My finished daggers

kdcknives said:
Wow Mark, even looking at the WIP's it is amazing to see them together and completed. As far as photos go I would tend to stay away from the montage shots just because both of these knive have so much going on that multiple pics could be a bit over whelming.

You are a great artist. That being said, it almost looks to me like you were trying to display all of your talents on one knife. Some might say that all the contrasts tend to make the knives look very "busy." That being said, I am only jealous that I have yet to refine my talents to your level.

Kevin

PS if your buyer for the second knife, bubinga and lace, is so over whelmed by its beauty and has a heart attack or something, please let me know!
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Thanks Kevin, I appreciate it. I like to make what I call live handles, it's a handle that you might see something new on every time you pick it up, or maybe you get a surprise when you look at it from a different angle. It's easy to get too busy and that's the risk.

I can see the beauty in simplicity and form, and I hope to become accomplished at that someday. I plan to work on that too.

Both of these knives were made for the same customer, when he ordered them, he said "Make me two daggers" and nothing more. That's my favorite kind of order, I get to run wild. It's a lot of fun but what it means is, everything on there is my fault, for better or worse. I can't fall back on the "That's what the customer asked for" defense. He's seen the larger one you mentioned but not the smaller one, unless he is lurking around here and hasn't told me. When he saw the big one he gave me a big hug (I'm not really a hugger) and said "You did this for me?" I'm pretty sure I saw tears. Later on he was lovin' it so much he fell asleep with it in his hands and out of the sheath. His wife saved him from the inevitable roll-over catastrophe.
That's one of the reasons I really like to make knives.

Thank you very much. Mark
 
AWESOME craftsmanship and striking blend of materials Mark.

Especially on the lapis knife, I can see Lorien's suggestion of a longer, less tapered, pointy blade, looking VERY nice with that handle and guard.

Peter
 
peterinct said:
AWESOME craftsmanship and striking blend of materials Mark.

Especially on the lapis knife, I can see Lorien's suggestion of a longer, less tapered, pointy blade, looking VERY nice with that handle and guard.

Peter
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Me too, thanks :thumbup:
 
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