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Ones that left the nest These are blades that have left home - the pictures are presented as examples of the variants that are possible, e.g., "Could you make me one like C005?" is part of the motivation for showing them. Besides I'm proud to have made them and an owner might just might like to share the image with his friends... |
There are times that everything goes well. This was one of them. A composite O1-pure nickel twist Damascus body of three bars with an O1 edge bar. The twist was sufficiently even to make the transition between bars virtually vanish. The grip was mahogany and nickel silver. It's gone but not forgotten. |  |
cast bronze fittings "frenched" into the matching handle and sheath; leather "frog" included |  |
cast bronze fittings "frenched" into the matching handle and sheath |  |
Pommel and guard are inlet into the wood, guard sockets over the sheath ring. |  |
Twin blades (Gemini = Castor & Pollux) - Nambam II style. They are sons of the "Star" blade E038 - brother to E042 |  |
Boot knife -Nasty but nice |  |
This is from 5160 and is an example of what happens when you're demonstrating at a fair . |  |
Each blade sheaths into it's sibling's grip. There is a small flaw (~1/16" x 1/8" hole plugged with epoxy).A very unusual piece - perfect for the picnic basket. |  |
This is a san-mai (Damascus sandwich) construction. The core is O1 and the Damascus is a jelly-roll of pure nickel and L6. It is known as 'Fingerprint' |  |
These boys boast cast sterling guards and pommels (check out the curved interfaces of the pieces) - fancy, no? |  |
It has a random-pattern damascus blades* with sterling silver fittings. The handles are ziricote and the each contains a replical of Japanese dragon menuki. These blades are unique due to the techniques used to fit wood to fittings and due to the inlays. Dimesions are blade length of 4.5" with handle approximately 5" in length. |  |