Gemini
"Gemini" Fine Handmade Folding Knife
- Type: Liner lock folding knife in stone case
- Size: Length overall open: 6.625" (16.8 cm), Length overall closed: 3.875" (9.9 cm) Blade Length: 2.75" (7.0 cm) Blade Thickness: .113" ( 2.9 mm)
- Case size: 4.5" (11.4 cm) wide, 2.5" (6.4 cm) deep, 1.3" (3.3 cm) high
- Weight: Knife: 3.5 oz. (99 grams) , Case: 1 lb. 1 oz. (482 grams)
- Blade: Mirror polished 440C high chromium stainless tool steel, hardened and tempered to Rockwell C58
- Thumb Studs: 304 Stainless Steel set with Faceted Blue Sapphires
- Bolsters: Hand-engraved 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel
- Liners: Anodized 6AL4V Titanium
- Handle: Polished Moss Agate Gemstone
- Case: Black Galaxy Granite, suede leather, neoprene feet
- Knife: This Gemini is one of my popular folding
knives for good reason. The knife has attractive lines in a great
design, and is outfitted with premium materials, embellishment, and
finish. This Gemini has a cleanly and accurately hollow ground and
mirror polished 440C high chromium stainless tool steel blade,
razor-sharp. This is a
beautiful steel that is highly corrosion resistant, very tough, and
very wear resistant. This is why this steel is my most often
requested stainless tool steels and is suitable for all types of
knife, from combat and tactical weapons to high art sculptural
pieces. This Gemini has full filework in a small cross and arrow
pattern, that extends from the blade spine through the spacer spine
of the handle, to
the sculpted choil, and is even on the inside of the handle
spacer: all
mirror polished and finished in high detail. The blade has a pair of
petite thumb studs made in 304 stainless steel, and I set them with
fine 2 mm sapphires to compliment the blue of the liners. The liners
are 6AL4V titanium, chosen for its great toughness and light weight,
and I fully fileworked them with a detailed vine pattern, and then
anodized them for a wear resistant finish of cobalt blue. The knife
is bolstered with zero-care 304 high nickel, high chromium stainless
steel for the greatest longevity and strength, and I spent
considerable time hand-engraving the bolsters with a very small and detailed
scroll pattern with rounded and droplet forms to match the design
and color pattern on the
gemstone handle scales. 304 stainless is a very difficult material
to hand-engrave and this is why you will rarely see it on any knife.
It is the same stainless steel used to make highly corrosion
resistant and super-tough bolts, nuts, and fasteners, and all of
the fittings, internal parts and machine screws of this knife are
304. This is why I
prefer it on my knives; simply put, it is a far superior, premium
material that others do not use because of the difficulty of working
with it. The bolsters are dovetailed and bed and lock a pair of
unusual and unique gemstone handle scales. These are Moss Agate, an
extremely tough microcrystalline quartz that is rare in this color
or pattern. So rare is this type of Moss Agate that this is the only
piece I've seen large enough for a knife handle, and I doubt I'll
ever see more! This means a lot, considering I've made literally
thousands of gemstone handled knives, more than any other maker on
earth. One wonders about the environment, exposures, and time
that it took to create this droplet pattern in the
highly contrasting colors of this stone. The agate is hard, tough, and
durable, and will easily outlast the metal components of the knife
with little or no care.
I cut, shaped, ground, and polished it to a bright, glassy finish
that feels wonderful and smooth. The knife is easily opened and
unlocked with the thumbnail, and the action is smooth and tight.
- Case: It was an easy choice to create an
everlasting sarcophagus both unique
and bold for this Gemini and I chose Black Galaxy Granite from
India. I took considerable time to cut, carve, shape, grind, lap,
polish, and finish this case. This is gabbric anorthosite, and is a hard,
tough, and very durable granite. It has inclusions
of bronzite (enstatine) which create a coppery spangled
reflection in the light which varies depending on the angle and
light. This is a beautiful granite, with no veining and a uniform
finish, lapped and polished throughout, even on the inside surfaces,
and it feels great to the touch. The inside is carved to accept the
knife, with finger cutouts for easy removal, and is lined with black
suede leather for protection of the knife. The lid has keyed holes which engage 304
stainless steel studs for a matched fit. I inlayed neoprene feet in the bottom so
the case can safely rest on any surface without scratching.
- A classy, well-made, beautiful, and attractive investment knife for the
collector stored in a fitting and perpetual stone case.
Thanks, G. L.!
Dear Jay,
Just a quick note to let you know that the Gemini arrived yesterday in excellent condition.
Sufficed to say, it certainly exceeded all of my expectations in terms of design,
aesthetics, workmanship, fit, and finish, and I am completely delighted with it.
My thanks to you again for another wonderful knife to add to my small collection.
(By the way, the packaging you employed was exceptional - I truly believe
that FedEx could have played soccer
with that package without inflicting any damage whatsoever to the contents.)
--G.
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