Future inlay materials?

[blademan 13]

CRK, is there any plans to offer other inlay options such as stag, pearl, stone, etc. in the future? I think it would be a great idea to alter the inlay material year to year. This would increase the collector appeal and exclusiveness of specific inlay types, everyone should be able to find a material that is to their liking and it would also give buyers a reason to buy another Sebenza . I would be in knife heaven if I could just have a stag damascus Sebenza. Anyone else have any suggestions as to what their ideal inlay material would be?

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[This message has been edited by blademan 13 (edited 05-23-2000).]

 

[K-guy]

Go to www.arizonacustomknives.com and look at the new 2000 Giraffe bone inlayed large sebbie. If I did not have a wood inlay one already coming, I would probably buy it myself. I think it's a good idea to start including different materials for inlay. This was the first "new material" that I have seen CR knives use. Maybe this was just an experiment or special order.

 

[RGRAY]

I have a small wood inlay on order (that I wouldn't change) and would like to see CRK offer a wood inlay Umfaan for the wood inlay Z3.

As far as other material; IVORY

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[Root]

A wood inlay umfaan would be cool. I wonder if CRK hasn't done that because of scale. You would have to use a realy fine grained wood on the tiny knife or it wouldn't look right.

 

[Chris Reeve Knives]

We do consider all kinds of different materials for inlay (after all, have you ever known us not to consider interesting things!?!) but we are limited by practical factors. The material has to suit the process - the section of material has to be big enough and stable enough to machine the inlay without it cracking, breaking, chipping etc. For example, mother-of-pearl does not work. Ivory would look wonderful but there are factors like the size of the piece needed to cut the inlay section, the likelihood of the presence of cracks in the ivory. We keep on looking for just the right piece of something interesting to use - but often that results in only being able to make one or two knives like that.

We made two knives with the giraffe bone inlay. For the show in Solvang last month, we did one with ebony inlaid with lines and dots of gold - there are many options and variations that we can do! It is a little difficult, though, to keep everyone informed of everything we do, especially when it turns out that we can only make one or two of a particular style.

Anne