Knife Scales
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 Knife Making WHITE TURQUOISE THICK Knife scale $5.31 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 12h 32m |
 Solid Smooth White Bone Knife Making Scales Slabs $10.00 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 27m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 Knife Blanks Blade Composite Scale Inlay Fossil Bone Pair $2.25 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 12h 37m |
 CRKT Knife Ripple BLUE Ken Onion Plain Edge 3125 Blue Scale K405BXP $69.99 Time Remaining: 24d 19h 11m Buy It Now for only: $69.99 |
 Book Matching Pair Of Crotch Figured Red Oak Custom Knife Scales 72 $2.99 Time Remaining: 12h 37m |
 Knife Making Tortoise Shell Scale inlay Tor1 $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 13h |
 Ghost JADE G10 Knife Handle Scale Pair choose thick custom knife supply blank in $8.00 Time Remaining: 2d 17h 8m Buy It Now for only: $8.00 |
 Knife Scales Dragon Scale Pearl Large DSL $2.25 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 7m |
 Knife Making Scales Pre Cut Acrylic White Pearl Scales for S18cp $14.95 Time Remaining: 17d 3h 46m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 Knife Making Scales Sambar Stag faux Scales Syn4 $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 13h 11m |
 Knife Scales Knife Making blade blank Sunfish folder s57 $5.65 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 14h 13m |
 Smooth Black Buffalo Horn Knife Making Scales Slabs $7.50 Time Remaining: 20d 3h 17m Buy It Now for only: $7.50 |
 BM Pr Black Walnut Burl Custom Knife Scales 11 $5.99 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 56m |
 Knife Making Scales Sambar Stag faux Scales Syn4 $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 5m |
 Kissing Crane Fisherman Pocket Knife Fillet Scale Hook Disgorger Opener $26.95 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 19m Buy It Now for only: $26.95 |
 Knife Scales Knife Making blade blank Sunfish folder s57 $5.65 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 8m |
 CRKT New M4 Stag Scale Folding Knife M4 02S $45.99 Time Remaining: 17d 43m Buy It Now for only: $45.99 |
 Pair of Exotic African Wenge Knife Scales WS 1003 Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 23m |
 Pair of Exotic Carribean Rosewood Knife Scales CR 1003 Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 28m |
 Knife Making Scales Abalone Pearl Inlay $14.50 Time Remaining: 16d 7h 7m Buy It Now for only: $14.50 |
 Pair of Exotic Zebrawood Knife Scales ZWS 1206 Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 34m |
 Pair of Exotic Cocobolo Knife Scales C 1001 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 12h 35m |
 WHITE G10 Knife Handle Scale pair grips custom knife supply ivory bone color $11.00 Time Remaining: 24d 9h 36m Buy It Now for only: $11.00 |
 Pair of Exotic Padouk Knife Scales P 102 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 12h 46m |
 OLIVE DRAB GREEN G10 Knife Scale pair blanks custom knife supply choose size $10.00 Time Remaining: 18d 11h 18m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 Pair of Exotic Leopardwood Knife Scales LWS 1002 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 52m |
 Pair of Exotic Maple Knife Scales M 1001 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip Craft $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 12h 57m |
 CRKT New Delegate EDC Knife Satin Blade Bone Scales 1055 $31.39 Time Remaining: 9d 8h 37m Buy It Now for only: $31.39 |
 Pair of Exotic Marblewood Knife Scales MWS 1001 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 13h 11m |
 Knife Making Blank Blade Scales Hawkeye Knife scales S445 $22.75 Time Remaining: 10d 7h 48m Buy It Now for only: $22.75 |
 Knife Making Knife Blade Inlay Scales TURQUOISE Knife scales $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 13h 22m |
 Pair of Exotic Padouk Knife Scales P 104 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 13h 35m |
 Rosewood Timber Knife Scales Custom Knife Making $9.67 Time Remaining: 11d 1h 8m Buy It Now for only: $9.67 |
 Pair of Exotic Maple Knife Scales M 1002 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 13h 39m |
 Pair of Exotic Zebrawood Knife Scales ZWS 1203 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $2.20 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 13h 52m |
 COYOTE BROWN G10 Knife Handle Scale pair grips custom knife supply Fine Weave $16.00 Time Remaining: 15d 18h 3m Buy It Now for only: $16.00 |
