Damascus as a user

[rapidboy]

I always wanted a damascus blade as a knife collector but im not sure if they are practical as a user.
This looks like a suitable knife for use but what about damascus insted of a more "standard" steel.

RB

 

[Paganwolf]

Damascus steel is most beautiful, made up of different layers of steel folded together so the blade retains the properties of each steel layer, as a collector myself rapid id say go for it as beauty is in the eye of the beholder and if you see what i see then damascus steel is beautiful, functional and an awsome ancient pice of sword/knife smith magic the knife looks magic, my ambition is to have a custom built damascus fixed blade i think it will fine me rather than i'll find it, as one rapid hunter to another happy hunting

 

[Martyn]

Classy knife, very nice - you've good taste RB. Damascus is just fine as a user, carbon or stainless.

 

[The General]

That knife would make a very fine user looking at the pictures and info provided. Very nice knife.

 

[rapidboy]

Thanks for the advice guy's.
I don't like the file work but i know the maker quite well so i might get him to make one without it.
He's making some dyed green bone slabs for me at the moment for another project and his work is first class.

 

[familne]

That's a cracker! I quite like the file work, who is Mr Nemo?

 

[rapidboy]

He's been gone for a little while now and im really glad to see him back again.
He's known for his filework and his dyed "NEMO" bone.
I've used it twice and it's lovely stuff to work with ,it polish's really well.
He's in the US ,did a lot of work on auto's ,some push daggers for a while then he got into fixed blades.

 

[rapidboy]

Just been speaking to NEMO and this is all his own work.
Blade and even the mosaic pin are made by him.
This get's even more tempting