Russ Andrews Integral Dagger

Doug C said:
You could really gig a mutha' with that one, Joe. :D
Congrats to you both on a great piece ! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Doug
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Hey, that line is copyrighted! :p

A most excellent dagger, Joe. Russ, ya done good, as usual. :thumbup:
 
Looking yet again at this Andrews beauty, I see the four tiny ladders Russ laid into the edges of the random bolsters. Such a sweet attention to design and execution.

John
 
Congrats on a timeless beauty. Simple yet elegant. Good combination all around with quality materials and a little trick with the extra layers. Cool to see it carried through from tip to tip
 
WOW! Just AWESOME.

It seems like quite a while since i've had the pleasure of seeing one of Russ's knives posted, hope this is one of many more to come.

Peter
 
That is a beauty Joe. Russ mentioned this one a while back and I'm glad to see it. Lin
 
WOW!!!

What my buddies John White and RogerP said!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

The only thing that sucks, is that unless you've ever cut/forged/ground/finished a ladder pattern, I think it would be impossible to fully appreciate just how impressive it is that Russ pulled this off so perfectly. Just amazing work Russ!!! :eek: :cool: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

What a wonderful piece to broaden Russ's already amazing portfolio!!! :) :thumbup: :)
 
Man! That is far above and beyond the norm! What a beauty! Good job, Russ, and congrats to the new owner.

Dave
 
Thanks again for all the comments, guys. Joe is a real pleasure
to work with, and this has been a very interesting and educational
project.
Thanks Joe.
 
canineforge said:
Ever since purchasing Joe Kertzman's 'Art of the Knife' book, I have had a picture of Graziano Cabona's stag dagger on the title page in the back of my mind. Simple, pure elegance I thought. Not necessarily a dagger person, I wanted something similar some day. I ran this dagger idea by Russ. He seemed to get excited about doing his first integral dagger. Before I left, Russ had a sketch drawn and I had picked out the ivory I wanted him to use.- Joe
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Joe, I know just what dagger (Art of the Knife) you were inspired by and IMO you and Russ took the general design to another level of excellence.
This is pleasing and is a great example of a talented collector working closely with a talented maker to create an monumental piece that may not have been created without such collaboration.

That beautiful and gnarly mammoth really add tremendous character.

Congrats to you both.
 
RogerP said:
As with most of Russ' damascus pieces, it's subtle and complex all at once.
Roger
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Russ was doing his first integral dagger. Using his ladder pattern damascus, he decided to "...take a chance" on adding the 1095 accent. He didn't mention we had to discard an early blade due to an inclusion from some aggressive forging of the guard. I commend Russ for taking a chance after the first glitch and decide to go for the accent layer on this piece (something he hasn't done with his ladder pattern before). Truely shows his desire to go above and beyond with his talented work. :thumbup:

Thanks again, Russ. And, thanks for all of the positive comments from everyone!

- Joe
 
I've been admiring this thread for so long, I didn't see I hadn't added my comments:

Yes! :)

Congrats Joe and Russ.

Coop
 
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