{"product_id":"damascus-folding-knife-camel-bone-turquoise-inlay","title":"Damascus Folding Knife, Camel Bone with Turquoise Inlay","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt carries like any folder its size, until somebody notices the handle. Shut it is 4.5 inches and pockets without ceremony. What people ask about is the blue line, a channel cut down each camel bone scale and packed with crushed turquoise. Under it sits 3.25 inches of Damascus over a high carbon core. The stone is why no two sides match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.25 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosed length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.75 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDamascus, high carbon core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEtched ladder pattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDrop point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLock back with the release bar at the rear of the handle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrescent nail nick\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCamel bone with a crushed turquoise line inlaid down each scale, brass bolsters and pins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand carved scroll and vine leather slip pouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 dollars per blade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDamascus over a high carbon core, etched to bring up a ladder. Ladder comes from cutting grooves across the welded bar and forging it level again, so the layers show as rungs across the flat, not along it. The pattern is surface work. The core beneath takes an edge and keeps it. The blade is a drop point, the spine falling in a slow curve to a low tip, a shape for cutting with rather than poking at things. Carbon steel goes grey in use and freckles if shut away wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe lock and the opening\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lock back. A steel bar lies along the spine on its own pivot, and the nose at its front drops into a notch cut in the tang once the blade is all the way over. The bar is sprung, so the nose falls in without help. Pressing the tail of that bar, at the back of the handle, tips the nose out and lets the blade fold. You open it by the crescent nail nick, a thumbnail in the cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamel bone is dense and pale, nearer ivory than antler, and it takes a polish. Down the middle of each scale a narrow channel is cut, packed with crushed turquoise in resin, then sanded back until stone and bone finish level under a thumb. The stone is graded rubble, not one cut piece, so the blue runs from sky to nearly green with dark flecks in it. Brass bolsters close both ends, brass pins hold the scales, and shut it sits deep in a pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe leather pouch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned leather, hand stitched, its face carved not stamped. Scroll and vine, cut in with a swivel knife then pushed about with punches until the stems lift off the ground, slower work than beating a pattern into damp hide. A flat sleeve, sewn on two sides, and the shut knife goes down into it. No flap, no fastening, nothing to hang it on. A pouch, then, not a sheath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBought partly to look at, and no shame in that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers wanting stone and bone, not grey steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone drawn to southwestern work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople giving a knife for an anniversary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwners who like a spine bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe turquoise inlaid folder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hand carved scroll and vine slip pouch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree sharpening for life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo scales come off different parts of a bone, fill from the same tub of stone, and still finish unalike. One line runs paler, the other carries more dark matrix. The rungs land where the grooves were cut. Expect the shape in the photograph and your own arrangement of blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inlay is resin sanded flush, so it wipes like the bone around it. Keep solvents away, since acetone and thinner dull a resin surface faster than anything in the house. Bone dislikes a long soak. Dry the blade, oil the etch, and let the patina settle to an even grey. The joint rinses clean and takes a drop on the pivot. Our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003ecare and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e has the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving runs 20 dollars per blade. Roughly 30 characters fit. Letters go on the steel, never on the inlay, usually the flat above the nail nick. A proof image is sent and nothing runs until you have seen it, which adds 3 to 5 business days. Ten blades or more and we do not charge. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e explains it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the turquoise solid stone?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Crushed stone in resin, sanded flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do the sides differ?\u003c\/strong\u003e Graded rubble in the fill, and bone varies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere is the lock release?\u003c\/strong\u003e At the rear end of the spine bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. Carbon steel under the etch. Dry it, oil it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I take it out with me?\u003c\/strong\u003e Laws differ by state, city and country, so check your local rules, and we cannot advise on that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen should I expect it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHorn not bone is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-folding-knife-ram-horn\"\u003eram horn folder with its carved pouch\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-lock-back-folding-knife-rosewood\"\u003erosewood and brass lock back\u003c\/a\u003e is the quiet version. All sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folding-knives\"\u003efolding knives\u003c\/a\u003e, older shapes under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pocket-knives\"\u003epocket knives\u003c\/a\u003e, carriers in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/edc-knives\"\u003eeveryday carry knives\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44146088542326,"sku":"VEF-FLD-DAM-2208","price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/folding-17-damascus-bone-turquoise_df9172d8-0a53-4607-af39-cf4df92a98b7.jpg?v=1788859802","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/damascus-folding-knife-camel-bone-turquoise-inlay","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}