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Terry L. Vandeventer

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This is a piece I finished yesterday. Its destiny is to be on display at the National Knife Museum. As most everyone here probably knows, the Museum is housed at Smoky Mountain Knifeworks in Sevierville, TN.

I was very honored to have been asked to donate a piece to the museum, and I'll deliver it in a couple weeks to the Blade Show in Atlanta. The blade is 7 1/2 " of feather-pattern damascus steel. Overall length is 12 1/4". The fittings are sculpted damascus with a file-worked German silver spacer behind the guard. The scales are Wooly Mammoth ivory. It's an art knife and may not appeal to all tastes, but is is comfortable in the hand, balanced, and cuts like a light sabre! My crummy photo so please don't be harsh. :D

Cheers,

TV

Terry Vandeventer
ABS MS

 
Wow!! That is beautiful. Killer ivory. I bet Steve will love picking that one up.

Tad
 
Terry L. Vandeventer said:
I was very honored to have been asked to donate a piece to the museum
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Well, um, in that case I would like to do you the high honor of asking you to donate a piece to the Wulf museum as well :D

Kidding of course. But truly, the knife is exceptional and you honor all of us bladesmiths by presenting such a fine specimen to the museum. Anyone who sees it there will surely gain a deeper appreciation of the craft. I particularly like the guard and finely accented spacers. Did you by chance take any close-ups?

P.S. I think you did a great job with the photo too
 
It really appeals to me! Great job, Terry.

Good looking feather, and nice the way the guard tips just curve at the ends.

John
 
Very nice Terry, that will be a wonderful piece for the museum.
Did you receive the tru oil link I e-mailed a while back?

Bill
 
You will be represented well in the museum with that beauty Terry. Great looking piece. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Terry there is nothing that doesn't appeal to me about this knife. The best knives always illicit an feeling that makes me keep looking at it. When that happens I try to pick the details apart to understand what it is the brought that feeling on. On this one there is a list not just a feature or two. Thats what makes it a museum quality piece for me. Thank you for sharing it here for our enjoyment.

Chris
 
Gorgeous knife. Exceptional feathered damascus and fittings with beautiful Mammoth ivory!
 
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