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Seven Year Sickle: This piece was displayed at the Craft Alliance Gallery show of contemporary metal work in Kansas City, MO this winter and also at the ECCKS show in New York City. It is the third in a series of sickle shaped blades that by chance have occurred at seven year intervals during my career.
The blade is Damascus that has been heavily textured along the flats and spine on one side. The reverse side is polished Damascus and shows the spirit pattern developed by the texturing. It provides a very dramatic contrast in the surfaces of the blade. The guard is iron and has forged ferrules front and aft. The handle is a fossilized walrus ossik that has rich browns with some blue. The end of the handle has been fractured and left raw and naturally textured. The pin is 24k gold bezel holding a garnet cab.
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