A coming of age ritual knife
So long story short, a good friend of mine asked me to make him a folding knife he could give to his only male son, when he comes of age (16 or 18) and i told him ill do it :D feel quite happy that he preferred to get one from me than to just buy a cheap opinel and call it a day :D if all goes well this knife will be passed down for generations :D
he left to me all the choices as he just wanted a uk legal folding knife and the blade had to pattern welded steel.
Easy peasy lemon..i failed at the first attempt :(
you need to know that i do mainly fixed blades (hunting and now kitchen knives) so all this mumbo jumbo with folders is new to me. ohh well after a year of self reflection and brainstorming i put this one together
the system is based on friction, so stays closed and open on the friction applied by a screw and the titanium liners
the blade is 7cm long and made out of pattern welded steel i forged myself steels used 15n20-O2-1070
overall length is 17 cm
handle is made of locally sourced curly maple that i dyed with some...die xD
the spacer is in vintage micarta and the liners as said are out of titanium to keep everything light as possible
i also burnished the blades with heat and oil to give it a cleaner look and keep it under the same tones
Hope you like this type of content :)
let me know your toughts
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un saluto, nicola
Wooow!!! Beautiful work!
I see times are changing! From passing a pocket watch or jewelry to next generations now we come to knifes! Not baaad! xD
Anyway, it's gorgeous! I would like to hold one! ;)
form what i remember in my parts a father would eventually give his son a knife when he was ready to take this responsibility, but wasn't necessarily seen as a rite of passage.
in my family we have a rite of gifting a watch to the son/ daughter at the 18th bday, as from now on time will move faster and you better watch out or some stuff like that xD
mind you this friend of mine is in uk and hes a welsh guy, so no clue what are their traditions xD
ohh well if you want a knife of mine you just need to ask, kitchen or hunting xD prices aren't extreme as you maybe think/imagine. ;) the only hassle if you live on the move, is to carry it around xD especially thru airports :\
Yes yes yeees! :D It's a good idea! ;) I would love to have one!
;) well you know where to find me (have my page linked on my profile, or just search thru fb my name and i'll should be there) if you ever decide to get one :D
i usually make a good deal for first time handmade knife buyers xD