{"product_id":"one-of-a-kind-damascus-skinner-scrimshaw-bone","title":"One of a Kind Damascus Skinner, Scrimshawed Camel Bone Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne knife, one handle, one drawing, and the photograph is all three. There is no second one to send instead, so when it sells the listing closes. The blade is 3.5 inches of Damascus over a high carbon core and the handle is camel bone with a fine line pattern scrimshawed into it. The bone took longer than the steel, because a scratch in bone cannot be taken back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5 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 to the edge, no bare bevel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull tang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCamel bone scrimshawed with a fine line pattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFittings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrass pins and a brass lanyard tube\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSheath\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand carved thistle leather belt sheath\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\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamascus over a high carbon core. The layers are forged into a bar and twisted, so the etch pulls the lines into a spiral rather than straight bands. The etch goes to the edge and no bevel is left bare. The pattern is decoration. What cuts is the carbon core beneath it, which would cut as well with no pattern at all. At 3.5 inches this is a skinner, short with belly under the tip. Carbon steel darkens as it works and spots if it is put away damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCamel bone, cool and dense, close to cream in colour, held on a full tang with brass pins and a brass lanyard tube through the butt. The pattern in the surface is scrimshaw, a fine line drawing scratched into the bone with a needle and then inked so the lines stand out dark. It is done freehand at the speed of a wrist. There is no rubbing out a wrong line, only working around it, which is why the drawing on this handle sits the way it does and not some tidier way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe leather sheath\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned leather cut around this blade's own outline, so a short skinner sits deep instead of rattling. The face carries a thistle, cut into damp hide with a swivel knife and then shaped with punches until the head lifts off the ground. Stamping that area would take a few minutes with a mallet. This did not. The seam has a welt so the thread rides on leather rather than the edge, and the stitching is done by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eScrimshaw is a slow way to decorate a handle and it shows on the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who buys for the handwork before the steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHunters who want a small blade with something on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who like ink and line drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople giving one object rather than a set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 3.5 inch Damascus skinner in the photograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hand carved thistle belt sheath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn engraving proof if you order one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThere is only one of these\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a photograph of the model. It is a photograph of the knife, the one you would open the box and find. The twist landed where it landed. The bone took the needle its own way. The thistle was cut freehand and leans as it leans. When it goes the page comes down, and none of it gets drawn a second time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe the blade dry and put a film of oil on it before it is stored. Keep it out of the sheath for long spells, since leather holds damp against steel and pitting starts there. The bone wants a dry cloth and nothing harsh, because solvents can lift ink out of the lines. Brass goes dull and polishes back if that suits you. A stone, then a strop. Our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e has more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is 20 dollars per blade and it is added on this page. About 30 characters fits, roughly a name and a date. You see a proof before the laser runs, and it adds 3 to 5 business days. On a piece with a drawing already on it we talk placement through with you first. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e explains the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is scrimshaw?\u003c\/strong\u003e A drawing scratched into bone with a needle, then inked so the lines read dark against the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens if a line goes wrong?\u003c\/strong\u003e It stays. Bone does not close up, so the drawing works around it or the handle is replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this the knife in the picture?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, that exact one, and there is no second knife behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the ink come out?\u003c\/strong\u003e Not with normal handling. Keep solvents off the bone and it stays put.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. There is carbon steel under the pattern, so dry it, oil it and keep it out of a damp sheath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long is delivery?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same size with colour instead of ink is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/one-of-a-kind-damascus-hunting-knife-blue-resin\"\u003ehunting knife in blue resin burl\u003c\/a\u003e, and at the other extreme sits the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/one-of-a-kind-damascus-kukri-ram-horn\"\u003eDamascus kukri in ram horn\u003c\/a\u003e. Single pieces are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-builds\"\u003ecustom builds\u003c\/a\u003e, etched work in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-steel\"\u003eDamascus steel\u003c\/a\u003e, the rest under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-knives\"\u003eevery knife we make\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145582211190,"sku":"VEF-CST-1804","price":289.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/custom-04-damascus-skinner-scrimshaw-bone_8223f60d-e345-4457-b61f-feb064b7d934.jpg?v=1788851497","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/one-of-a-kind-damascus-skinner-scrimshaw-bone","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}