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That's Dave's damascus blade which he forged out and sent to Mike who ground and finished the blade (and applied the heat treat). Dave then visited Mike's shop for the better part of a week and Mike went through his entire frame handle process for a coffin bowie with Dave.
A lot of information went both ways while they critically evaluated what they were each doing. Mike was pumped up about the experience when he spoke with me about photographing the knife they made together. Soze you know, Blade is 9 1/2 in., and OAL is 14 3/8 in. It weighs 15.8 oz. and the balance point is along the front edge of the ricasso.
Among all the things to like about this knife are:
- the muscular blade with plenty of steel all the way out to the tip. The distal taper is more tactical than traditional, meaning no matter how desperate the circumstances, you're unlikely to snap the tip on a blade of this design.
- the beautiful and subtle end-to-end curves Mike has designed into this knife cause many eyes, including mine, to linger long enough to begin appreciating more of its virtues.
- the crazy Dave Lisch damascus is endlessly entertaining because the patterns are suggestive enough that the eye starts to categorize them in to groups like spiders, faces, winged creatures, running creatures etc.
- the guard with three point decorative tips and high-contrast layered steel is a perfect bit of drama to make the successful transition between blade and coffin handle.
A lot of information went both ways while they critically evaluated what they were each doing. Mike was pumped up about the experience when he spoke with me about photographing the knife they made together. Soze you know, Blade is 9 1/2 in., and OAL is 14 3/8 in. It weighs 15.8 oz. and the balance point is along the front edge of the ricasso.
Among all the things to like about this knife are:
- the muscular blade with plenty of steel all the way out to the tip. The distal taper is more tactical than traditional, meaning no matter how desperate the circumstances, you're unlikely to snap the tip on a blade of this design.
- the beautiful and subtle end-to-end curves Mike has designed into this knife cause many eyes, including mine, to linger long enough to begin appreciating more of its virtues.
- the crazy Dave Lisch damascus is endlessly entertaining because the patterns are suggestive enough that the eye starts to categorize them in to groups like spiders, faces, winged creatures, running creatures etc.
- the guard with three point decorative tips and high-contrast layered steel is a perfect bit of drama to make the successful transition between blade and coffin handle.
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