Blade: 440C High Chromium Martensitic
Stainless Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C59, mirror
finished
Bolsters, Fittings: Hand-engraved 304
Austenitic High Nickel, High Chromium Stainless Steel
Handle: Polished Noreena Jasper Gemstone
Sheath: Ray Skin Inlaid in Hand-carved
Leather
Knife: Named for the Japanese mythological
male god of all that is light and heavenly. He was the husband
of Izanami, for whom this
knife was named. Like Izanami before, Izanagi has a
distinctly oriental form. The knife blade is a wide and thick
trailing point tanto, with a thin, perfectly mirror finished
hollow grind. The deep grind is terminated with matched,
sweeping curves, and supports a razor-keen single bevel cutting
edge. I left plenty of thickness in the point for strength, and
a good section of spine to support the blade. This is a wider
blade than its counterpart, looking very boxy and firm, vs. the
flowing and graceful lines of Izanami. The blade is fully
fileworked, in a wave and splash style of design, completely
around the fully tapered tang and to the light choil. The
bolsters are hand-engraved 304 high chromium, high nickel
stainless steel for longevity, beauty, and radiance, and are
mirror polished. The pattern I designed for the engraving is
interlocking, intertwined Japanese latticework, to match the
style of the theme. This is a design with plenty of punch and
interest, an endless flow of shaded pathways. The design is
tight, clean, and matching. The bolsters are permanently mounted
to the tang with zero-clearance peened pins. The front bolster
face is domed and polished. The bolsters are dovetailed, and bed
a pair of rich, warm, brightly polished Noreena Jasper gemstone
scales. Noreena Jasper comes from the Pilbara region of Western
Australia and is mudstone that has been replaced with silica,
forming a hard, tough microcrystalline quartz. The patterns are
flowing and geometric, varying intensely even within each rock.
The character of the stone is strong and male. This is a hard,
tough gemstone, a 7.0 on the Mohs scale, so it is extremely
durable and long lasting. The polish is smooth and the handle is
comfortable in the hand, with a comfortable three-fingered grip
that balances the knife at the forefinger.
Sheath: I wanted a bold, wide sheath for
the knife so I designed one that makes use of full panels of
dark brown-red Rayskin to match the knife handle. The three
inlaid Rayskin panels cover all the large areas of the sheath
faces, including the back and belt loop. The knife glides into
the sheath easily, the blade and point protected by the thick
welts, and the beautiful handle and engraved bolsters are
displayed at the sheath mouth. The sheath is hand-carved 9 -10
oz. leather shoulder with carved accents. The red-brown sheath
is hand-stitched in polyester sinew, lacquered and sealed.
A bold tanto, with refined curves, dramatic gemstone handle,
and assertive sheath
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