Rigging Knife made from piece of ship

daizee

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This test piece represents a significant milestone: The first full-size knife made from the rudder bearings of the E/V Nautilus, on which I worked and sailed for 6 years. The 3.5" blade is a half-tang with a G10 frame and Deep Sea (dark) Stabilized Mermaid Hair(tm) scales on its shark-tail profile handle, which are made from leftover disposable oceanographic instrument wire (XCTD, in this case). Blade is marked with the Nautilus's IMO registration number. The blade prop in later pictures is one of the old ruined rudder bearings. Lots learned about integrating these new materials. More to come! Matt Parkinson forged several of these bearings flat for me in 2013. Full story on my website.

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Beautiful work all around. The history, the lines, the scale colors, the shape of the blade, and the contour of its handle. This is a win! :thumbsup:
 
DAMM daizee! You and your talent are AMAZING! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: That is VERY COOL Knife and what you used to make it . Doesn't get better that that :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
Thanks, Fellas! Glad you like it.
Mermaid Hair post added to my website for more clarity.
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Beautiful craftsmanship and story. Even without the context that handle material is a showstopper
 
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