Golden Band
Fast Facts:
Devin Thomas Stainless Damascus
Rockwell C 59
Overall Length: 8 1/2"
Blade Length: 3 5/8"
Thickness: 5/32"
14 Ct Gold Guard
8 full cut diamonds
Mother of Pearl Nail
Horse hair
This truly unique project was originally designed in 2001, made in 2005 and chosen to be included in the book "The Art of Modern Custom Knifemaking". The "Golden Band' is one design that shows the distinct flow in my work. The concept of a knife with a finger as a handle and a golden band as symbolic guard is unique, but represents daily life, in more then one way. 10 gram of 14 ct gold were used in the ring, that is inset with a 8 fully cut diamonds (total of 0.25 carats). The finger is mammoth ivory, carved and sculpted to have prints and joint folds. Lacy, a quarter horse, was so kind to donate her hair for the the project. A mother of pearl piece was meticulous shaped to be inlayed and under laid as the nail. I highly recommend to get the book, "The Art of Modern Custom Knifemaking", ISBN 965-90907-0-6 for a fully detailed step by step image portfolio of how the project was made.