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Laramie Knifeworks -- Abalone Shell and Weathered Ox Horn Bark Small Linerlock
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| Folder Type: Gentlemen Small Linerlock |
| Blade Length: 1 15/16 inches |
| Overall Length: 4 1/2 inches |
| Blade Steel: "Hailstorm" pattern Damascus high carbon steel |
| Handle
Material: Abalone
Shell Bolster Material: Weathered Ox Horn Bark |
| Thumb Knob Gemstone: A Red Sapphire graded IF (which is the highest grade given and means the gemstone is internally flawless and free of inclusions) |
| Filework: On top of blade and liners |
| Liners: Jeweled Linerlock |
| Additional
Information:
Abalone is one of the most beautiful
material for making knife handles. The thick inner layer of the
Abalone shell is composed of nacre,
(also present in Mother-of-Pearl), which makes an iridescent shell
with lots and lots of changeable colors as you change the angle of
view. Abalone grown in the wild are expected to go extinct in the
next 200 years because of over harvesting and acidification of
oceans. So now Abalones are farm raised in order to protect the
species. The Abalone I use in my knife handles come from farm raised
Abalone grown in South Korea. The iridescent inner shell of these
farm raised Abalones is often very curved and does not lend itself
for making knives (you need a flat surface instead of a curved
surface for knife handles). But farm raised Abalone can be
commercially processed to form a very nice and beautiful flat
"sheet" by extracting the beautiful inner shell and then
making flat layers which are then glued together to make a usable
thick, strong, flat shell-- which is perfect for making knife
handles.
The
Weathered Ox Horn Bark is from the exterior of the Ox horn and has a
lot of character. This Ox horn bark comes from domesticated animals
in Asia and has nice cracks, crevices, and texture
and provides a nice contrast to the Abalone
Shell used
in the handle. |
| Comes With: Pouch and Knife Stand |
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