Fusion Belle

P. McKinley

P. McKinley

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A bit of copper, some wrought iron, and a chunk of mesmerizing air dried walnut. The blade and handle shapes were inspired by the classic Belle.

Fusion Belle
Blade: 8 3/8" x 1 1/2" x approx 3/16" of brute de forge 1070, hand sanded to 600 grit then etched and polished to highlight and nice hamon.

Handle/hardware: The stylized coffin handle is highly figured, air dried, Pennsylvania Black Walnut with a single file-worked copper spacer between two deeply etched, polished and heat blackened wrought iron spacers and a peened copper pin. The guard is the same etched, polished and blackened wrought iron. The ricasso is wrapped with a copper "habaki".

Sheath: Premium 6/7 oz veg-tanned leather case and harness with a buffed mink oil finish. The case has a highly polished, air-dried walnut inlay, and a copper "coffin" frog which helps retain the removable belt loop. The entire sheath is lined with brain tanned deer skin the mouth is carved to accept the habake.

Thanks for looking.
Please post your comments.

-Peter





























 
Very cool knife Peter.
For a moment I thought the black wrought iron was bog oak.
I really like the whole package you put together.
 
This reminds me a good looking guy with a sharp suit and a smart tshirt: 'Dressing down'. Women fall all over him.

The Brut de Forge blade carries the t-shirt casualness, while the rest of it is tailored to perfection.

Men will love ^^ this one, not women. Count me in!

Very nicely designed and made.

Coop
 
Peter, the knife is nice…..but the sheath is perfection!;):thumbup:

Paul
 
I love how the sheath and knife have little details that tie in to each other. Great work as always Peter.
 
You best piece yet, Peter (imo)!
The contrast of the materials is under control, while still super interesting, but what gets me are all the complementary straight and curved lines.
You really rocked this one out big time, buddy!
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Wow, I like everything about this blade. The timber inlay on the sheath is outstanding
Cheers Keith
 
SharpByCoop said:
This reminds me a good looking guy with a sharp suit and a smart tshirt: 'Dressing down'. Women fall all over him.

Coop
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Coop you saying this one should be called the "Sonny Crockett"? :D

Very nice work Peter, your knives always impress me and something that happens a lot less often, in my opinion, is that your sheaths also stand out. I think a lot of makers blades can be recognized from across the room, but not too many can say that about their sheaths. Being somewhat new to the custom knife world I don't always trust my judgement, but Paul Long just used the word "perfection" to describe it. In this case I think my judgement is spot on!

I really like dark colors with copper and think you nailed it here.

Was there any inspiration from Hill Pearce on this one?

Fantastic blade!

-Clint
 
Wow!

This knife and sheath "check" ALL the boxes for me. Your use of materials and design elements are great. Detail rich!

My favorite package of yours so far. Very impressive!

Steve
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Member, W.F. Moran Jr. Museum & Foundation
ABS AP
 
Thank you folks, very much!

Clint - Yes. There's a Hell's Belle-esque piece by Hill Pearce that Coop shot(ivory handle, file-worked frame) that I stared at for hours looking at the overall proportions and lines, and the way he does his fancy carving at the blade heel. That guy is amazing.

-Peter
 
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