{"product_id":"mosaic-damscus-fight-w-spalted-hackberry","title":"Mosaic Damascus Fighter w\/ Spalted Hackberry","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThis Mosaic Damascus Fighter with a recurved blade is expertly crafted with 15N20 and 1084 steel. Forging Mosaic Damascus is a very lengthy process with many opportunities for failure, so to have a blade of this proportion with a pattern this intricate and clean is a master piece.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe handle starting with the “S” guard is constructed of Wrought Iron that came from a renovation project on the fence that surrounds the Book and Snake Tomb on the campus of Yale University. The handle is sculpted from a beautiful piece of spalted Hackberry and fitted to the collar using an heirloom fit, which allows for a soft yet firm, comfortable grip. The collar, between the guard and handle, is constructed from two brass spacers with a piece of Aletai meteorite from Northwest China in between.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe spine of the blade measures slightly under a 1\/4 inch thick at the guard and has a beautiful distal taper to the tip; it measures 1 13\/16 inches wide from the spine to the cutting edge at the plunge line. The blade measures 9 3\/4 inches long with the knife 15 1\/2 inches overall. Mosaic Damascus. Forged.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis knife comes with a zippered black nylon pouch with the maker's mark embroidered on it, a can of Wicked Wax, and a letter from the maker with details of the knife and the process by which it was made.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dale Holt is a decorative blacksmith and bladesmith from Russellville, Arkansas. Every knife he creates is forged Damascus produced by his own hands and features a \"Check H\" maker's mark mimicking the cattle brand used by his grandfather. Dale is an ABS apprentice and has been forging knives since 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dale Holt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342415339828,"sku":"DHolt2","price":2133.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/6841\/4260\/files\/BF64DA0E-7B6B-4F1F-8D57-A09A20C916AC.jpg?v=1792684881","url":"https:\/\/www.arkansasknifeshop.com\/products\/mosaic-damscus-fight-w-spalted-hackberry","provider":"Arkansas Knife Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}