Pimp my Dagger

Mike Quesenberry

Mike Quesenberry

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John Etten of Heritage Collectables called me and asked if I build daggers. I told him I do and enjoy the challenge they represent. He sent me a photo of a dagger that was well used and not in the style that I enjoy making.


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We sent drawings back and forth a couple times and somewhere in there he tells me it's for the Prince of Abu Dhabi, and we need to kick it up a notch. Originally this was just going to be a carbon steel blade and wood scales on the handle. Then the design changed to my mosaic damascus in a quillion dagger style (I'm thinking about practice for my MS dagger). Then it was finally decided to go with Stainless Damascus, supplied by Devin Thomas, and pre-ban Elephant ivory for the scales, but not in the quillion style. They wanted the original dagger photo design, pimped out. This is what I came up with. Hope you like it.
OAL - 15 1/2", widest part of blade - 2"
Blade - 10" of Devin Thomas stainless in ladder pattern
Bolsters - dovetailed 416 SS
Handle - Pre-ban elephant ivory with SS corby's
Sheath - hand stitched and tooled by me.
Photography - Terrill Hoffman
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I'd say you managed to kick it up a notch or two!
Still kept the general idea of the original going though.
Nice work mike.
 
Damn, you kicked it up more than a notch with that piece. That is absolutely beautiful. Quite the client you have yourself.
 
that's a fantastic interpretation!
This is what custom knives are all about!
 
Now that's tricking out a design!

Lorien's right, custom work can be about putting your art into a customer's desire, and you've certainly done it here.

John
 
Good job some of you guy's. Ha ha

Mike are you still full time or did you go back to work for the R.R.?

Love and respect

Hoss
 
When I saw the original, I wasn't prepared to like the knife but you did a great job of adding some WOW to it. Very nice interpretation!

Gary
 
Excellent choice of materials and a great looking Dagger Mike ! :thumbup:

That's a unique customer to put in the "guys I've made knives for" portfolio ;)



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You were faithful to the design, but got rid of the "clubiness". Wonderful job.
If the Prince knows anything about knives (and he probably does) then he will love it.

Congrats.
 
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