Archive for November, 2010

Pair of Boot knives

Sunday, November 28th, 2010
 
Large California Folder

Large California Folder

Large California Folder
Large California Folder

This project was done for a collector in Texas.

Two folders exactly the same except for the engraving.  I engraved the Fleur-de- Lis on the top folder and David Drake did the fine English scroll on the lower knife.  They have a blade of 52100 bearing steel, 3 1/2″ long, 8 1/2 overall open, bolster, Water Buffalo handles with gold screws, and gold anodized titanium liner that are fully filework in a vine pattern.  The thumb stud is also inlayed with Buffalo horn.
The collector does a lot of bird hunting in the hills of texas and wanted something for protection and backup use.  He had a pair of boots made with a sheath sewn into the top for easy access.

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Ivory in School

Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Heavy
Heavy

Recently My Wife and I had the opportunity to go to the Kindergarden and Preschool classes in out small town.  The purpose was to show and explain a little about the prehistoric Wooly Mammoth and the ancient Walrus.  Since I use the tusks form both these animals we where able to take some samples to show.

Amazed
Amazed

As you can see the kids where totaly amazed by the size and beauty of the tusk sections.  The tusks of the Mammoth could reach 16 feet long so we had the kids lay out end to end to equal 16 feet.  We also set an alarm to go off in 30 minute which is how long a Walrus can stay under water, and explained that they could swim to a depth of a football field.

Delited
Delited

Where not sure how much they will remember but you can see from there faces they where delited.  There where lots of hugs as we left, I’m not sure who had more fun, use or them.  The education of our young people is very important and up to us all.

Thanks for looking

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