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In the first picture are some sold knives that are for display and delivery, starting from the left is a zebra theme knife from ivory and kudu horn with a matching sheath, next is a 12 inch Steller sea cow and rosewood fillet knife, next a matched set with lefty sheaths for a nice bloke from the left side of the pond, they are an 8 inch fillet and 4 inch drop point hunter in musk ox horn and oosik and all the way on the right is a heat colored musk ox horn drop point hunter for one of our frequent forum members (I will let him turn himself in if he likes) the blades all look larger than they really are (more balanced) because they are much closer to the camera than the handles.
In the next picture are some that I will have for sale, they are, from the left; first a scaled snakewood deer hunter with barramundi sheath, next a big game drop point hunter of Dall sheep horn with the damascus blade and handle in a herring bone pattern, next my rattlesnake knife, next the big brother of the zebra theme knife I already sold, the next two are musk ox horn and fossil walrus small game knives and up front is a fossil walrus ivory drop point hunter with damascus blade, guard and bolster.
In the last three pictures is the product of probably the most fun I have ever had in knife making, it aint good for much but it looks pretty cool (IMHO) and it was fun to make, and it is a good example of why one might want to get a deposit on a commissioned knife, this one was a special order but how are you going to resell it if the original deal went bad? It has a woolly rhino horn handle with 24 carat gold wire wrap. All the furniture is guilded and antiqued bronze, I shaped the twin rhino head guard from clay and had it casted in bronze, the rest I carved from bar and plate bronze. The pommel and sheath medallion are inlayed with jade. The sheath is Mammoth ivory but don't get too excited about it, the pattern and coloring are all mine, colored scrimshaw. I like to call this a ceremonial period piece, I am just not sure what ceremony it would be for or from what period. It has no basis in history that I am aware of. It has an overall length of 20 1/2 inches. I am sure there will be some questions about this, like "why would you make a knife like that, Mark?" or "Who would buy a knife like that" For answers to those questions (and because there may be a little controversy) I am going to repeat this post in my own thread so we don't highjack Kevins. I am going to surprise the owner of this knife with it at the show, he doesn't know it is done, you can tell him what you think of it, he will be helping me watch my table (I hope). I should say that the handle material is well documented from a species that has been extinct for about 20,000 years, it is completely legal to buy and sell and do whatever you like with it. Thanks for looking, I hope you like them. Please come see me and have a closer look at table 10F at the show. Thanks Mark
In the next picture are some that I will have for sale, they are, from the left; first a scaled snakewood deer hunter with barramundi sheath, next a big game drop point hunter of Dall sheep horn with the damascus blade and handle in a herring bone pattern, next my rattlesnake knife, next the big brother of the zebra theme knife I already sold, the next two are musk ox horn and fossil walrus small game knives and up front is a fossil walrus ivory drop point hunter with damascus blade, guard and bolster.
In the last three pictures is the product of probably the most fun I have ever had in knife making, it aint good for much but it looks pretty cool (IMHO) and it was fun to make, and it is a good example of why one might want to get a deposit on a commissioned knife, this one was a special order but how are you going to resell it if the original deal went bad? It has a woolly rhino horn handle with 24 carat gold wire wrap. All the furniture is guilded and antiqued bronze, I shaped the twin rhino head guard from clay and had it casted in bronze, the rest I carved from bar and plate bronze. The pommel and sheath medallion are inlayed with jade. The sheath is Mammoth ivory but don't get too excited about it, the pattern and coloring are all mine, colored scrimshaw. I like to call this a ceremonial period piece, I am just not sure what ceremony it would be for or from what period. It has no basis in history that I am aware of. It has an overall length of 20 1/2 inches. I am sure there will be some questions about this, like "why would you make a knife like that, Mark?" or "Who would buy a knife like that" For answers to those questions (and because there may be a little controversy) I am going to repeat this post in my own thread so we don't highjack Kevins. I am going to surprise the owner of this knife with it at the show, he doesn't know it is done, you can tell him what you think of it, he will be helping me watch my table (I hope). I should say that the handle material is well documented from a species that has been extinct for about 20,000 years, it is completely legal to buy and sell and do whatever you like with it. Thanks for looking, I hope you like them. Please come see me and have a closer look at table 10F at the show. Thanks Mark
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