Blue Eyed Timascus

Product Description for Blue Eyed Timascus

Maker: John Fraps (J.R.) (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 1962
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 2.75 in.
Total length: 6.75 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.78 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.10 in.
Item weight: 2.56 oz.
Blade: Mike Norris ladder pattern Stainless steel Damascus. Vine pattern filework pattern is carried half way down the spine of the blade.
Bolster: Blue and gold heat colored Timascus
Handle: Fossil mammoth ivory bark with intense tones of chocolate and green moving through a burnt cream background
Style: Folding liner lock
Description: John Fraps has been an up and coming maker who fully embraced Timascus -- a new material that is quickly hitting the knife market with a vengeance. Created by a group which includes Tom Ferry, Timascus is a very light and durable "Damascus" created by forging together different grades of Titanium. The detail of the heat colored Timascus bolsters and stainless Damascus blade is well offset by the natural tones created by the fossil mammoth ivory.
The titanium liners and back spacer have been fully fileworked. jewel polished and heat colored to gold color, then buffed on exterior to silver leaving gold in the file cuts. Spacer is likewise jeweled on inside, vine pattern fileworked, heat colored to gold them buffed to silver leaving gold color in file cuts. Screws are 24k gold plated Torx. Thumbstud is created from solid 14k gold rod and inset with cut blue sapphire. Excellent fit and finish throughout.


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