Sometimes I have the great luck to work with materials that are special to me. Among those curly birch has been for a long time of increasing interest. I was allowed for this true bespoke commission a free hand with it. This is the result: combined with african blackwood and bronze that sets the curlybirch off with their quiet and understated appearance, the overall impression is rich of features, yet well balanced in somewhat...
Read MorePaul asked me if I was game to make him a dagger. After some sketches and talks, we decided to make this one. It should have something special, business-like. I chose a very unique tungsten damascus with various tool steels added.Comissionned and completed in 2019. I like to make my daggers with an extra thick point zone. This point being no exception is about 8mm thick: almost 1/4″. For the hilt, I selected a unique piece of...
Read MoreGolden Gidgee is a Sujihiki type cooking knife. It has a 300x50mm blade of sanmai construction with a UHC damascus core and two different softer damascus jacket. The 150mm handle is of ringed Gidgee graciously put to my disposition by curlytimbers.com. The scabbard is of the same wood. the ferrule is made of 750 Au and finished with a fine swissmade single cut file. The commission was given to me in 2018 and was completed in May 2018....
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