My next Russ Andrews knife

Keith Montgomery said:
...enough for this knife and the next one he is making for me. That's when the decision was made to go ahead with ivory instead of stag.
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do you have a season ticket, or what? :grumpy:

nice knife, by the way. mirror polished damascus... :D

hans
 
Keith Montgomery said:
I purchased a huge piece of walrus ivory from Dan Westlind and few months ago. It was originally sent to Nick Wheeler to see if he wanted to use it on a knife he is making for me, but he wasn't confident he could cut it in a way that would properly utilize all the ivory. I had him send it to Russ. Russ liked it and figured he could cut it in a way that would give him enough for this knife and the next one he is making for me. That's when the decision was made to go ahead with ivory instead of stag.
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Thanks, Keith. I was curious, seeing stag on the initial drawing. I think you both made a good decision. Really anxious to see it polished and finished!

- Joe
 
I think Keith's ivory selection was a good one. It's really going to set this
piece off.

Bruce....thanks. That's an inverted Roto-Zip with a plexiglass table attatched
to the router attatchment. The Cutter is a Dremel carbide.
 
Hey, Russ. Do me a favor and NOT finish and mail this one until AFTER next weekend, ok? I wanna drool all over it! :thumbup::)
 
Here is the knife assembled just to take a look. There is more finishing work left to do.

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Super. I especially like the "hamon" and that tapioca ivory is amazing.:thumbup::cool:

Marcel
 
Russ went to the top of the mountain with this one, and I'm sure when he came down he was packing stone tablets along with the knife. Early on I was worried the ivory might underwhelm--too plain and too light--but it sizzles in an understated way as does all of Russ' work. The dark Damascus fittings contrast nicely with creamy ivory, and I bet the ivory wows even more in person.

The shark teeth hamon and incised topography of the blade Damascus is what sets this knife apart IMHO, and it has become one of my all-time favorites. Subhilts are not my genre, but then less than a year ago I had not yet acquired a taste for Damascus!

ken
 
I Have a love hate relationship with Hamon and quench lines on damascus pieces
except here it is a Fabulous Blade
Russ' Guards are among the very best
The "tapioca" where I would have preferred polished "bark" Im positive in hand it will have a rich and deep figure
Fantastic Knife Congrats.
 
RAN said:
I Have a love hate relationship with Hamon and quench lines on damascus pieces.....
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Me too - but this one doesn't have a quench line - that's actually a layered damascus shell surrounding a carbon steel core - san mai style. What looks like a quench line is the demarcation between the outer damascus and inner carbon steel layers.

Roger
 
Simply fantastic!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

I definitely have to revamp our design now, or it will look like I copied Russ. Uh... great minds think alike? Right? ;)

Totally awesome piece Russ and Keith! Those fittings make my head hurt, just thinking about making them smooth and flowing like that.

Personally, the "core" is my favorite type of ivory. I have a few pieces in the shop that are just the core, and some that are creamy enamel with the core showing and I LOVE them.

Thanks for sharing the process guys!!! :D :cool:
 
that is SO art. Not just a tool, that's for damn sure.
Nice work Keith, and especially huge kudos to Mr. Andrews, that knife looks like it was a hell of a lot of work to make.
 
Because I'm hopelessly attracted to amber (particularly in combination with black figure in all configurations) in wood, stag, ice cream, headstones, girl's names, etc., forces me to ask, at the risk of inciting global riots among ivory lovers, can ivory, be ambered with Potassium permanganate, leather dyes, or any chemical or process known to man?

ken
 
RogerP said:
Me too - but this one doesn't have a quench line - that's actually a layered damascus shell surrounding a carbon steel core - san mai style. What looks like a quench line is the demarcation between the outer damascus and inner carbon steel layers.

Roger
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WOAH! Thanks for pointing that out Roger.
That is Flat out Ridiculous Skill..it matches the patterned steel perfectly HOLY COW that is High Art
 
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