Relic Spiderhunter and Kiridashi

Serge Panchenko

Serge Panchenko

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Hi all, I finished up these two new ones and wanted to show them. The first is a knife based on a bird skull, of a bird called "Spiderhunter". The steel is cable damascus, handle is copper with brass pins. The copper and some areas of the blade have been textured and everything is antiqued. Overall length is 5 1/8" with a 3 1/8" blade. The top of the blade (the swedge) is sharpened, bottom is not. This one is meant to be a letter etc opener and comes with a Lignum Vitae and copper stand. The wood has been textured. I have melted leftover pieces of the copper handle together to make the copper inset in the stand, the idea was for it to appear as if a piece of copper crashed into the wood and imbbeded itself.

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The Kiridashi is in the Relic style, made from a Nicholson file with a piece of textured copper held on with brass pins. Handle is resin soaked Nylon wrap with brown Lizard skin underlay. The overall length is 5 1/4" with a 1 1/2" cutting edge. Hope you guys like these, both will be on the AVAILABLE page of my website.

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Great work. Different, as usual. A unique style.:thumbup:

Kind regards,

Jos
 
In my opinion Serge is doing some of the most appealing and interesting knife art going these days. "Spiderhunter" is a perfect example, and the fact that the name so perfectly captures what the look of the knife evokes shows how well he's succeeding.

John
 
I really like your knives!
Very uinque and cool look to them with a texture that sets them off!
I especially like this latest Spiderhunter!

Great stuff!

Regards
/Magnus
 
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my cat loves catching spiders, and I wonder if it's just coincidence that your 'Spiderhunter' resembles one of her claws.
Very well done! This is a truly enigmatic piece, in the tradition of Virgil Englund who is right at the top of the list of Artists who practice their vision through knifelike objects:thumbup:
 
Very cool! Again! I'll echo John Whites comments. Serge is one of the most unique & distinctive maker/artist out there making knives. His relic style may not appeal to everyone but I think there the coolest knives around. A mix of primative & mystcal qualities. I bought the kiradashi shown above as well as some of his others. Unique & I simply love them. Have taken to wearing the kiradashi as an edc. Would definetly like to have the Spidercatcher in my collection. Very representative of Serge's vision. Keep an eye on this guy's future work.
 
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