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Tai Goo

Tai Goo

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Blade- 12-¾ inches, 1095 steel
OAL- 17-½
Fittings- Sterling silver and bronze
Handle- Cherry wood with woven cotton cord wrappings

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Simply stunning! Sure wish I lived closer to you to take a lesson from you! Your knives never fail to impress.


-Xander
 
Very cool. You have a style like no other.
Darcy:)
 
Tai, you march to the beat of a different drummer. Outstanding piece of functional artwork.
 
Thanks.

Here’s a couple shots of the sheath, by the inimitable Chuck Burrows.

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T, That's one of the fastest knives you have turned out lately. Extremely nice work! I really like the two tone turks head knots......
 
I'm glad to see another of your masterpieces Tai. It's simply beautiful. Lin
 
way to Goo!
 
That's a fantastic knife. There's a real Tibetan styling about it to me. Particularly this shot:

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Colours, textures, shapes...

Definitely saving these images.

Very interesting banding (?) in the "hamon". Is this a result of multiple quenches?
 
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Big Tai Goo Bowie = Big Fanboy. :D

Coop
 
Tai - I love this series of Big blades you've created over the years - and how they've evolved. This new one is stunning - perfection in design and execution. Chuck did a terrific job with the sheath. I also like your new Photobucket based site. The multiple WIP series are outstanding!
 
Thanks folks.

Stuart, It’s from a single quench with a modulated rate of submersion.
 
An amazing knife Tai:thumbup: The sheath is straight out of an era long past. I love the way it works for the knife. Great package!
 
Always a pleasure to see your creative work, Tai. Love the quench result. Chuck's sheath works well for a unique package. :thumbup:

- Joe
 
As always working with Tai is a pleasure even though it's also a challenge to match his workmanship and ideas. On this one it was a bit harder in some ways since the knife wasn't completed when I got it to make the sheath so I didn't have a real color scheme to work with and winged it (just think like Tai - right! :eek: ). We did that to "protect" what would be the final blades finish - still working on an unfinished piece is nice in one way since I don't have to fret so much over even minor scratches (mirror polished blades can be a nightmare).
Anyway here are a couple more pics of the sheath and of the knife while still a WIP

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Thanks Chuck. I was originally thinking black on the wrappings, but when I saw the sheath I went with the flow. I actually think it's better this way with the dark brown and tan either way.
 
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