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Manuel Quiroga Guiraldes
09-05-2011, 05:34 PM
I posted the finished knife in the "show" section, but also have some pictures of the final process.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN1987.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN1988.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN1989.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN1990.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN1991.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN1995.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN1996-1.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN1999.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2018.jpg

Here I'm missing a picture where the manganese phosphate layer is hand rubbed with a 2000 grip sandpaper, leaving the "hills" shiny white and the "valleys" dark.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2020.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2003.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2005.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2007.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2008.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2009.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2016.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2023.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2029.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2031.jpg
Manuel Quiroga Guiraldes
09-05-2011, 05:35 PM
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2034.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2053.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2054.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2056.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2059.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2061.jpg

And the finished little knife:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm252/quirogaguiraldes/WIP%20merovingian%20hunter/DSCN2063.jpg
Bruce Bump
09-06-2011, 03:52 AM
Very enjoyable process and gorgeous knife, thanks for the great pictures.
Torbjorn Lundstrom
09-06-2011, 07:02 AM
Nice to follow your work, your construction is different from mine. But very intresant to follow. A very clean and beautiful knife.
Tobbe
Manuel Quiroga Guiraldes
09-07-2011, 12:02 PM
Thank you guys.
Bruce, I remember you where interested in the twisting process, you can check out some pictures of that in here: http://www.armasblancas.com.ar/foros/cuchillos-en-fase-de-diseno-o-proceso-fixed-blade-knives-works-progress/28031-hunter-en-damasco-merovingio-ultimo-dia-de-trabajo-2.html (it's from another knife I'm doing, but the process is the same)
Bruce Bump
09-08-2011, 02:57 AM
Thank you guys.
Bruce, I remember you where interested in the twisting process, you can check out some pictures of that in here: http://www.armasblancas.com.ar/foros/cuchillos-en-fase-de-diseno-o-proceso-fixed-blade-knives-works-progress/28031-hunter-en-damasco-merovingio-ultimo-dia-de-trabajo-2.html (it's from another knife I'm doing, but the process is the same)

Thanks much Manuel. I'll check out your process. Very interested.
Allen Newberry
09-08-2011, 03:27 AM
Thanks for putting together this fun WIP!
Jon Klein
09-11-2011, 01:17 PM
Manuel thanks for such a detailed WIP. I can attest first hand to the precise execution of your Damascus. I really like this pattern a lot.

Great looking piece.

Jon
Manuel Quiroga Guiraldes
09-16-2011, 11:00 PM
Thank you Allen and Jon
Brian Thie
09-17-2011, 05:26 AM
Manuel

Thank you for all the information as well as the other link. You have some very interesting tools. Did you make the power hammer? I like the steel plate sides allowing your work to be fed straight into the hammer.

Thanks again for sharing

Brian
Manuel Quiroga Guiraldes
09-19-2011, 12:28 AM
You are welcome Brian.
Thank you for your comments.
I did not make my power hammer, I was lucky enough to find it in mi local junk yard. Very lucky indeed...