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Mercator

"Mercator" custom knife, obverse side view in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, Snakeskin Jasper gemstone handle, red rayskin inlaid in hand-carved leather sheath
"Mercator" Custom Knife
  • Size: Knife: Length overall: 11.5" (29.2 cm), Blade Length: 6.75" (17.2 cm), Thickness: .191" (4.9 mm)
  • Weight: Knife: 11.6 oz. (329 grams) Sheath: 7.2 oz. (204 grams)
  • Blade: 440C High Chromium Martensitic Stainless Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C58, hollow ground and mirror polished
  • Bolsters, Fittings: 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel, mirror polished, hand-engraved
  • Handle: Snakeskin Jasper (Australia)
  • Sheath: Hand-carved leather inlaid with rayskin
  • Knife: This custom-made knife was commissioned by a great client, and it was a pleasure to make just for him. The Mercator is a great design, a tanto style tactical blade with aggressive angles and a tapering profile. The blade is clean, crisply defined 440C high chromium stainless tool steel, fully hollow ground and hardened and tempered to 58C Rockwell for just the right hardness balanced with the toughness this steel is known for. The chromium content means it is the most resistant to corrosion of all the stainless tool steels that have this performance rating of high wear resistance. The smooth and graceful razor-keen blade has a half-length spine swage to reduce the point profile without sacrificing strength, with a substantial spine at the ricasso for great handle-to blade rigidity. The fully tapered tang is completely fileworked with a light vine pattern. The knife is bolstered with zero-care 304 high nickel, high chromium austenitic stainless steel bolsters, the same steel used to make stainless steel nuts, bolts, and fasteners, and I  hand-engraved a detailed fern-like pattern that is echoed in the custom sheath inlays. The bolsters are dovetailed and bed a pair of Snakeskin Jasper gemstone handle scales, solid and brightly polished. This gemstone is a microcrystalline quartz and comes from western Australia, and is extremely hard and tough, one of the most durable gemstones I've ever used. It is so hard, that I'm certain that it will outlast the rest of the knife and still look like the day it left the shop. This jasper has light colored lines with lightning-bolt shaped veins of translucent agate, with deep red tones. I took considerable time to bring out the lustrous polish, and the balance point is at the forefinger placement. The knife is smooth and comfortable to hold, as all of the edges, profiles, and surfaces are contoured, smoothed, rounded and polished.
  • Sheath: Matching the sheath with the knife was clear; I built one of my exotic inlay sheaths from hand-carved 9-10 oz. leather shoulder, tough and thick, inlaid with 23 individual inlays of red rayskin. This rayskin is like interlocking bone, and is very hard and tough. Even the double-row stitched belt loop has rayskin inlays. The sheath is hand-stitched with polyester sinew for durability, dyed a medium brown and coated and sealed. The sheath is deep and protective, while allowing a view of the beautiful handle material of the knife in a high-backed style that protects the wearer.
  •  A handsome and striking ensemble, a classy work of edged art.

Thanks, J. S!

Jay,
The Mercator looks great. It flows really beautifully.

--J.


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"Mercator" reverse side view. Sheath back has multiple rayskin inlays, double row stitched belt loop for strength "Mercator" spine edgework, filework detail. Fully tapered tang has light vine filwork throughout, bolsters are dovetailed to bed gemstone handle material to tang "Mercator" inside handle tang view. Full filework is light and smooth, all surfaces are rounded, contoured and polished for comfort "Mercator" obverse side handle detail. Gemstone is very hard and tough Snakeskin Jasper from Western Australia, brightly polished "Mercator" reverse side handle detail. This jasper is a microcrystalline quartz and is extremely durable and solid. All surfaces are contoured, rounded, smoothed and polished. "Mercator" reverse side front bolster engraving detail. this four power enlargement shows the high detail inside the engraving in detail. "Mercator" obverse side rear bolster engraving detail. thi is high detail hand-engraving in 304 stainles steel, the same steel used to make stainless steel nuts, bolts, and fasteners. "Mercator" point detail. This is a very aggressive tanto point, with sharp angles and smooth hollow grinds reaching a razor keen geometry "Mercator" sheathed view. Sheath is deep an protective, while displaying the handle in high-backed arrangement. Inlays are red rayskin and are very tough and hard. There are 12 inlays on the sheath front. "Mercator" sheath mouth view. The sheath welts are thick and strong; this is a very durable and well-made sheath.

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