"Flora" first dagger

[PaulDiStefano]

Hello everyone! Today I have some professional photos of my first ever dagger. The piece is titled "Flora". I have to say I really enjoyed making a dagger. I think they may be my main focus going forward. I like how free and artistic I can be with my ideas and designs on them.

This piece actually won best handle design at the 2021 ICCE show
I will have this piece on my table at bladeshow as well.
It is sold

Here is a short video of it in my hand
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNiMxwVDuer/

All comments Welcome!
22.5" overall.
14" blade of mosaic damascus
hot blued damascus guard with brass flower and beads.
Handle features flora carved mammoth ivory
Stainless steel fileworked mirror polished spacers.

 

[Richard338]

Outstanding! Congrats. Lots to like here.
I think you could post higher res images.
I could see the details of the blade pattern better in the video.

 

[mitch13]

Superb piece.

 

[Dawkind]

That’s a fabulous work of Edged Art, you really outdid yourself with that and your award was well deserved my friend.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Fantastic piece.

I love the details. Handle carving, guard embellishments.

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Staggering work, Paul.

 

[PaulDiStefano]

Outstanding! Congrats. Lots to like here.
I think you could post higher res images.
I could see the details of the blade pattern better in the video.

Thanks Richard!
Man I can’t figure it out. I have to change the image size for me to be able to upload them here and I think maybe that made them blurry. I suck with technology lol

 

[PaulDiStefano]

Superb piece.

Thanks Mitch!

 

[PaulDiStefano]

That’s a fabulous work of Edged Art, you really outdid yourself with that and your award was well deserved my friend.

Thanks Dudley! It was really excited about getting it. It was my first

 

[Richard338]

Thanks Richard!
Man I can’t figure it out. I have to change the image size for me to be able to upload them here and I think maybe that made them blurry. I suck with technology lol

I've never posted directly here.
With pro photos I would upload to imgur and post the bb link.
If it's on Coop's instagram I might try to grab it for you...

 

[PaulDiStefano]

Fantastic piece.

I love the details. Handle carving, guard embellishments.

Thanks! It took me a lot longer then it should have Lolol

 

[PaulDiStefano]

Staggering work, Paul.

Thanks Matt! I really appreciate it

 

[PaulDiStefano]

I've never posted directly here.
With pro photos I would upload to imgur and post the bb link.
If it's on Coop's instagram I might try to grab it for you...

I’d have to look into that. I don’t know how anything works lol. Coop hasn’t posted the photo yet on his IG

 

[fishface5]

Wow!!!!!

 

[Richard338]

I’d have to look into that. I don’t know how anything works lol. Coop hasn’t posted the photo yet on his IG

I'm stubborn and grabbed it from your instagram. It's probably not the full res that Coop sent you, but let's see if it's any better...

 

[PaulDiStefano]

Wow!!!!!

Thanks!

 

[PaulDiStefano]

Thanks for reposting it Richard. That came out much more clear then mine