Last one before the show

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I finished this one today. It is a lapel pin. The blade is 14K white gold, guard is 14K yellow gold, handle is MOP, and pommel is 14K white gold - set with diamonds. The pin back is 14K white gold. With mothers day coming up, some knife maker may score points with the little lady ( and justify the KMG he ordered). List price will be $250 with a show special of $150.

That funny line at the guard is a reflection.
Stacy

 

[J.S. Carter]

Wow Nice Job! howd you deep bore the mop though? or is is full tang?

 

[Phil Dwyer]

Cool idea Stacy and even better job. What's the overall length? Got me guessing on how you attached the the hinge/pin on the back side of the MOP handle. $150 seems like a fantastic deal for such fine work and with the gold market close to $1,000 per oz.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

The MOP is mortised onto the tang, sort of a 3/4 tang. The pommel is soldered to the tang.The knife is only one sided. I bore some of my mini's handles with a #80 drill bit, making a roughly 1/100 of an inch tang hole.At .01" ,tangs are really small.
Stacy

Fred -
The OAL is about 30mm (1.25"). The pin parts are gold soldered (1250F brazed) onto,the knife.

 

[HaveRuck-WillTravel]

Beautiful and amazing as always Stacy.

 

[v-6]

i pee in my pants every time a see a classie knife.
i'm running out of shorts.
vern

 

[Larry Hensley]

That is a Beauty I like the idea of a Knife Lapel Pin. Great work.

 

[sunshadow]

nice!
-Page

 

[indian george]

Sweeeet!!!!!:thumbup:

 

[Sharp_newbie]

nice work stacy

 

[slippse2]

Nice looking piece and a great idea.

 

[Sam Salvati]

:thumbup: Stacy great work, I am always amazed with these teeny ones everytime.