Damascus steel knives

A guy and his son were selling knives similar to these at the cgy gunshow. He said they were made in Turkey. He was charging between 40-60$
The knifes looked like decent quality, the sheaths were of lesser quality. They looked to be good value and made me stop and talk to him. Nice guys too.
 
While were on the topic of knives,what's the dif between Damascus metal knives and normal knifed metals ? Sorry but I don't know and have been meaning to ask this q.
Thanks, !
 
Damascus steel is made of layers of metal forged together...in high end Japanese kitchen knives like my Hattori, they use bundles of stainless steel wire, creating an organic looking wavy pattern. Technically speaking, this is NOT the same thing as Damascus steel, as the modern day process and product bears little to no resemblance to the original medieval Syrian steel.

FF
 
I've been looking for an affordable Damascus knife for hunting. I really like the one with the blue on the handle (4th from the top). What would the price range be on those knives?
 
Damascus is prettier. Not sharper nor more durable.

The material, the shape and the bevel of the cutting edge determines the properties to a large extent. My Sabatier is a 10" French knife made of carbon steel. When I take my time and go all the way up to 1000 grit waterstones, the cutting edge is a mirror and it will cut a ripe tomato like it isn't there. The tradeoff is that the moment I am done using it, I clean it and dry it. My Hattori is an expensive Japanese knife and will get as sharp, but is far thinner and is much more forgiving in terms of being wet. My Hattori was hundreds of dollars. My Sabatier was $45 in Paris. Personally, I prefer the Sabatier's shape for most things and I enjoy the discipline required: cut, wash, dry. For heavier duty cutting, I have a $60 Tojiro DP Western Deba. Its blade is thick and bulky. It is not as refined, but it will chop through bone cleanly.

FF
 
Google is your friend. Toronto has at least three or four places that sell Japanese knives, and at least one place in Calgary. Check out all the websites. They can provide you with a lot of knowledge. Some blade are made out of different materials, such as stainless on the outside layers and carbon on the inner layers. Also all kinds of hardness's available.

the knives are one thing, but the stones will set you back even more. I also use a straight razor and have stones up to 18 000 grit.

The knives in this thread should provide you with decent tough knives. I would never consider using a hand forged Japanese knife for boning out anything.
 
toomanymachines said:
Google is your friend. Toronto has at least three or four places that sell Japanese knives, and at least one place in Calgary. Check out all the websites. They can provide you with a lot of knowledge. Some blade are made out of different materials, such as stainless on the outside layers and carbon on the inner layers. Also all kinds of hardness's available.

the knives are one thing, but the stones will set you back even more. I also use a straight razor and have stones up to 18 000 grit.

The knives in this thread should provide you with decent tough knives. I would never consider using a hand forged Japanese knife for boning out anything.
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Totally agree. My handmade Japanese are for sashimi only. It's a bit about the show, but deboning I go to my German steel.
 
These are the same as the ones that Corwin sells, of which I have one. It's decent, holds a reasonable edge but needs to be honed regularly. There's a ton of these on Amazon in the $20 range, I paid $42 for mine from Corwin. Had to restich the sheath and give it a good working over on a diamond stone and then an oil stone. I like it but an expensive knife it is not, for $40 I'm totally happy with it for general utility use. It's sharp, compact and easy on the eyes.
 
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Third from the bottom: black, white and red handle. I could use a wider blade in a short configuration: let's say 4.5-5.5" overall.

EDIT: If you ever plan on selling the demos let me know. That third from the bottom...
 
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Butcherbill said:
These are the same as the ones that Corwin sells, of which I have one. It's decent, holds a reasonable edge but needs to be honed regularly. There's a ton of these on Amazon in the $20 range, I paid $42 for mine from Corwin. Had to restich the sheath and give it a good working over on a diamond stone and then an oil stone. I like it but an expensive knife it is not, for $40 I'm totally happy with it for general utility use. It's sharp, compact and easy on the eyes.
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I thought they looked the same... Where's the steel from? Pakistan?
 
Butcherbill said:
These are the same as the ones that Corwin sells, of which I have one. It's decent, holds a reasonable edge but needs to be honed regularly. There's a ton of these on Amazon in the $20 range, I paid $42 for mine from Corwin. Had to restich the sheath and give it a good working over on a diamond stone and then an oil stone. I like it but an expensive knife it is not, for $40 I'm totally happy with it for general utility use. It's sharp, compact and easy on the eyes.
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I have one as well, a Bowie(ish) style. For the price, its a decent knife. But not what I would call "collector grade" by any means. More like "movie prop" grade - they do photograph and present fairly well. The "Damascus" grain is acid etched into the knife, and easily marred.

I would neither recommend for or against one to someone else. They simply are what they are, and at the price point they go for, it's a pithy trinket to throw in the drawer, or onto the curio shelf to start a conversation.

Also, they are available from a ton of different sources. in Canada and the US right now. They're mass produced somewhere (either India or Pakistan would be my guess), and then distributed through various channels, somewhat obscuring the point of origin.

Really, it comes down to how much you can retail them for.
 
Sure thing. It is $2500, made from the steel remnants from scrapped Mosins & Norincos and the damascus pattern is painted on. Still interested?

FF
 
Aniest said:
Third from the bottom: black, white and red handle. I could use a wider blade in a short configuration: let's say 4.5-5.5" overall.

EDIT: If you ever plan on selling the demos let me know. That third from the bottom...
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I'm interested enough to subscribe to this thread: any knife as small and compact as I'd like I have to buy outside of Canada. (Yes, another sponsor has similar, but shortest is just over my desired size to fit into a mini hunting pack)
 
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