KNIVES! Scans of Wasicun knives. All of these individual knives have been sold, lost or traded, but I'll be making more.

107 (SOLD) is 9 1/2" long and has a blade of red vitrolite, the old storefront glass, with a pink and white marble handle. 110 (SOLD) is 10 3/4 " long and has a nice midnight lace obsidian blade and a peach colored marble handle.

106 is 14 1/2 " long. The blade is obsidian with a subdued green sheen in bright light that reminds me of the Aurora Borealis. The handle is a light green "Verde Antique" serpentine marble from Vermont.

109 is 10 3/4"long. The blade is translucent black with black bands that are visible when held up to the light. There is a tiny bit of brown on the blade. The handle is a pretty marble with various shades of red/pink/purple/gray and white.

101 is 8 3/4" long. The blade is a sky blue glass from a stage light lense that Corning made in 1938 for Hollywood. The handle is an interesting marble that is a conglomeration of whites and yellows. 108- is 10 3/4" long, with a skye blue glass blade from a studio light lens that Corning made in 1938 for Hollywood. The handle is a pretty marble with reds, pinks, gray and white.

This new design is the "Hopegerzdanavian" (HGDA). A crazy name, until you realize where it comes from. The "Hope" is for Hopewell, an ancient culture of the Mid-West U.S., whose craftsmen used obsidian from far away (Yellowstone) to make a blade with a simalar shape to my HGDA. "gerz" is for the ancient Egyptian Gerzian blades, which used flake over grinding techniques like I do (except they were only flaked on one side). "dan" is for Danish, like in the Danish daggers, some of which were knapped with flake over grinding techniques, and flaked on both sides. "avian" is not for the birds, but rather the last part of Scandanavian, in respect to the modern knives that are produced there and have a style somewhat like the HGDA. I hope it's not too corny, but this knife is a celebration of the new millenium, with inspiration from the knives of cultures seperated by several thousand years. From top to bottom: #60, Bloodwood and Lace. #59, Beefwood and Lace , and #61, Kingwood and Mexican Rainbow. I had a very unpleasant allergic reaction to either the Kingwood or the Beefwood, and will not likely offer them again.

A little bit like a Tanto, so it's a Stone Tanto, or "Stanto". #64, Bloodwood and Dacite. #63, Desert Ironwood and Dacite.

#62, stabilized and gold dyed maple burl, with Mahogany/lace handle.

#67, Flamewood handle with bloodwood hilt, black/ghost obsidian blade. #68, Bloodwood handle with Ebony hilt, beautifully featured midnight lace obsidian blade.

A scan of Wasicun #54,53 and 52 (top to bottom). #54, highly chatoyant bloodwood handle. Total length is 10 3/4". HGDA's: #53 has a lace/mahogany obsidian blade and olivewood handle. Total length is 12". #52 has a snakewood (extremely expensive!) handle, and an obsidian blade with moderate green iridescence. Total length is 12".

Lorna style. Named after a special person who is no longer with us, but really liked my knives. #55, mahogany obsidian blade with Australian corkwood handle. Total length is 11.5".

Hopegerzdanavian with rare pink ivory handle. Pink ivory adds about $20 to the cost of a knife IF I can obtain it.

#76 is cocobolo, #77 is figured maple.

The "Otsdawa". A simple, traditional design that maximizes the natural beauty of the stone and the wood. I made a batch of these to familiarize myself with the characteristics of different exotic hardwoods.

#50, an Otsdawa with a thuya burl handle and black (with lighter striations) obsidian blade, 12 1/4" long.

For those who just want a nice blade, or wish to make a handle themselves: the blade on the top is midnight lace obsidian, a mix of translucent smoky/black and reddish-brown/black swirls. It's 7 3/4" long, 1 7/8" wide. There is a small inclusion (flaw) in the rock on one side. The blade on the bottom is also midnight lace and is 7 1/4" long X 1 3/4" wide.

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