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Laramie Knifeworks -- Turquoise and Buffalo Horn Large Teton Linerlock
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| Folder Type: Large Teton Linerlock |
| Blade Length: 2 15/16 inches |
| Overall Length: 7 5/16 inches |
| Blade Steel: "Hailstorm" pattern Damascus high carbon steel |
| Handle Material: Turquoise |
| Bolster Material: Buffalo Horn |
| Thumb Knob Gemstone: A Yellow Sapphire graded IF (which is the highest grade given and means the gemstone is internally flawless and free of inclusions) White Sapphire |
| Zippered Filework: On top of blade and liners |
| Liners: Jeweled Linerlock |
| Additional
Information: Most of the turquoise on
the market has been treated in some way to deal with four problems
characteristic with this gemstone. First, turquoise is soft,
sometimes even brittle, and thus susceptible to fractures. Second,
turquoise is porous and which makes it is susceptible to staining,
discoloration, and fading. Third, untreated turquoise never
comes in a slab form just "rocks", so you can never make
knife handles. Fourth, turquoise is getting harder to find and
supplies are of a lower quality. These four problems can be handled
in different ways, but the most common techniques is to reconstitute
the turquoise by grinding the turquoise to a powder then
adding a binding agent then dried. This makes slabs of turquoise
which can then be used for knife handles.
The Buffalo Horn I use in my knives is actually from domesticated water
buffalo from Southeast Asia. There
are at least 130 million domesticated water buffalo and more people
depend on them than on any other domesticated animal. The
Buffalo Horn I used in this knife has a nice polished black color. |
| Comes With: Knife Stand and Sheath |
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