 Pair of Exotic Carribean Rosewood Knife Scales CR 1001 Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 13h 58m |
 NEW CRKT DELEGATE PLAIN STRAIGHT EDGE FOLDING KNIFE COCOBOLO SCALES 1055W $34.99 Time Remaining: 24d 3h 59m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 Pair of Exotic Wenge Knife Scales WS 1001 Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 1m |
 Knife Making Knife Blade Inlay Scales TURQUOISE Knife scales $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 14h 10m |
 Book Matching Pair Of Crotch Figured Red Oak Custom Knife Scales 65 $5.99 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 39m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 Pair of Exotic Sapele Knife Scales SAP 1002 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 16m |
 Pair of Exotic Andiroba Knife Scales AS 1001 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 22m |
 Knife Making Scale Banded Ivory Composite Limited $12.50 Time Remaining: 26d 6h 11m Buy It Now for only: $12.50 |
 Pair of Exotic Padouk Knife Scales P 106 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 14h 27m |
 FROM BIG ISLAND Hawaiian Wormy Spalted Mango Wood Knife Scales Gun Grips MG1 $10.00 Time Remaining: 3d 7h 16m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 Pair of Exotic Yellowheart Knife Scales YHS 1001 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 33m |
 Pair of Exotic Redheart Knife Scales RHS 1001 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 41m |
 Premium Italian Style Stiletto Knife Black w Maroon Wood Scales Spring Assisted $11.99 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 30m Buy It Now for only: $11.99 |
 Pair of Exotic Cocobolo Knife Scales C 1002 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 48m |
 Pair of Exotic Wenge Knife Scales WS 1002 Wood Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 56m |
 Kershaw Knife 1081 Mini Skinner G 10 Scales Sandvik Steel Leather Sheath NEW $38.49 Time Remaining: 17d 8h 2m Buy It Now for only: $38.49 |
 Pair of Exotic Carribean Rosewood Knife Scales CR 1002 Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 15h 8m |
 Desert Tan G10 Knife Handle Scale pair blanks custom knife Grips Fine Weave gear $12.00 Time Remaining: 17d 8h 42m Buy It Now for only: $12.00 |
 Pair of Exotic Zebrawood Knife Scales ZWS 1202 Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 15h 13m |
 Pair of Exotic Leopardwood Knife Scales LWS 1001 Handle Material Gun Grip $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 15h 19m |
 1 Pair MEDIUM Camel Bone Knife Scales Tool Handle Carving 115x32x475mm $14.24 Time Remaining: 13d 17h 32m Buy It Now for only: $14.24 |
 Knife Scales Knife Making blade blank Sunfish folder s57 $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 2h 58m |
 PINK G10 handle pair blanks Custom Knife grips scales composite sheet girl bling $12.00 Time Remaining: 14d 10h 24m Buy It Now for only: $12.00 |
 Knife Making Scales Sambar Stag faux Scales Syn4 $0.99 Time Remaining: 3d 3h 37m Buy It Now for only: $13.75 |
 BM Pr Poplar Burl Custom Knife Scales 3 $5.99 Time Remaining: 3d 12h |
 Italian Stiletto Style Knife w G10 Scales Inlay Spring Assisted BLACK and SILVER $10.99 Time Remaining: 13d 9h 9m Buy It Now for only: $10.99 |
 Book Matching Pair Of Spalt Figured Sugar Maple Custom Knife Scales 105 $2.99 Time Remaining: 4d 11h 48m |
 Book Matching Pair Of Spalt Figured Sugar Maple Custom Knife Scales 99 $2.99 Time Remaining: 4d 11h 51m |
 FROM BIG ISLAND Hawaiian Spalted Mango Wood Knife Scales Gun Grips Handle MG4 $10.00 Time Remaining: 3d 7h 26m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 Book Matching Pair Of Exotic Indian Rosewood Custom Knife Scales 58 $2.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 12h 40m |
 RUBY RED G10 Knife Handle Scale pair blanks custom knife grips supply composite $13.00 Time Remaining: 15d 15h 18m Buy It Now for only: $13.00 |
 Knife Making Knife Blade Inlay Scales TURQUOISE Knife scales $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 42m Buy It Now for only: $11.75 |
 Knife Making Knife Scales Red Coral Scales $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 51m Buy It Now for only: $12.75 |
 Knife Scales Rootbeer Pearl Scales Knife Making RBP $12.75 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 19m Buy It Now for only: $12.75 |
 Knife Scales Lapis Lazuli Scales Limited Supply $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 2m Buy It Now for only: $13.50 |
