Damascus, Gold & Blackwood Hunter

Ben Seward

Ben Seward

Full-time Bladesmith/Part-time Idiot
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Here's a special little piece. My own Damascus, 14K gold spacer and pin, blackwood handle, and a David Seward neck sheath. thanks to Caleb for his top notch photography!
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Ben this is a real beauty. Love the handle shape especially. I have a soft spot for the "bird beak" pommel. Nice!
 
That is very nice! The handle is definitely one that asks to be felt.
 
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Ben, I love it! That is a great little knife. Reminds me of the one that got away in Little Rock (still kicking self).
 
Outstanding Ben! The whole thing from the profile to the materials is very elegant. I love the blade, damascus, gold and blackwood. This is my favorite of your hunters to date.

The sheath AND the photo are just as elegant and perfect as the knife.
 
Beautiful knife. For me, the softness or rounded edges on the file work is somehow the binding element of this piece. The ray'ed pattern to the damascus and that great shape to the handle... nice! At first the forge finish on the ricasso kind of seemed out of place but as a visual break between the damascus in the blade and guard I really quite like it.
 
that is a stellar piece. Hunting knives are tough to pull off as Art, but I think you've done it here.
 
The hammer texturing was spec'd by the client. This one evolved from a pretty basic order at the 2013 BLADE show to this. Lots of input from the collector and we came together on this...kind of an ellegant but rustic look. It was a fun project although saving the gold dust from filing was a bit tedious!
 
Great job, Ben....that's quite a beautiful set.

Congrats to you and David plus to Caleb for his fine photography.....oh, yeah, and the lucky new owner, too. :)
 
This is an outstanding Hunter / Sheath package.
A very ergonomic hunter design yet beautiful from an aesthetic perspective.
I love the sort of dogstar/random damascus pattern.
Every design element comes together to enhance the overall.

David's sheaths always complement the knives they accompany so well.
Very elegant and pleasing to the eye yet functionally rugged. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
If I remember right, it's a 3 1/2 inch blade and a 4 3/8 inch handle.
 
bbingenheimer said:
Very nice Mr. Ben. So looking forward to Little Rock.:thumbup:


Bing
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That's two of us, Bing...I'm soooo lookin' forward to my flipper!!;) I gotta get to work. I have a ton of orders to fill:eek plus maybe a special project for or three for the show;)
 
Outstanding hunter, Ben! Paired with your dad's superb sheath, makes a very special package. Well done. :thumbup:

- Joe
 
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