To think that many would diss it as being an "art" knife...
Joss, you know that I would not diss it because it is an art knife, but I don't like it anyway.
Looks like Infinity pattern Damasteel, wrong choice for this piece, it is too busy, the blade does not flow with the handle.
The handle is lovely sculpture, and stands as such, but I don't like it for a handle. The guard is just plain wrong, bulbous, and misshapen.
If this is ivory, I would be absolutely concerned about cracking.
Lastly, the sheath does not work for me.
These are all "knife" critiques. If we are talking about it as simply an art piece, and remove the "knife" aspects out of it completely, then it is great, in the same way that we would look at a Virgil England piece. Issues such as flow, blade-to-handle ratio, and symmetry are no longer of importance.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
