Methods
All the knives are made entirely by hand using the metal reduction methods on a one-at-a-time basis. This gives the maker ultimate control and makes each knife unique. Materials for each knife are laid out before each knife is begun, much like a painter laying out his pallet. Knives can be designed around a particular piece of pearl or ivory, and many take advantage of a certain pattern in the Damascus steel. In this way close attention can be paid to pattern, texture and color.
Materials
As mentioned, materials come from around the world. White pearl from northern Australia, ancient ivories from Alaska and Siberia and various horn from Africa. Stainless steels include ATS-34 and 440-C with Damascus steels from many different steel makers, each having its own unique pattern and mix of steels.
20241-1 Double Bladed Automatic Folding Knife Double bladed automatic folding knife. This knife uses two different mechanisms, one for each blade. Both blades have been ground offset and occupy the same space while in the closed position. The 4'' main blade is powered by a leaf spring and uses a titanium locking liner.	Click to Enlarge
It is fired using the rectangle button in the handle material. The small 2'' Hawkbill blade is powered by a coil spring and utilizes a button lock. This button is unseen in this photo, as it is on the other side of the knife. Blades can be fired separately or at the same time by pushing both buttons with one hand simultaneously. Materials include random patterned Damascus on both blades and bolsters. This steel is L-6 and O-1 made by Kevin Cashen MS. Ancient Ivory handle material from Russia, with outstanding colors of cream, orange and blue. The knife is completely file worked, and heat colored. Price as shown is $1850, but every knife must be bid separately, depending on the materials used.
20241-3 Persian Style Multi-Blade Automatic Persian style multi-blade automatic. Both blades are coil spring powered using a button lock, there is a pushbutton on each side of the knife, one for each blade. Blades are ground off set to make the knife thinner so both blades utilize the same space while in the closed position. Main blade is 2 /12'' and small blade is 1/2 ''. Blade steel is made by Peter Martin and bolsters by Delbert Ealy, and the handle material is ancient Ivory. Outstanding file work inside and out. Price is $1600, depending upon materials used.	Click to Enlarge
20241-5 White Ivory Double Blade Automatic One of a kind, white ivory double blade automatic. Blade steel is stainless steel Damascus, main blade is 4'' small blade is 1 1/2'' Bolsters are 416 SS. Main blade is leaf spring powered and uses a titanium locking liner, small blade is coil spring button lock fired. Price as pictured is $1850.	Click to Enlarge
20241-5b White Ivory Double Blade Automatic Same knife, as above, showing the scale material removed. The entire knife and mechanism is finished, polished and anodized for color. Truly outstanding.	Click to Enlarge
20241-2 Gentleman's Pocket Folder These knives employ a 1 1/2'' single pen blade, a nail file/cleaner and scissors. The pictured versions use Stainless Damascus and mirror polished Stainless bolsters, with ancient ivory and abalone scale materials. These are a traditional slip lock mechanism and are file worked along the liners. As pictured $750.	Click to Enlarge
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