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Captain's Knife
This would possibly have been a ship's officer's knife. On the old sailing ships only the officers were allowed to carry knives with points. The common sailors would have to present their knives to the first mate who would, if not already done so on a previous voyage, break off the tip. Less chance of stabbing a fellow crew member in a fight...
This practice was not limited to ships, though. Henry VIII decreed that no pointed knives should be used at the king's table (for fear of assassins). To this day the common dinner knife has a rounded tip. Henry also named a particularly fine roast hip of beef "Sir Loin, Baron of Beef", but that's a different story... This knife is made from "home-brew" damascus, with a damascus guard and pommel. The grip is alabaster with walnut. The scrimshaw is of a 19th century French ship of the line. 6 3/8 by 7/8 inch blade, 4 3/8 inch grip. Hope you like it. Thanks, Chris [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] __________________ Chris K. Two Mountains Forge Delta, BC, Canada www.twomountainsforge.com |
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Chris that is very Nice. Did you do the scrimshaw too. Impressive.
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Thanks, Ricky.
Yes I did the scrimshaw as well. Alabaster is pretty easy to carve. I coated the stone with wax before carving and then used black leather dye to get the carved lines to stand out. Once dry, I sealed it with more wax and polished. I'm working on another one... __________________ Chris K. Two Mountains Forge Delta, BC, Canada www.twomountainsforge.com |
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Very nice Chris. Never would have thought to scrim alabaster although it makes sense. Have carved quite a bit of it (most too dark for a scrim to show well).
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Thanks, Carl.
I love working with Alabaster. It's not very durable, and I wouldn't use it on a working knife, but it looks great on art knives. It comes in so many colors and patterns, it's hard to believe it's all the same stone! __________________ Chris K. Two Mountains Forge Delta, BC, Canada www.twomountainsforge.com |
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Works pretty much like harder soapstones for me, similar to serpantine. I've been carving pipebowls for ceremonial pipes out of the serpantine. Bearutiful green/yellow/black color mix. Like you said kind of fragile for a knifehandle, but on a presentation piece like yours.....excellent.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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