Dagger # 2

[thknives]

This my second dagger. It has been a challenging project to say.

Thomas

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Haslinger Custom Knives
WWW.HASLINGER-KNIVES.COM
thknives@home.com

 

[samhell]

WOW! That is too cool. Specs please.

 

[thknives]

Thanks. Unfortuanally the picture is not as crisp as the one I scanned. For some reason I loose detail when scanning. Go figure!

Specs are:
Blade steel is BG 42, satin finished to 600 grit. Overall length is 10 9/16", BL is 6". Bolsters are dovetailed and selective textured. Premium bluish, green mammoth ivory as handle scales. Joints have been filled with 14 KT gold dust. Tang has been selectively file worked and diamond textured.

Thomas

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Haslinger Custom Knives
WWW.HASLINGER-KNIVES.COM
thknives@home.com

 

[Bruce Bump]

Way Cool! Tell me more about the gold dust in the joints. Bruce B

 

[richard rosvall]

Very nice, Thomas. I'd be interested to see the sheath you came up with to hold that work of art.

 

[Frank Niro]

Great piece of work Thomas!!! Frank.

 

[NickWheeler]

Damn, that's cool as hell!

Very beautiful piece!!!

Nick

 

[thknives]

Thanks again for the kind comments.

Bruce, what I did for the Gold Dust filled joint is:
When I cut or file gold wire, I save the dust . I then mix the dust with a little epoxy and fill the joints on some work. One needs to use lots of gold dust for this. This is something I learned from a fellow, he uses it to seal the cracks in ivory and it looks really sharp.

Thomas

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Haslinger Custom Knives
WWW.HASLINGER-KNIVES.COM
thknives@home.com

 

[Gus Kalanzis]

Beautiful Thomas.
Can not wait to see some of these in person so they will look even better

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