Ladies of the night sereis ''Wanna be a movie star'

[milesofalaska]

From my 'Ladies of the night' series another humming bird. This one rests in a stand to be set on table window sill nightstand etc. Blade is 1080 carbon steel, 4 ¼ inches long x ½ wide at the widest, double edged dagger. The handle is mammoth ivory off the Yukon River and turquoise. Note the hummingbird shape. The stand is deer antler and oak. 'Things from the forest' that go bump in the night. The knife alleviates our fears. Function in that it is a handy letter- box opener, fetching diamond rings that fell down the drain- the usual stuff. This is not meant to be the knife to wear out on the town hidden. (to thick and heavy). It is the more sophisticated woman's blade. I should add I suppose that when I want to get creative, I need to imagine who I am creating a knife for. I need to get a clear image in my head as to who would want this, why, and what features should it have. This one is the 'Wanna-be movie star' Young, ambitious, a little high wired maybe, a tad unstable, a tiny bit nervous. Goodness all those people to deal with, wanting a piece of the action. Good to have a blade handy. Meanwhile, lots of fan mail to open. Oh well hey-maybe that hot chicks old grandmother with no teeth will end up with it. Check out that ivory- really awesome two layers of color, nice high polish

 

[Mark Behnke]

I didn't see the bird at first, but the walrus at the butt.