Curt Erickson Art Dagger

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A few months back I decided to foray into stock removal art daggers. I was fortunate enough to pickup a 2009 AKI piece created by Curt Erickson and Julie Warenski-Erickson. That piece really set me off and allowed me to develop a very nice relationship with them both. Not only do they make beautiful art they are two of the finest folks I have had the pleasure of getting to know. For me the relationships built are as important as the knives themselves. Anyway as we have progressed in our friendship a new project began and this is the result. In my opinion this is Curt's finest art dagger to date.

Custom Art Dagger is a 10 ½” blade of Devon Thomas stainless steel shark tooth pattern Damascus. Total overall length is 15 ¾ “. Guard and pommel button are 416 Stainless steel. All other fittings are hot blued steel. Handle is a three piece design of golden Agate gemstone and a carved hot blued steel center piece. Sheath is full metal Germen silver with a carved hot blued steel button. The sheath button has an oval imperial topaz gemstone set in the center. The carved pommel button has a +15 point diamond set in the center. This dagger is fully engraved with areas of French Gray, 24ct gold and platinum inlayed throughout the knife.

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I'm not sure there is an appropriate adjective to describe how sublimely beautiful that dagger is.

You've been posting some fantastic pieces recently Jon but this .... unbelievable
 
Jon, certainly a magnificent example of Curt and Julie's work, taking the "art dagger" to just about it's ultimate form. Just magnificent - and definitely in the best tradition of Buster Warenski!

Best,

Bob
 
It has been suggested that my original photo may be too large. Here is a smaller version though I think the large one offers some real fine detail.

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Jon
 
Just returning from a vacation to this magnificent dagger is a real treat. I think this is a great example of what talent can produce. I love the three piece handle and the engraving, but what sets it apart for me is, that although there is a "lot going on" (many different elements and techniques), the knife and sheath come across as "a whole". That for me is the mark of a truly great knife.

So congrats to Curt and Julie for making this excellent dagger and sheath and of course to Jon, who slowly but surely is becoming the envy of many collector for collecting such great knives in such a short timespan;).

Marcel
 
Marcel54 said:
So congrats to Curt and Julie for making this excellent dagger and sheath and of course to Jon, who slowly but surely is becoming the envy of many collector for collecting such great knives in such a short timespan;).

Marcel
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Indeed ! ^

Congrats, Jon, on your latest masterpiece ! :cool:

Doug
 
I'm always impressed with Curt and Julie's work. Jon, no surprise that you are too. An incredible acquisition.

Kudos to Eric for making this as visual as it can be. A great studio shot for sure.

Best,

Coop
 
Jon, it sure would be nice if there was some image size somewhere between that huge one and the small one you posted the second time. The big one opens a little slow for me, but the small one lacks the detail of the big one.

I've checked Curt's dagger out here so many times, I guess I'm just hoping for an image somewhere in the middle!

Again, this one is the top of the heap, I love it!

Best,

Bob
 
Wow!


I got to meet the couple at A. G. Russell's Knife Event in 2008. They had a knife or two on their table, and I was ready to offer them one of my children, just to be able to own something so incredible.:eek: ;)

They need a :drooling: smiley...
 
I am not a big fan of art knives but this one is truly amazing. Even an old school guy like me will have to say, "WOW!". Absolutely stunning!

Gary
 
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