Rigging knife from pieces of a well-known ship

daizee

daizee

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This test piece represents a significant milestone in a long-delayed project: The first full-size knife made from the rudder bearings of the E/V Nautilus, on which I worked and sailed for 6 years. The 3.5" blade is a half-tang with a G10 frame and Deep Sea (dark) Stabilized Mermaid Hair(tm) scales on its shark-tail profile handle, which are made from leftover disposable oceanographic instrument wire (XCTD, in this case). Blade is marked with the Nautilus's IMO registration number.

More Pix in the official Gallery:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/rigging-knife-made-from-piece-of-ship.1682860/

Full bearing story on my site:
https://goldknifeworks.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/the-rudder-bearing-story/

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nice! The nautilus is a piece of nautical history that makes this especially significant!
 
navman said:
nice! The nautilus is a piece of nautical history that makes this especially significant!
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Note this is the currently active E/V Nautilus (nautiluslive.org), not the submarine/museum in Groton, CT (just a few exits down the road from me, actually).
 
Abosuteley STUNNING!
I'm a big fan of rigging knives and love knives with recycled materials with a personal history!
This knife looks like, it it will do the job!

Regards
Nicolas
 
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