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Why Just Own A Knife When You Can Own A Piece Of Art?
My name is Richard Von Hagen Palmer, functional artist and the maker of Von Hagen Knives. I love to make knives and almost every knife I make is for sale. Each original, one of a kind Von Hagen Knife is handmade by me. For me, part of the thrill of being a functional artist is sketching out my ideas on paper and then watching them come to life by my hands and in front of my eyes. Thank you for taking the time to look at my work. I hope you like what you see.
The idea of The Shark's Tooth is to provide a fixed blade pocket knife.
Each original, one of a kind Von Hagen Knife is handmade by me. This SHARK TOOTH STYLE BLADE is made of 3/32" 01 TOOL STEEL bar stock. The blade has been Rockwell Hardness Tested. Each Von Hagen Knife has been tempered and bench tested to assure the perfect hardness. The FULL TANG knife has a FULL GRIND BLADE. The BLACK VULCANIZED SPACER adds a nice highlight to the incredible BOOK MATCHED LACE REDWOOD HANDLE. This is one SHARP knife!!
I shop around for handle material. Most of what I buy comes in blocks or slabs, which I buy raw, unstabilized and mostly wet. I cut the scales, stabilize them and then harden them in a zero atmosphere setting. This entire process may take up to a year and a half. It may seem like a lot of work and a lot of waiting but this allows me to use woods that you just can't buy from the knife scale sellers.
When I received this Redwood, it was dripping with sap. The person I received it from told me that it had been sitting in the sun for a few years but it was still quite wet. Although I LOVED the look of the wood and couldn't wait to use it, I first had to dry it and to remove the sap. Once I did that, I was amazed at the beauty of what remained. I loved the look before and saw potential but couldn't have expected anything close to what I had in front of me!! I was thrilled and hope you love it as much as I do.
Sorry for not having any buttons, gadgets or springs that open the knife for you. This Von Hagen Pocket Knife is all about hard work and years of good service!
Thanks for looking,
Rick
