Laramie Knifeworks

Laramie Knifeworks

Laramie Knifeworks -- Abalone and White Marble Small Buffalo Bill Linerlock

Folder Type: Gentlemen Small Buffalo Bill Linerlock

Blade Length: 1 11/16 inches

Overall Length: 4 7/16 inches

Blade Steel: "Crazy Ladder" Pattern High Carbon Damascus Steel

Handle Material: Abalone

Bolster Material: White Marble

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)

Filework: On top of blade and liners

Liners: Jeweled Small 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. ost 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.

White marble is a popular white stone generally from Italy that is a consistent, light, natural stone with dark gray veining. This piece has been reconstituted by grinding the White Marble into a powder, then adding a binding agent, then dried. This makes slabs of White Marble which can then be used for knife handles. This particular piece has lots of veins and a wonderful sheen and provides a nice contrast to the Abalone shell.

Comes With: Pouch and Knife Stand

Price: $250

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