 Knife Scales Dragon Scale Pearl Large DSL $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 17m Buy It Now for only: $15.95 |
 Knife Scales Calico Scales Knife Making $12.75 Time Remaining: 29d 19m Buy It Now for only: $12.75 |
 Knife Making Knife Blade Blank Scale Giraffe Stone Limited Supply $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 21m Buy It Now for only: $14.75 |
 Knife Scales JOBILLO BLOCKJO $16.00 Time Remaining: 6d 7h 7m Buy It Now for only: $16.00 |
 Knife Making Scales Green Malachite Knife Scales $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 36m Buy It Now for only: $12.75 |
 Knife Blanks Blade Composite Scale Inlay Fossil Bone Pair $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 44m Buy It Now for only: $12.95 |
 Stiletto Knife w G10 Scales Inlay Spring Assisted BLACK $10.99 Time Remaining: 21d 5h 59m Buy It Now for only: $10.99 |
 Knife Making WHITE TURQUOISE THICK Knife scale $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 14h 2m Buy It Now for only: $12.50 |
 Knife Scales Green Malachite Scales Knife Making $12.75 Time Remaining: 26d 6h 17m Buy It Now for only: $12.75 |
 Knife Making Scales Sambar Stag faux Scales Syn4 $0.99 Time Remaining: 5d 12h 32m Buy It Now for only: $13.75 |
 Knife Scales Knife Making blade blank Sunfish folder s57 $0.99 Time Remaining: 5d 13h 27m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 Knife Scales Green Web Speckle Scales Knife Making $12.75 Time Remaining: 29d 17m Buy It Now for only: $12.75 |
 Knife Blanks Blade Composite Scale Inlay Fossil Bone Pair $0.99 Time Remaining: 6d 10h 32m Buy It Now for only: $12.95 |
 Knife Making WHITE TURQUOISE THICK Knife scale $0.99 Time Remaining: 6d 11h 2m Buy It Now for only: $12.50 |
 FROM BIG ISLAND Hawaiian Curly Koa Wood Knife Scales Gun Grips Handles K732 $15.00 Time Remaining: 7d 17h 49m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Knife Making Knife Blade Inlay Scales TURQUOISE Knife scales $0.99 Time Remaining: 6d 12h 12m Buy It Now for only: $11.75 |
 BM Pr Spalted Sugar Maple Custom Knife Scales 16 $4.99 Time Remaining: 26d 12h 8m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 Knife Scales Lapis Lazuli Scales Limited Supply $0.99 Time Remaining: 6d 13h 2m Buy It Now for only: $13.50 |
 Knife Scales Dragon Scale Pearl Large DSL $0.99 Time Remaining: 6d 13h 2m Buy It Now for only: $15.95 |
 DAMASCUS BLADE TITANIUM SCALES KNIFE KIT BIG FOLDER $55.00 Time Remaining: 19d 2h 41m Buy It Now for only: $55.00 |
 Knife Making Scales Sambar Stag faux Scales Syn4 $0.99 Time Remaining: 6d 13h 54m Buy It Now for only: $13.75 |
 Knife Scales Knife Making blade blank Sunfish folder s57 $0.99 Time Remaining: 6d 14h 34m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 Knife Making Scale Giraffe Stone Limited Supply $12.50 Time Remaining: 26d 6h 11m Buy It Now for only: $12.50 |
 Knife Making Blade Blank scales Extra Fine Huge Buffalo Scales BF3 pair $2.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 13h 52m |
 CRKT Knife 5565A Slip KISS KISS 2 Anthracite Scales 5565 NEW $12.93 Time Remaining: 16d 3h 48m Buy It Now for only: $12.93 |
 Knife Making Blade Blank scales Extra Fine Huge Buffalo Scales BF3 pair $3.24 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 13h 55m |
 Spring Assist Gentlemans Knife Rosewood Scales YC572WD $10.69 Time Remaining: 4d 17h 9m Buy It Now for only: $20.42 |
 SCALE TANG NEW RABBIT HUNTING KNIFE SHEFFIELD ENGLAND LK $75.00 Time Remaining: 20d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 Spring Assist Gentlemans Knife Rosewood Scales YC572WD $11.67 Time Remaining: 4d 17h 9m Buy It Now for only: $24.30 |
Knife Scales
The Art of the Knife
In every form of art, there are those who are great because they can do things that no other person can do. In music, people like Mozart and Beethoven or Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion made themselves the best by their natural abilities and their drive to be successful. In painting, names like VanGogh, Lautrec, Rembrandt, Degas, and Picasso became the best similarly. In jewelry, John Hardy and Steven Kretchmer are among the most innovative. While most people wouldn't consider knife making an art, to those who appreciate and collect knives, they would not only differ, they would praise those who take the ordinary pen knife and take it to the level of those names previously mentioned. One of those people is Matt Conable, the founder, CEO, and chief designer of the William Henry Studio located in McMinnville, Oregon.
