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Home Products Koi (D/A)

Koi (D/A)

by Waters, Glenn

SKU 6797

Date Added 08/22/2008

# Available This product is out of stock

Price $6,875.00

Overview

The Koi is a D/A linerlock folder that features a damasteel blade that is heat colored, engraved, and inlaid with 24k gold, and a damasteel handle that is engraved and inlaid with 24k gold, 20k green gold, and Shyaku dou. Vine file work on backspacer. Manual opening is smooth with a perfect detent. Strong leaf-spring automatic opening. Outstanding work and attention to detail. This knife was made in 2002. Mint condition.

This knife is featured in Dr. David Darom's "Art and Design in Modern Custom Folding Knives" on page 222. An excerpt from the book:

"The front shows a 24k gold Koi Carp in a stream with an overhanging Wisteria tree of 24k gold 20k green gold and Shyaku dou. The back shows a Japanese wild bird made of silver and Shyaku dou in a stream at night with 24k gold and 20k green gold bamboo at the edge of the stream and a silver moon in the sky." Blade Steel: Heat Colored Damasteel w/ Engraving & Inlays

Product Details

Blade Length 4.5

Closed Length 5.75

Weight (oz) 9.8

Additional Specs

About the Maker

Waters, Glenn
Waters, Glenn

" I was born in Australia and trained as a Jeweler.I have been doing JuJutsu since I was 6 years old and developed my own style in 1990. I have a 7th Dan Black belt. I also study Batto, live sword cutting and have a 3rd Dan. I moved to Japan to live in 1986 and have been creating knives since 1993.In that time I have won many awards including best in show and best art knife at shows in America, Australia and Japan. My work has been published in many magazines in America, Australia, France, Italy, Japan and Russia. I do all the work myself, but I don't make my own steel. I prefer to use Damasteel, ZDP-189, VG-10 and ZDP-189 VG-10 san mai. Anything that looks like gold on my knives is either 18k or 24k gold. I like to use rare materials such as mammoth tusk, titanium, gold, silver and many others. Each knife that I create is a one of a kind and a work of love which I hope will survive the passing of time for many, many generations. That is why I use materials that are impossible to or very resilient to rust. My knifes often tell a story and have a Japanese theme to them. Probably a combination of my love of Japan, its history, mythology and the 35 years that I have been here in Japan. I also like to hide many interesting things on my knives as part of the voyage of discovery of my art."