Story Knife Lady Marion 'Ladies of the night' series

[milesofalaska]

'Lady Marion' From my 'Ladies of the Night' series knives designed for women.
Knife is 11 inches over all length with 6 inch blade. Steel is 01 tool steel flexible thin but strong 1/16th. Acid etched with rabbit scene and flowers. Copper forged into the steel gives a distinct look. Handle is natural fossil baby walrus tusk. Custom cast bronze guard is a duck. Made for many uses. Comes with both a sheath and a stand. Show it off when not wearing it - wear it for special occasions, use it as a kitchen knife, a knife on a night stand - desk etc.

Stand is made of Sitka deer and caribou antlers. It looks delicately balanced or weakly glued but is actually securely pinned in 5 places and is very strong and stable. The knife in it's sheath can be displayed or set on the stand separately.

Sheath is a work of art in itself. Made of 40,000 year old mammoth ivory. Note the natural incredible colors. I call 'King Eider head green' sometimes found in mammoth ivory. The decorative sterling silver bands help ensure the sheath will not swell and warp. A metal look on back is soldered and pinned to wear on belt, sash or cord. The bronzes fish on the bottom from a loop. This is so if it is worn with cord or sash another cord can go though the bottom to stabilize and arrange the sheath to be worn at a slant across the chest or hip. Or allow adaption to be worn as a ankle boot or garter knife. Dragonfly is pinned on.

Lady Marion if I recall was Robin Hoods lady. I envision this knife worn with reenactment costumes of renaissance era. In that day knives had many uses. This knife can be a fish knife or woman's outdoor camp knife , or worn when jogging, or as an art piece by candle light, or used to spread butter and cheese on crackers at a gathering, or stashed in a purse, or secretly hidden for a night on the town. Or on the night stand - always on display and handy. Possibly a split personality type knife. Now you see it now you do not. Yesterday it was on the knack knack shelf -today I do not see it there. Hmmm. Raised eyebrows, quiet smile.
The King is on his throne. A harp plays in the background as a fireplace flame throws shadows. Robin Hood is out poaching the Kings deer. Lady Marion waits for a signal from the forest. Surely somewhere there must be a rope to cut? Someone must quiet the jester? And the knife is? Where?
$895
Best to contact me about buying. Some knives do not go to just anyone. I want to make sure I made it for you or your lady. No I do not expect a long line of people waving money at me. But this knife will speak to the right person. I can wait. I have more pictures, answer questions. Oh I might have goofed on the pictures and so they might disappear. So if you see my girlfriend with our cat? That is not the knife for sale.

 

[Alan Warren Knives]

Very cool knife there Miles. Love your cast part additions. Very artistic.
I have been wanting to try my hand at some casting some conchos for my sheaths etc. Looks like a lot of fun.

Alan

 

[milesofalaska]

Hello Alan and others interested in the basics of casting parts for knives. One best piece of information I can pass on is the source ‘Rio Grande’ out of New Mexico 1 800 545 6566 for all the supplies needed and then some. They sell a product called ‘cold mold’ I discovered works for our purpose. A 2 part rubber compound for making the mold to cast the wax.
You need a wax pattern in order to cast by the lost wax method I use. This Cold mold is a putty that will make an impression of any suitable object. Such as an existing concho. Make a press on mold. Get the correct casting wax or carving wax from Rio. Melt and pour in mold. (It can be done primitively with candle and spoon but there are melting pots to buy also.).
Once you have an exact copy in wax, this wax is easy to adapt carve add to subtract from till it is now your design. Make another rubber mold and make wax copies.
I suggest at first to send this wax to a jeweler and have them do the casting. The equipment to do so is sold by Rio but even the most basic is a total of $600 or so. It’s a little bit of a complicated process.
Plan B is a place called Metaliferous 1 88 944 0909 out of New York is a base metals catalog that has brass copper cut outs stampings of leaves flowers birds animals airplanes cars etc for jewelry work. Many are 30 cents to 50 cents. Many have flat backs and all are for jewelry and can be soldered to metal, or pins soldered on so they can be fastened to leather sheaths and they may have conches. With your own mold (as described above) you can have them cast in silver. The casting cost if farmed out I think is about $5 each plus cost of the metal. (much like sending handle material out to get it stabilized in terms of cost) I myself melt bronze ship propellers and old copper water pipes and end up with my own metal no one else has. Anyhow some basics for you. Anyone who wants more details contact me.

 

[geargeek]

That is an amazing piece of work...

 

[Alan Warren Knives]

Thanks for the info Miles. Very much appreciated. I will check into it.

 

[drducati]

Beautiful work!