Letter opener | Date of Construction: 2006-01 |
Blade Characteristics Steel Type: Damascus Composition  : Nickel/1095 Billet #  : 4-Mar Number of Layers: ~200 Pattern: Twist Etch: Medium Polish: 600-1200 Dimension (inches) Length: 5.75 Max Thickness: 0.205 Min Thickness: 0.101 |
Handle Characteristics Grip Material: Teak Grip Type : Bolster Fittings Material: Bronze(90:10) Fasteners: Glue Dimension (inches) Length: 5.5 Max Thickness: 0.645 Min Thickness: 0.575 Max Height: 0.9 Min Height: 0.889 |
Heat Treatment Austenization & Quenching Heat Source: Lava Pool Temperature (F): 1500 Quench material: Salt Pot Quench temperature (F): 475 Tempering Temperature (F): N/A Duration (hrs): N/A Repetitions: N/A |
Composite with 4 bars. An edge without nickel is not present, so edge retention and smooth cutting is problematical - hence it's a letter opener. |