Little Ebony Dagger

Mark Behnke

Mark Behnke

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Just finished this one for my wifes birthday.
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Nickel Silver and bronze
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Very nice. She will love it. It's "understated deadly elegance"...fit for a movie queen. :)
 
Mark, can you shed some light on how you did the butt? Love the hammered copper look.
 
brownshoe said:
Did she like it?
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She loves it, can't take it out of her sight.:D

Medic
I'll post some pics, made an inverted dome in a block of wood and sunk the .030 bronze sheet into it then txtured with hammer and punch after soldering to the flat NS then applyed patina.


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Simple, elegant, beautiful... Love it. I personally don't like the brass for the endpiece, would have looked better in steel, but that's just my preference. Awesome work, great details.
 
What the above forum member said.....apart from the bit about the end cap. I happen to like that a lot and find it quite in keeping with the rest of the dagger.
 
I imagine both Scottish influence and even Gerber MKI influence and lines from way older daggers than that. Those are all good in my book.
 
I really like the bronze end cap. :thumbup:
Great looking little dagger, imo.

Doug
 
BladeScout said:
I imagine both Scottish influence and even Gerber MKI influence and lines from way older daggers than that. Those are all good in my book.
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Yes on both counts, with a San Francisco push dagger in mind, the butt in the palm and your finger tips land just behind the guard.
A little more bronze at the sheath throat, More on the sheath here.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1189110-Nickel-Silver

Karl
I had a hard time deciding on the bronze, did one in copper and considered NS, my problem is I like them all.

Thank you all for the feed back really helps.
 
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Well my guess was a scottish skein dugh crossed with a san fran dagger. Least i was 1/2 right. :).

Bronze, copper, all good in my book, but some on this forum are dead set against those materials.

Good choices in materials on your part. Vive la difference!
 
brownshoe said:
Bronze, copper, all good in my book, but some on this forum are dead set against those materials.
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I think you may be referring to the bias against brass, and not as much about bronze and copper.

Mark,

I really enjoy your use of bronze on this dagger.

Doug
 
Brass really gets them going the most, but they also hate nickel silver. Just not enough brass in knives for them to really get their spleens going. I think they hate anything that will tarnish. Recently one knifemaker was criticized for having an exposed carbon steel tang 'cause it could get some mild rust and maybe a few small pits with sweaty palms...So why's that bad? On vintage Western knives that is called character.

Materials that change over time with use and the elements have been part of artistic design and construction forever. There is a certain fetish among knife lovers to never have a piece change. At the opposite spectrum of collecting is a friend who collects antique fireworks. Once a year he and his buddies go out and destroy part of their collections for fun by setting them off. :) My neighbor sold me his music CD for $5, it comes with a strikenaywhere match attached to the sleeve. You're supposed to listen to it, transfer the music whatever media you like and then burn the CD with the supplied match.
 
I think nickel silver is fine..
especially if used as a thin spacer on a fancy ferrule.
Although I'd prefer a stainless steel spacer. :)

Sorry for the OT, Mark. :o

Doug
 
The contrast of the black handle and the silver Fleur-de-Lis, just right man you nailed it!
 
brownshoe said:
Brass really gets them going the most, but they also hate nickel silver. Just not enough brass in knives for them to really get their spleens going. I think they hate anything that will tarnish. Recently one knifemaker was criticized for having an exposed carbon steel tang 'cause it could get some mild rust and maybe a few small pits with sweaty palms...So why's that bad? On vintage Western knives that is called character.

Materials that change over time with use and the elements have been part of artistic design and construction forever. There is a certain fetish among knife lovers to never have a piece change. At the opposite spectrum of collecting is a friend who collects antique fireworks. Once a year he and his buddies go out and destroy part of their collections for fun by setting them off. :) My neighbor sold me his music CD for $5, it comes with a strikenaywhere match attached to the sleeve. You're supposed to listen to it, transfer the music whatever media you like and then burn the CD with the supplied match.
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I'm guessing silver is excluded ?

Doug C said:
I think nickel silver is fine..
especially if used as a thin spacer on a fancy ferrule.
Although I'd prefer a stainless steel spacer. :)

Sorry for the OT, Mark. :o

Doug
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I welcome this discussion.

Steps said:
The contrast of the black handle and the silver Fleur-de-Lis, just right man you nailed it!
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Thanks, my favorite part too.
 
The savants on this board have not discussed the merits of silver to my knowledge.

Some silver objects are designed to tarnish and change and look good both shiny and partially tarnished. I got a Navajo belt buckle on my honeymoon that is like that. It looks best with a light surface polish, but tarnised in the recesses.

I showed your knife to my wife, she thought it was sweet and wanted to know how much it cost. From her, that's a BIG compliment. :)
 
Mark Behnke said:
Yes on both counts, with a San Francisco push dagger in mind, the butt in the palm and your finger tips land just behind the guard.
A little more bronze at the sheath throat, More on the sheath here.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1189110-Nickel-Silver

Karl
I had a hard time deciding on the bronze, did one in copper and considered NS, my problem is I like them all.

Thank you all for the feed back really helps.
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Great! I was instantly reminded of the knives mentioned. Both favourites of mine.
A super nice little dagger.
Works well in both the visual and practical department.
The slender bit just behind the guard should lend itself to the hand hold, that you mention.
BTW big fan of patina, so Im all for using materials, which will show, that one acutally uses the knife.
Well done.
 
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