With "Strata Dragon", I really delved into the theme that many people seem to associate with my work, "Fantasy". Though, aside from this piece, this label is not one that I have ever really agreed with. With "Strata Dragon" I really went with a themed piece that you could very easily build a story line around. This piece is very sculptural, dimension wise with its protruding, flaring solid gold horns, gold piercings, (which I see as stirrups for a rider), overall shape and components, particularly the gold-lip pearl. This is also my 1st use of Carbon Fiber, which is nasty to stuff to work with, but is quite unique visually. The Damascus steel was hot blued and selectively polished on the ricasso, which also features some flame pattern masking. The bolsters are heat colored meteorite. Liners, spikes and handle core are all anodized titanium. Inlays consist of abalone, Mokume-Gane, my signature logo and additional photo under semi transparent pearl. Click Here to view the original drawing of this knife.

NAME: Strata Dragon	STYLE: Fantasy Fighter	LENGTH: 15 1/2"
BLADE STEEL: 15n20/1080, "Modified Ladder" pattern Damascus forged by Gary House, with swedge. Hot Blued, BLADE STEEL: selectively polished, with masked Flame pattern on the ricasso. Hot blued blood-groove, and beveled BLADE STEEL: accent hole. Featuring special detail of solid cast 18k yellow gold "Horns".
BOLSTERS: Contoured, heat colored Gibeon meteorite.		GRIND: Hollow, 5" wheel
INLAYS: Semi-transparent shell inlay with cropped face picture underlay, Abalone, two INLAYS: four color/metal (Sterling Silver, Copper, Shibuichi, Shakudo) Mokume-gane INLAYS: inlay, and Damascus mosaic tile of a dragon forged by Shane Taylor.		LINERS: Carbon fiber with 2nd liner LINERS: of 6al4v grade Titanium, LINERS: anodized.
SCALES: Premium grade, Gold Lip Pearl with 16g 18k yellow Gold piercing, with steel bead.
TANG WRAP: 6al4v Titanium, anodized, and selectively textured.		SPIKES: Bi-color anodized SPIKES: 6al4v Titanium.
STONES: 3mm Hematite cab, 4mm Garnet cab, 5mm Glass Taxidermy Camon gator eye, 4mm Briolette cut Citrine, STONES: 3mm Garnet, 4mm Blue Paua cab, 3mm London Blue Topaz, 3mm Citrine cab, 4mm Garnet, STONES: 3mm Hematite cab, 3mm Peridot set in 18k royal yellow gold.