"Virtual Velocity" incorporates several new techniques and concepts. With this knife I have really tried to explore the concept of adding lots of unique, and almost hidden details: filling the canvas so to speak. Some particulars to note are the large beveled circle cutout in the front bolster with Agate stone underlay. I have also added a carved-out, curved accent to the Fossil Mastodon Ivory, both along the face and the side edges. The one on the front of the scales stands out in particular because it breaks through the shallow depth of surface color in the Ivory. The blade is a very bold, highly chatoyant, ladder pattern Damascus forged by Daryl Meier of 1095 and a203e, with milled accents, deep etched and hot-blued to a deep purple, with hints of blue and bronze as well as a polished ricasso. The bolsters are in two-parts, incorporating two different Damascus patterns and finish treatments, the second has its own set of two layer "liners". Along the top spine is another of my signature inlays of a photo of a mysterious, beautiful woman's face appearing from within the transparent shell. I have also again added some body jewelry. As usual there is a lot of multi-colored, carved, beveled and file worked 6al4v anodized titanium, along with various gemstones, including a large, upside down, tension-set Iolite in the inside rear curl. Along the bottom of the handle you can see a small glimpse of a large sterling silver inlay that was once the face of a stamp that I found at a flea market. Due to the backwards nature of a stamp, especially given the heavily stylized font seen here, and the resulting cropping, created a very unique abstract effect. The original stamp believe it or not said, "Happy Easter." I am continuing to develop ideas involving text to incorporate into my knives. Click Here to view the original drawing of this knife. This knife appeared in the following publications: August 2006: Lapidary Journal, 2006: "IRONWORK TODAY: INSIDE & OUT", 2005: "Art & Design in Modern Custom Fixed-Blade Knives", "Knives Annual 2004", and the Sept., Oct., Nov. 2003 edition of the French magazine; "Excalibur."

NAME: Virtual Velocity	STYLE: Fixed Blade Art Knife	LENGTH: 13 1/2"
BLADE STEEL: 1095/a203e Ladder Pattern Damascus forged by Daryl Meier, deep BLADE STEEL: etched and hot-blued to a deep purple w/ hints of blue and bronze. BLADE STEEL: Polished ricasso w/ bloodgroove accents, swedge, fullered along spine		GRIND: Hollow, 8" wheel
BOLSTERS: Forward front - 1095/a203e Random Pattern Damascus forged by Daryl Meier, deep etched, contoured and BOLSTERS: oven colored, with cutout, polished bevel, and agate stone underlay. Forward rear - 1095/a203e Turkish Twist BOLSTERS: pattern Damascus forged by Daryl Meier, deep etched and contoured w/ two layer under liners, first of BOLSTERS: file-worked and bi-colored anodized 6al4v titanium, second of polished stainless steel.
SCALES: Premium grade, highly figured, fossil mastodon ivory with coloration in cream, brown, green, blue, and reddish SCALES: brown. Contoured w/ large, curved, parallel to bottom profile curve, round bottom shaped fullers on faces. Slightly SCALES: curved "V" shaped fullers along bottom edge.
LINERS: 6al4v, three color anodized titanium, file-worked, and beveled.
TANG WRAP: 6al4v, three color anodized titanium, file-worked, fullered, and beveled.
INLAYS: Three semi transparent shell inlays with picture underlays (my signature logo, profile of a womans face, and a INLAYS: pair of womans eyes). Large bottom "Rune" like inlay is a cropped and abstracted, backwards sterling silver INLAYS: stamp face in Old English script.
STONES: 3mm blue Pau cab, 3mm pink Tourmaline, 4mm Garnet cab, 5mm Topaz, 4mm Amethyst cab, 4mm Peridot cab, STONES: 3mm Garnet, 3mm citrine, 4mm Citrine, 3mm Moonstone, 3mm Peridot, 4mm London Blue Topaz, 7mm Iolite, STONES: 5mm Citrine, 3mm Moonstone, 3mm Carnelian.
PIERCINGS: 18k yellow gold w/ stainless steel
HEAT TREATED BY: John Lewis Jensen