Sheath: Hand-carved Leather inlaid with Brown Stingray skin
Knife: In ancient Greek mythology, Nereus had
50 daughters which became sea nymphs and were named Nereid. The name
suits this graceful and elegant fillet, boning, carving, and
collector's grade knife very well. I designed the blade as an
adaptation of a tanto style, with gentle curves at the edges and an
extremely thin and well-designed trailing point. The grinds on the
knife are hollow, beautifully matched and accurate side to side,
with nicely radiused grind terminations and a good amount of spine
to support the blade. The blade is cleanly mirror polished for
longevity, high corrosion resistance, easy cleaning, and beauty and
is ground from thin 1/8" thick stock. I tempered the knife back to
57 for good toughness with substantial hardness, necessary for this
type of knife to limit flexing. The cutting edge is razor keen and sharp, and the
knife has a full tang, fully tapered to the rear bolster. The knife
is clean with no filework to trap debris, and has a noticeable thumb
rise and good forefinger quillon for control. The handle has just a
bit of belly for comfort, and a rear bolster pair at the rear
quillon to lock the hand into the handle. Both bolster pairs are
zero care 304 austenitic high nickel, high chromium stainless steel
and are polished, contoured, and dovetailed to bed the handle
scales. The handle scales are something very special; they are
imported from China and are Fossilized Crinoid Marble. Crinoids
filled the seas during the Paleozoic era, and are called Sea Lilies
or Feather Stars. When they died, they settled in great abundance on
the sea floor, their tubular ringed skeletal parts lodging in the
mud there, and ultimately becoming crinoid limestone. But something
special happens when limestone is very, very old and is deep within
the crust of the earth subjected to heat and pressure. Limestone
changes to marble. So these fossils are the result of that, living
creatures that left behind their remains at least over 250 million
years ago, replaced by rock that becomes marble. When you look
closely, you can see literally thousands of pieces of these fossils
in the handle, in pinks, rose, whites, and cream colors embedded in
black matrix. The marble is tough, solid, and has a high luster; a
truly fascinating gemstone. In the hand, the marble feels cool and
solid, and the balance point is right at the forefinger in forward
grip.
Sheath: The knife has a commensurate sheath,
made of 9-10 oz. leather shoulder, dyed black, hand-stitched with
polyester sinew, lacquered and sealed, with panel inlays of brown
Stingray skin, hard, tough, and extremely durable. The sheath
protects the keen blade while displaying the striking fossil handle
and even has inlays on the back, and in the large and long belt
loop.
A beautiful and useful knife for the kitchen or for tasks requiring the thinnest, sharpest blades,
suitable for a gift or collection.
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