Falcon Scraps = Falconet

[Kelly Carlson]

I'm getting a bit addicted to this design, and hate to be repetitive, but thought some of you might enjoy seeing how I employed a few leftover pieces of great Eggerling bolster damascus, and some mammoth ivory scraps.
The blade is 2" damasteel, with file worked blue & gold Ti liners, nitre bluing of the bolsters (or are they 3/4 scales?)and the knife is 2 1/2" closed

[ron p. nott]

Nice Kelly.. I like it great use of your scraps...

[Osprey Guy]

Kelly-

I've got news for you, I'm addicted to this design as well.

With the falconet's small size you have the luxury of being able to salvage some very nice scraps indeed. I really love what you're doing with the Nitre blue salts...works teriffic on this one. That elongated bolster is a trip!

Can't wait to see these again in person on your table at Blade.

Dennis Greenbaum

Yeah Baby!

[D. R. Mondt]

Gotta use up those scraps! Excellent work.

[whv]

when does a bolster become a scale?
nice work, kelly. with the cost of materials increasing faster than the speed of light, we have to use every little piece for something. good idea.
thanx

[Kelly Carlson]

Thanks, guys.
As the components were largely leftover pieces, I hadn't figured out the costs, but your comment, Wayne, made me curious, and I figure this diminutive knife has about $ 85 of material costs, plus, thanks to my limited dexterity with small parts, double the labor of a full sized folder.
As my hands are now completely cramped after doing a series of these small ones, tomorrow I'll resume making full sized folders.

[Omega]

Love the design kelly. the bolsters/scales really set it off. great work.

Bill


Sweeet:evil

[PeterAtwood]

Wow! 2 1/2" closed? That is tiny! Nice little gent's folder.