Working on Julie's book...

They are amongst my MOST favorite books, and even after having them for years now, there are a lot of narratives still unread!

It is VERY easy to get lost in the beauty of the knives.

Looking forward to getting Julie's book, as I have admired her work from the time I first saw it!

Peter
 
I'm REALLY LOOKING FORWARD to adding this to my David Darom section of my Knife Library!!!!

I think all your "Knifemaker" series book jackets complement one another.
 
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This was a great project to be involved with and David did an awesome job as always. We will all be at the Blade show this year for the premier of the book. Email me or Julie to get a copy reserved.
Curt
curtericksonknives.com
 
David, Julie and Curt -

I'm really looking forward to seeing you all again at Blade - and, of course, the publication of this amazing publication.

Best,

Bob
 
Curt Erickson said:
This was a great project to be involved with and David did an awesome job as always. We will all be at the Blade show this year for the premier of the book. Email me or Julie to get a copy reserved.
Curt
curtericksonknives.com
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Welcome to the BladeForums Curt!

I do hope that you and Julie will enjoy
what you see here and add your input
whenever you feel like doing so!

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
This is what comes with #1 of the 100 Numbered and
Signed Copies of the 1000 copies of Julie's book.....
I get to keep #1/100... :)

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

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Thank you everyone for your flattering comments.
It was such an honor to have David here with us doing this book project.
He made Buster, Curt, and me proud.
THANK YOU DAVID!
 
David, Julie and Curt-

I'll be gazing at the knives, and the engraving, in this masterpiece of a book for a long, long time, once it's out!

Best,

Bob
 
Julie often uses exotic rocks and rare minerals as handle materials
for her art daggers. She has a stash of some truly amazing creations
of earth's geological processes, many of them found by Buster Warenski
in remote locations in the USA.

Buster pioneered the use exotic rocks and stone minerals on knives,
prompted by laws against the use of ivory and the difficulty of getting
decent stag in recent years. He also considered the fact that rocks are
have long lasting stability while ivory, stag, and horn are relatively
unstable and tend to crack, swell or shrink.

Stones offer a vast variety of colors as well as stability, and some rocks
are harder on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness than others.
The harder the rock, the better it seems to polish. Most rocks must be
worked-on with lapidary equipment, using diamond wheels and constant
lubrication with water.

I photographed these gem quality rocks at Julie's place. I shot them
separately in full sunlight to bring out their unbelievable colors and then
put them together to create this amazing display...

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

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ddd said:
This is what comes with #1 of the 100 Numbered and
Signed Copies of the 1000 copies of Julie's book.....
I get to keep #1/100... :)

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

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That's INCREDIBLE...such a beautiful dagger with EVERY numbered copy...:D I'm in!

Peter
 
peterinct said:
That's INCREDIBLE...such a beautiful dagger with EVERY numbered copy...:D I'm in!

Peter
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Peter, it is even better. I already ordered #54 and to my surprise I was told that I will receive 54 daggers; each made to my specific wishes :D;):)

Marcel
 
Marcel54 said:
Peter, it is even better. I already ordered #54 and to my surprise I was told that I will receive 54 daggers; each made to my specific wishes :D;):)

Marcel
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Actually Peter and Marcel, each of you gets 105 amazing Art Knives* with
your copy of Julie's book....
These are considered very special knives, amazing in many ways but
unique due to the fact that you can also enjoy them openly on any
commercial airline flight!!

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

*For you Marcel, I even included several amazing high end folders....
 
ddd said:
Julie often uses exotic rocks and rare minerals as handle materials
for her art daggers. She has a stash of some truly amazing creations
of earth's geological processes, many of them found by Buster Warenski
in remote locations in the USA.

Buster pioneered the use exotic rocks and stone minerals on knives,
prompted by laws against the use of ivory and the difficulty of getting
decent stag in recent years. He also considered the fact that rocks are
have long lasting stability while ivory, stag, and horn are relatively
unstable and tend to crack, swell or shrink.

Stones offer a vast variety of colors as well as stability, and some rocks
are harder on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness than others.
The harder the rock, the better it seems to polish. Most rocks must be
worked-on with lapidary equipment, using diamond wheels and constant
lubrication with water.

I photographed these gem quality rocks at Julie's place. I shot them
separately in full sunlight to bring out their unbelievable colors and then
put them together to create this amazing display...

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

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Yes, David, some of the nicest pieces of rock/mineral around are on Warenskis (and Curt's blades, as well). No better handle material for high value collectible knives, IMHO.

Best,

Bob
 
Guys
Rock is a very interesting challenge. Just getting a hole threw 4 inches of rock can take all day. Heat really dose a number on everything especially diamond brill bits. Great looking stuff when it works.
 
Hello Curt, I hope you won't mind my showing some some more
pages from your section in Julie's book... :)

I was privileged te be able to set up these two pages, with 3 amazing
Ring Daggers made very recently by Curt.

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

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SharpByCoop said:
Last week I pulled the 'World of Art Knives' out of the shelf to rearrange some things. Before I placed it back I opened it briefly...

...thirty minutes later I had to force myself to put it down, because I'd lost work time. It lured me in like a captivating siren. Really!

Julie must be REAL pleased now.

Coop
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Now that Julie's book has been printed and the shipment of books
will soon be on its way to her, I am already half way through my
next custom knife related project - "The World of Art Knives II"
and have the planned cover design more or less final... See here....

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

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Lookin' good, David. Definitely looking forward to it, and to Julie's soon, too.
 
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