Coffin Handled Damascus Clip Point Utility Knife with Fever Tree Burl

Product Description for Coffin Handled Damascus Clip Point Utility Knife with Fever Tree Burl

Maker: Heavin Forge (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 101971
** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind **
Blade length: 5.50 in.
Cutting edge length: 5.50 in.
Total length: 10.50 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.10 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.16 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.13 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.04 in.
Item weight: 4.60 oz.
Shipment weight: 8.2 oz.
Blade: Random Chaos damascus forged from carbon steels
Bolster: Nickel silver
Handle: Fever tree burl
Sheath: Hand tooled Mexical loop style leather sheath
Description: Mastersmith Kevin Harvey is well known for his tremendous attention to detail -- only matched by his skill at design. He is well known around the world for creating extremely high quality hunting knives at a price that would be hard to find anywhere in the United States. Kevin and Heather Harvey are one of only a few husband and wife Mastersmith teams in the world and have been extremely influential through the knifemaking school they founded called Heavin Forge. Mastersmith Kevin Harvey teaches bladesmithing courses, with students travelling from all over the world to learn his techniques. He uses the Heavin Forge mark on his knives when he creates a knife while demonstrating for his classes. This is one such knife.
The clip point blade is forged from Random Chaos pattern damascus forged from carbon steels. The blade was deeply etched and polished to show off the many layers of steel. A guard made from nickel silver is inspired by the Japanese habaki. It features the maker mark on the left side: "Heavin Forge, Belfast R.S.A".
The handle is made from a beautiful section fever tree burl (Vachellia xanthophloea) secured to the hidden tang using a hand domed copper pin. There are many famous stories of how this tree came about its name. Legend has it that the bark of the fever tree was first used by the Spanish in the early 1630s when it was given to the Countess of Chinchon, who had contracted malaria while living in Peru. The Countess recovered and the healing properties of the tree were discovered. The fever tree is an attractive, semi-deciduous tree and grows on river banks, floodplains, and swampy areas. Because of this, it is also believed that Europeans began referring to the trees as fever trees due to the fact that people would often contract malaria when around then. Regardless of the name's origin, the wood is exceptionally beautiful and has great durability. A polished nickel silver escutcheon is on the right side of the handle. The knife is surprisingly lightweight for its size, making it perfect for a daily carry.
To keep the knife close at hand, a brown leather Mexican Loop sheath is included.
Excellent work throughout!


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