Laramie
Knifeworks
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Laramie
Knifeworks --
Ironwood and Spalted Sycamore Medium Damascus Drop Point Knife
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Knife
Type:
Medium Damascus Drop Point |
Blade
Length: 3
inches |
Overall
Length:
7 3/16 inches |
Blade
Steel:
"Islands In The Stream" pattern Damascus High Carbon Steel |
Handle
Material: Ironwood Bolster
Material: Spalted
Sycamore
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Filework:
On
top of blade |
Sheath:
Leather |
Additional
Information:
Ironwood
is native to the Sonoran Desert and is found in Mexico Arizona, and
California. The wood it produces is so hard and dense that it sinks
in water. It was typically used for firewood and charcoal. The wood
is not in immediate danger of
extinction but is a protected wood in Mexico. The wood I use is from
dead trees that are over 200 years old and is legally obtained.
This particular
piece has two-tone
colors. A Sycamore tree, often called an American
plane tree or buttonwood tree, can grow to a massive size and grows
in riparian and wetland areas. Sycamore wood has a rather plain
appearance with some flecks. However, when the wood becomes spalted
it becomes quite attractive. Spalted wood is wood that is in the
process of rotting and has a bunch of fungi in the wood. The fungi
makes lines pen-like black lines, in Sycamore, and results in some
wild looking figure. The Spalted Sycamore I use has
lots of pen-like black lines and came from a saw mill in
South-Central Pennsylvania. This particular saw mill owner collects
unique primo one-of-a-kind pieces of wild looking woods for me.
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Price:
$260 |
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