendarJ.J. Smith III replied to black mamba knives's discussion Handles that keep changing after you buy them
KnifeMakerblack mamba knives replied to black mamba knives's discussion Handles that keep changing after you buy them
© 2026 Created by Jan Carter.
Powered by
You need to be a member of iKnife Collector to add comments!
Join iKnife Collector