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One thing I enjoy doing every year is going to the Arkansas Knifemakers Association show in Little Rock and bringing home something John Perry made for the show. Having done that maybe 15 times now (including BLADE Show), I know I can have confidence in any knife made by JP because he absolutely will not employ 'buyer will never know' short-cuts. Of course he's not the only one out there like that but buyers and collectors don't often get to see enough of a maker's output over a long enough period of time to make such a judgement.
I was attracted to this small ladies necklace knife. Chain and pins are 18 ct gold and the rest is damasteel. John mentioned that the hardest thing about building this very cool little knife was making the bail. Looking at it I can see why. My wife was delighted and gave me extra points!
1 3/4 in. closed, OAL 3 in. so it would just barely be considered a "mini" - not counting the bail.
For those who are wondering, what the heck is Damasteel? It's a 'stainless' layered powder steel process with a bottom-line claim that:
"The substantially smaller carbides in the rapidly solidified material inhibit fracture initiation until the stress level is nearly doubled. The powder steels have around twice the fracture strength of conventional steels.
The best combination of hardness and strength is found mostly in the rapidly solidified powder steels." http://www.ssdamascus.com/
I was attracted to this small ladies necklace knife. Chain and pins are 18 ct gold and the rest is damasteel. John mentioned that the hardest thing about building this very cool little knife was making the bail. Looking at it I can see why. My wife was delighted and gave me extra points!
1 3/4 in. closed, OAL 3 in. so it would just barely be considered a "mini" - not counting the bail.
For those who are wondering, what the heck is Damasteel? It's a 'stainless' layered powder steel process with a bottom-line claim that:
"The substantially smaller carbides in the rapidly solidified material inhibit fracture initiation until the stress level is nearly doubled. The powder steels have around twice the fracture strength of conventional steels.
The best combination of hardness and strength is found mostly in the rapidly solidified powder steels." http://www.ssdamascus.com/