Where most companies have come up with "mission statements" to define how they are going to do business, William Henry Studio has a "design statement" that defines their business. To quote from their design statement "The William Henry Studio has defined a level of elegance in pocket knives that hinges on the palette of materials and techniques that they bring to bear on each piece they create. Their work is limited only by their imaginations, and they continue to push that envelope outward with every new style they offer." How they succeed in this is what makes Matt the top in his form of art.
The integration of classic natural materials and state-of-the-art alloys is a hallmark of William Henry's work. Each component is precision machined to tolerances reserved for aerospace level. The final fit, finish, action, and sharpness of each knife are achieved entirely by hand, employing craftsmanship developed by generations of master cutlers.
William Henry blades are among the hardest in the industry. Where most pocket knives have hardness ratings in the 48 to 52 range (the higher the number the harder the blade), the steel in William Henry's knives can reach a hardness number as high as 67 in their ZDP series knives. This special steel alloy, developed by Hitachi Metals of Japan, guarantees superior sharpness, edge holding, and wear resistance.
What transforms the steel into a piece of beauty is what they do with it. Many of these blades are made from hand formed Damascus. Originally developed around 1100 AD, such blades were reputed to be not only tough and resistant to shattering, but capable of being honed to a sharp and resilient edge. William Henry Studio has taken this fine method one step further and created blades in Damascus that feature raindrop, herringbone, hornet's nest, typhoon swirl, ribbon lace, and dot matrix patterns.
Once the blade has been forged, it is then fitted into a frame. These frames can be something as simple as aerospace grade titanium or Damascus steel in beautiful patterns or Mokume Gane.
The frames are accented with different materials to enhance their beauty. Exotic woods are popular with a lot of collectors. Desert Ironwood, Snakewood, a tropical rosewood known as Cocobolo, Black Palm, Amboyna Burl from southeast Asia, and Koa from Hawaii all are used as enhancements to the frames of a William Henry Knife. Seashells are also used as scales on the frames. White, Black and Gold Mother of Pearl as well as Abalone are used. Even more exotic and highly sought by collectors and those who appreciate fine beauty are fossilized ivories and bones. Mammoth and walrus tusks, wooly mammoth bone, and mammoth tooth are all used as scales embedded in the frames of a William Henry Studio knife.
Additional embellishments are sometimes added to their one-of-a-kind knives. Carved Silver is done by hand with chisels and rotary tools. In many cases, they use colored sapphires and other precious stones, set in 18K gold bezels, to further decorate these masterful carvings. Each edition, or piece, is carefully conceived and executed by Matt at William Henry and the engraver, and every finished engraving is hand-signed by the artist. Guilloche is a very fine geometric engraving on metal. William Henry owns a rare set of original Guilloche machines, built in the 1920's in Switzerland and used for decorating very high-grade timepieces. Completely rebuilt, these tools are now in service in their studio and used to create very small editions of beautifully decorated metal components in their knives and pens.
As you can see, William Henry Studio and Matt Conable should be included among the great artists of the past and present. Their knives, as well as other products they offer, lead the competition in the area of practical art.
About the Author
Bryan works at Images Jewelers, http://www.imagesjewelers.com , a fine jewelry manufacturer and retailer in Elkhart, Indiana, and a leading manufacturer and retailer of custom jewelry on the internet. If you want to find out more about William Henry Knives, see our expanded article on SQUIDOO! http://www.squidoo.com/william-henry-knives
at what temperature will the following happen?
1. at what temperature will a knife with a wooden handle seem the same as a knife with a metal handle, to the hand holding the knife?
2. at what temperature will the celcius scale and the farenhieght scale read the same number?
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Knife Custom Scales Work In Progress Part 1