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Hello everyone, I am very excited to show you my latest knife! This one is an Eastern fusion dagger. I took a very Western blade style, the double edged dagger, and used a variety of Eastern techniques and materials to give a unique spin on a traditional blade. Hope you enjoy! 
First, a little bit of info on the blade:
The blade is hand forged out of W-2 and was differentially quenched with clay, leaving a subtle, icy hamon down its length. The habaki and guard are made from nickel-copper mokume gane, hand forged by me, ~36 layers. The habaki has a bias ground pattern and the guard has a very tight raindrop pattern. Both the guard and habaki were patinated in liver of sulfur and then brushed with high grit sandpaper for a rustic black, orange, and silver finish. Behind the guard, there is a wrought iron spacer that has been blackened. The handle is spalted jatoba burl stabilized by K&G. Its color ranges from tan to a deep orange brown with vibrant black spalting, it matches the mokume and wrought iron very well. The tang itself is a through-tang, and is peened over a mokume gane spacer and an inlayed piece of wrought iron. I also made a nice vertical stand for the blade. The base is made from curly spalted maple and features a live edge on the back. On the top is a decorative copper piece with a naturally aged patina, and a small piece of inlayed black leather for the tip of the dagger to rest firmly and safely in. The pole holding the dagger is hand forged wrought iron, I forged it square, twisted it, and hot cut it to form a small nook for the handle of the blade to sit in, before seating it securely in the base.
Now for the stats:
OAL: ~13.25"
Blade Length: Just Over 8"
Blade Width: Just Under 1" at its Widest Point
Blade Thickness: ~.25" w/ a Distal Taper in Both Directions
Blade Steel: Differentially Quenched W-2
Handle Materials: Nickel-Copper Mokume Gane, Wrought Iron, Stabilized Spalted Jatoba Burl
Stand Dimensions: 5"x8.5"x10.5" (WidthxDepthxHeight)
Stand Materials: Curly Spalted Maple, Black Leather, Copper, Wrought Iron
Now for some pictures (I apologize for the poor quality, photography is not my strong suit
):
I'm not a super well known maker, but I like doing these challenging, creative builds to help increase my skill and hopefully get my name out there. In the interest of improving, let me know what you think! I can take criticism pretty well, so don't hold back. If you have any questions about the build feel free to ask down below as well
Thanks for looking,
-Grant
First, a little bit of info on the blade:
The blade is hand forged out of W-2 and was differentially quenched with clay, leaving a subtle, icy hamon down its length. The habaki and guard are made from nickel-copper mokume gane, hand forged by me, ~36 layers. The habaki has a bias ground pattern and the guard has a very tight raindrop pattern. Both the guard and habaki were patinated in liver of sulfur and then brushed with high grit sandpaper for a rustic black, orange, and silver finish. Behind the guard, there is a wrought iron spacer that has been blackened. The handle is spalted jatoba burl stabilized by K&G. Its color ranges from tan to a deep orange brown with vibrant black spalting, it matches the mokume and wrought iron very well. The tang itself is a through-tang, and is peened over a mokume gane spacer and an inlayed piece of wrought iron. I also made a nice vertical stand for the blade. The base is made from curly spalted maple and features a live edge on the back. On the top is a decorative copper piece with a naturally aged patina, and a small piece of inlayed black leather for the tip of the dagger to rest firmly and safely in. The pole holding the dagger is hand forged wrought iron, I forged it square, twisted it, and hot cut it to form a small nook for the handle of the blade to sit in, before seating it securely in the base.
Now for the stats:
OAL: ~13.25"
Blade Length: Just Over 8"
Blade Width: Just Under 1" at its Widest Point
Blade Thickness: ~.25" w/ a Distal Taper in Both Directions
Blade Steel: Differentially Quenched W-2
Handle Materials: Nickel-Copper Mokume Gane, Wrought Iron, Stabilized Spalted Jatoba Burl
Stand Dimensions: 5"x8.5"x10.5" (WidthxDepthxHeight)
Stand Materials: Curly Spalted Maple, Black Leather, Copper, Wrought Iron
Now for some pictures (I apologize for the poor quality, photography is not my strong suit
):
I'm not a super well known maker, but I like doing these challenging, creative builds to help increase my skill and hopefully get my name out there. In the interest of improving, let me know what you think! I can take criticism pretty well, so don't hold back. If you have any questions about the build feel free to ask down below as well
Thanks for looking,
-Grant
