Here's a new one...

Awesome! Great choice to have subtle hamon, I think anything more active would have taken away from the visual flow of the blade.
 
I had a dream about this knife last night. I'm not sure what that means, but it sure as hell means something.
 
bluejaunte said:
I had a dream about this knife last night. I'm not sure what that means, but it sure as hell means something.
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Means if it hasn't sold yet you are supposed to buy it....dumbass!:D

Best Regards,

Steven Garsson
 
:D Steve has his finger on the pulse with that one!
 
Tai, When I look at your work the first thing that jumps out at me is the skill involved to make such a creation! Darn amazing if you ask me........
 
I don't think Tai could make a knife like this unless he was at least half a maniac....or maybe three-quarters. :D

Tai's knives are such a pleasure to look at. Awesome stuff!
 
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Thanks guys! :)

LOL Steven! :D

Aaron, just curious what the knife was doing in your dream? Was cutting stuff,... or just flying around, or was I making it or what? Can you go into a little more detail? Maybe I can interpret it for you...
 
Oh yeah,

I like this one a lot. (Way too much.)
 
Actually, it was pretty mundane...you took it off your mantel and showed it to me, then we went out into the sunlight to look at the hamon. I remember asking you something about the ebony but unfortunately I woke up to an alarm clock this morning and the details are lost.

At one point STeven did show up and take it to his belt grinder, sharpening the clip and replacing the scales with G10.

I kid, I kid!!! :D :D
 
Then I guess it was self explanatory, Aaron...

Actually though, the quench line was done with clay to resist the quench along the back and bolster. I really like the soft luster of the pearlite in those areas, and tried to get the line to go with the flow of the edge,... rather than get a lot of wild activity in it. However, if you play with it in the light, there is some subtle yet interesting activity going on in the line. I like what it does with the light. :)

The scales are African "gaboon ebony". It has a whitish graining mixed in with the black when you sand it,... but it patinas all black. It's the real stuff! :)
 
Impressive as always Tai.
I took some pictures of some knives at the Royal Museum in London that I think you would be interested in. My account doesn't let me post them, so I'll see if there is a way to link them. I just think you would get a kick out of the designs of a few Indian and Persian pieces.
Stay well and continue your art.
 
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