| 11 1/4" Super Collider Snake built 2/26/2006 Snake has full length "Super Collider" scales that I deeply etched the copper out of and mirror buffed the titanium/niobium handles. I anodized the bundles a deep cobalt blue/purple. The Collider metal is almost impossible to get anymore and very expensive. In another year it'll be gone and it'll never be available again.... I ground this blade from a billet of Delbert Ealy "Dragon Skin" Damascus. The blade measures 5 1/2" by .555 wide by .133 thick. Mean and lean...it has my dragon head mark...The bolsters I ground from a billet of Chad Nicholes Damascus. The liners are titanium and fully filed using an arrow head pattern. Following the mirror buff I anodized the liners gold/bronze. The release button is sterling silver inlay ed with Chinese turquoise that has a snake skin pattern to it. Back spring is 416 SS fully file worked with my "Fire Ants pattern" and mirror polished Safety is nickel silver and "ramped" This piece is the first I've done using a double action release I designed after working on it for 2 years! It can be opened manually or automatically. It functions very smoothly and requires a less than an 1/8" push. I ground the leaf spring using 1095 tool steel and the knife has good power and snaps hard and fast. |
| 3/30/2006 I ground this blade from a billet of Delbert Ealy carbon Damascus. The blade measures .138 x .500 x 5 inches and the Rockwell tested at 58.. The guard is ground from Delbert Ealys "dragon skin" and locks in tight, no play or wagging..... Front bolsters are ground from a small billet of Damascus forged by G. Werth.... Liners are mirrored titanium. Scales are a rust colored Giraffe bone with a great singular line pattern running the center of the handle on both sides. I used 0-80 screws on all my handles so they can be removed easily if necessary. Nice looking giraffe on this one. I don't run across much with this type of symmetrical checking especially in color like this. Rectangular release button is nickel silver inlay ed with ripple paua and looks like it has a built light built in. Light file-work on the back spline. The internal mechanisms are all heat treated 440c "Ramped" nickel silver safety. This safety engages and stays that way unlike the typical production knives that are broken in a few weeks. I pay a lot of attention to my safety's and spend a lot of time on them. This stiletto is a double action. Blade can be plucked manually or released automatically. The acoustics are nice and it has a good kick to it. The blade sits centered when closed and locks in tight when released. No play in any direction |
| 9" pearl liner lock swing guard 9" 154cm stainless bayo ground blade/mirror polished double action button release. 440c internal dbl action release mechanism nickel silver bolsters and guard/mirror polished 416 file-worked spline titanium liners diamond shaped nickel silver release button mother of pearl scales |
9" 154cm stainless bayo ground blade/mirror polished double action button release 440c dbl action release mechanism front and rear nickel silver bolsters and guard/mirror polished 416 file-worked spline titanium liners rectangular nickel silver release button inlay ed with black onyx apple coral scales |
| 11" black and white diamond liner lock stiletto 11" 154cm stainless bayo ground blade/mirror polished single action button release all 440c internal release parts 416 stainless bolsters/mirror polished 416 file worked spline full file worked titanium liners 416 stainless release button |
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