Art Knife Invitational 2007 - John W. Smith
#1 “FOLDING FIGHTER”

File worked 4 inch damascus blade and spacer with 24K gold inlay and 18K gold thumb stud with diamond. File worked damascus bolsters with 24K gold inlay and 18K gold screws. The handles are black lip pearl filed in a diamond pattern with 18K gold screws and file worked liners.

#2 “FOLDING DAGGER”

Damascus blade and spacer with 24K gold inlay, file work and an 18K golf thumb stud with diamond. Mother of pearl handles, filed in a diamond pattern with 18K gold screws. Damascus bolsters with 24K gold inlay, 18K gold screws and lanyard bail. The liners are file worked and anodized.

#3 “DAMASCUS INTERFRAME FOLDING DAGGER”

The frames are hot blued damascus secured by internal hidden screws with a mosaic pearl inlay and 24K gold work. File worked damascus blade and spacer with 24K gold inlay, 18K gold thumb stud with diamond and an 18K gold lanyard bail. File worked liners with gold anodizing.

#4 “PERSIAN INTERFARME FOLDER”

Damascus blade and spacer with 24K gold inlay, file work and an 18K gold thumb stud with diamond. Hidden screw mounted frames of 416, engraved with 24K gold inlay. The inlay is a sunrise pattern made up of pearl and 18K gold. The liners are file worked and anodized.

#5 “INTERFRAME FOLDING DAGGER”

Hidden screw construction 416 frames engraved with 24K gold inlay. The inlay is a sunburst pattern consisting of pearl and 18K gold. The blade and spacer are damascus with 24K gold inlay, file work, 18K gold bail and thumb stud with diamond. Liners are file worked titanium.

#6 “DAMASCUS INTERFRAME GENT’S FOLDER”

Hidden screw construction damascus frames with 24K gold inlay. There are two black lip pearl inlays in each side. Damascus blade and spacer with 24K gold inlay, 18K gold bail and thumb stud with diamond. The liners are file worked and anodized titanium.

#7 “GENT’S FOLDER”

Damascus bolsters with 24 K gold inlay mounted with 14K gold screws. The handles are mother of pearl filed in a diamond pattern with 14K gold screws. File worked damascus blade and spacer with a 14K gold thumb stud. The liners are file worked and anodized titanium.

All work is sole authorship.
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John W. Smith
West Liberty, Kentucky


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