Walrus Ivory Dagger

B . Buxton

B . Buxton

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I want to thank everyone for your advice in my "Ivory Advice" thread a couple weeks back. I soaked the handle of the dagger in Mineral oil for 24 hrs. and it looks great. Thank you. I finally finished up the sheath and figured I would show you how it all turned out and see what you think.

The mosaic steel is a pattern I came up with and I named it mosaic Flame damascus. Every part of this knife is made from the mosaic steel. The dagger blade, guard, hardware came from one billet and then I made up a matching billet for the sheath. The sheath is leather lined and has 9 domed nickel/silver pins. The spacer around the sheath is mild steel and the vine is continuous. Sheath Throat is also made from the same mosaic pattern. The handle and button on the sheath are walrus Ivory.

Thanks for lookin,

Bill
 

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Hats off to you. That is one gorgous knife. I would love to see close-ups of the guard and the leather lining. That is a knife to be very proud of.

Reid Allen
 
Truly a work of art Bill.
I think maybe the sheath took about as long to do as the whole knife!
Good job sir!

Mike
 
Thank you for all the nice comments, I really do appreciate them.

Ray, I hope your right.

JTknives, I believe on this one the file work was laid out 3/8" apart. The stock was 3/16".

Don, I'm really looking forward to meeting you and many of the other makers that I've talked to via e-mail. Should be a fun experience.

Mike your right, the sheath did take quite a while to produce, I really couldn't say which one took the most time, I'm just glad there both finished. :)

Thanks again everyone,

Bill
 
Hengelo thank you, the ivory has a beautiful texture and look that I couldn't capture with my poor photography skills. I just wish I had more of it.

Thanks,

Bill
 
Very nice, Bill! That took some serious planning and execution. That knife is probably in the hands of a proud owner by now.
 
Thanks John, No its still in my possession, I made it to take to the chicago show. I do hope it stays in Chicago though. :)

Bill
 
Wow Bill! Glad I caught this post. That is really pretty Man! You've been busy. Love the whole package.
 
That is a beautiful knife. Could I ask how you get the plunge cut in a perfect V shape like you did. It really adds to the beauty of the blade.
 
Thank you lakemp and diggerdog.

Diggerdog, I marked out the plunge and then highlighted it with file work. Took it to the grinder, ground it as evenly as I could and then evened it up using files before heat treatment. I always grind as slow as my grinder will go and take my time. I 've never been accused of being one of the fast knifemakers. :D

Thank you,

Bill
 
Bill,

That is an awesome knife, it is makers like you that make the "pups" like myself strive and work harder to achieve more. Thanks

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