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Stoop: "the swift and sudden dive of a bird of prey".
I watch out my front window on the daily displays of aerial mastery performed by the numerous shore birds in my neighborhood. Amongst them, the Osprey, is my favorite. The ability to hover, even in the gustiest of winds, with its head motionless in search of prey is amazing. However, when its spots its quarry and rolls into that dive, its "stoop", ..... cunning, aggression, stealth, ferocity, sleekness, speed, grace, elegance,..... all displayed in a .8 second dive, that captivates me! And, that's what I wanted to design into this piece.
This is a thin, lightweight, agile knife.
Please offer up comments and critiques.
Thank you,
Peter
Blade:7" x <1/8", 1095 steel with polished forge finish flats, 1000 grit hand sanded bevels, and natural hamon.
Handle: Thuya burl with, ebonized Pear and Bubinga liners, epoxied jute wrapping, four peened brass pins(two hidden under the wrap), and an extended tang lanyard notch.
Sheath: Premium 6/7 oz veg tanned leather(W&C), with polished natural edges.
A few photos:
I watch out my front window on the daily displays of aerial mastery performed by the numerous shore birds in my neighborhood. Amongst them, the Osprey, is my favorite. The ability to hover, even in the gustiest of winds, with its head motionless in search of prey is amazing. However, when its spots its quarry and rolls into that dive, its "stoop", ..... cunning, aggression, stealth, ferocity, sleekness, speed, grace, elegance,..... all displayed in a .8 second dive, that captivates me! And, that's what I wanted to design into this piece.
This is a thin, lightweight, agile knife.
Please offer up comments and critiques.
Thank you,
Peter
Blade:7" x <1/8", 1095 steel with polished forge finish flats, 1000 grit hand sanded bevels, and natural hamon.
Handle: Thuya burl with, ebonized Pear and Bubinga liners, epoxied jute wrapping, four peened brass pins(two hidden under the wrap), and an extended tang lanyard notch.
Sheath: Premium 6/7 oz veg tanned leather(W&C), with polished natural edges.
A few photos:
