The MOP from Angels wings,and a Dragons tounge for a blade.

Prince of Peace

Prince of Peace

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A slipjoint made for me by Mark A Laramie.
He creates love and beauty in all of his work. I am very lucky to have this.



Thank you for looking.
Peace.
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Wow! I don't typically like MOP or folders either... but Mark has made a thing of beauty indeed!! The textures and colors compliment each other perfectly, and the lines flow like poetry. Mayhap I should rethink my opinion on MOP and folders in general...
 
I just asked for the basics and he took it from there. He designed and secured all materials himself.Mark is the SOLE author in this beauty.
I have never seen Mother of Pearl that was so radiant in all my days. I always have loved the smooth feel and the deep look of MOP but when he said he found some Exhibition grade MOP at Blade in Atlanta I was very happy.
When I saw what he created for my family heirloom knife, I wept.
This will be passed down through generations after I am gone. I am glad he accepted my commission and worked as if God himself moved through him.
Mark A Laramie is a man of great honor and character,he is a strong Christian as well. I will always treasure this work of art.
Peace.
 
That's a beauty. I personally like MOP very much on the right knife, and this is a knife that it works very well on.
 
Yeah, what Thingmaker3 said... MoP and slipjoints are not my preferences, but man, that's just gorgeous.
 
Thanks all, and especially you Keith. I have read your posts for a long time now,much longer than I have been a member for and before I ever posted. You are a very wise blade man and I respect your wisdom and your knowledge. Not to mention your rapier like wit from time to time!
I have always been a fan of slip locks. Being brought up in the early 60's all the knives I ever owned or handled were these risky finger choppers.
Since I was a lad of no more than eight I owned my first Case MOP toothpick.
I would study the scales for hours on end. Etching every nuance of the pearls waves into my memory for ever.When I first saw a real detailed Damascus blade again I went into study mode. I was entranced by the patterns and beauty.File work? That was the icing on the cake on every classy knife I ever admired.
As I approached 50 years of age my ever wise bride suggested I collect the blades I admired so much. I took her up on it!
The prices that art knives command is so far out of my reach it's embarrassing.
But when I saw a "Gentleman's Warncliffe" blade on Mark A Laramie's web site my heart went into arrhythmia. I saw what I always dreamed of owning. I wrote him a e-mail and we talked back and forth for a bit. He was more than willing to make my dream of a Heirloom art knife a reality. He allowed me to set up my own payment amounts and schedule. He NEVER pressured me for any money or up sell. As a matter of fact he lowered the price we had agreed on after I had already started paying him for it. Mark A Laramie is one fine Christian and a true artist of a blade smith. Keith I finally own the knife of my dreams and I will pass it down to my children ONLY when they pluck it from my front right pocket after I've gone to my eternal peace. Thanks again sir for your kind words.
And to all the forumites who have expressed their love of Marks work God Bless you all as well. He works fast and is more fair than you could ever imagine.Check him out. http://www.malknives.com/
Peace.
 
Thank you for the kind words.

It really does look like you got the knife of your dreams, and none of use can ask for more than that.
 
Chicago was Sherry's lower molar extraction. Four hundred and forty five dollars. Full X- Rays and then gas with the removal. She was in excruciating pain and still wanted to put it off till after Chicago's Blade Show.
I got a one in a million bride Mark. Naturally I exercised my manly rights and said "It's the oral surgeon for you love, there are always blade shows."
So I had a wonderful birthday with the most beautiful piece of art disguised as a blade made by the most God gifted blade maker I have ever had the pleasure to buy from... Mr. Mark A. Laramie,devout Christian, husband and father of seven children full time worker and still manages to squeeze in the finest art knives this side of the Mason Dixon line!
There is a 10th annual knife show in Janesville Wisconsin Oct 6th and 7th that's just 20 minuets away down the road that my back yard butts up to! That show we WILL make!
Already socking money away for a treat of some kind when we go. I'm so spoiled now, the manufacturers' blades just don't thrill me that much at all.Your fault Mark!
I do have a question though, where I grab my blade to open and close it the Damascus has become quite faint. Is there a way to re darken it? I love the raindrop pattern so much I hate to see it go, but I refuse not to carry this joy! It was made for me to use and carry and by gosh that's what I'm doing!
I read once that soaking it in pure lemon juice helps re darken the pattern true or false? Any other suggestions would sure be appreciated! Much love and blessings to the Laramie home form us to you!.
Boy if that "Blue Dart" were only a automatic.....I'd miss another blade show!
:-0 !!!!!!!
Peace.
 
Dave, you could try lemon juice or some heated vinager. I use radio shack etchant solution with distilled water. Somewhere around 1:4 etchant to water solution. After you get the etch that you want you can clean it with finger nail polish remover. You want to be careful not to get the mixture on any other part of the knife, or the counter, the floor, etc., etc...
If you don't mind parting with it for a week, send it to me and I'll re-etch it for you. If you want to give it a try yourself, let me know which method you tried and how it worked !
 
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