PRINCE'S knife handmade by master XI KNIVES, order to buy in Ukraine, mosaic damask, 60-61 HRC
- Brand: Студія ексклюзивних ножів ручної роботи XI KNIVES
- Product Code: КНЯЖИЙ - майстер ножів ручної роботи XI KNIVES
| Загальна довжина клинка mm: | 265 ±05 мм |
| Матеріал леза | Клинок з мозаїчного дамаску, твердість ріжучої кромки 60-61hrc |
| Твердість клинка (метал): | Загартованість - 60-61 HRC |
| Матеріал руків'я: | Stabilized elk antler, neuselber, g10, stabilized mammoth tooth, hybrid of amber and loofah plant in acrylic, mosaic binding tube and foam. Strap from 3mm leather cord, hybrid beads and polar bear claw. |
| Довжина леза | 130±05 мм |
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The name of the knife:PRINCE'S knife handmade by master XI KNIVES, order to buy in Ukraine, mosaic damask, 60-61 HRC
Knife type: Fixed blade
Brand: Pavlo Honcharenko's Handmade Knives Studio
Blade material: Blade - mosaic Damascus steel, cutting edge hardness 60-61hrc
Steel sheet: 1-piece, forged, mounting handle is embedded in epoxy glue
Blade Sharpening Angle: 36 Degree Pointed
Descents: Straight
Reduction: 0.2 mm
Blade hardness: 60-61 HRC
Overall length: 278mm
Blade length: 130 mm
Blade width: 32 mm
Blade thickness: 4.0 mm
Handle length: 135mm
Handle thickness: 32mm
Grinding of the blade: The finish of the blade is mirror polishing
Bolster and back material: Brass
Handle material: Stabilized elk antler, neuselber, g10, stabilized mammoth tooth, hybrid of amber and loofah plant in acrylic, mosaic binding tube and foam. Strap from 3mm leather cord, hybrid beads and polar bear claw.
Handle color: Blue-blue
Handle Impregnation: Yes
Handle Cover: Yes
Lace hole (for lanyard): Yes
Lanyard: Lanyard made of 3mm leather cord, hybrid beads and polar bear claw.
Scabbard: Tinted maple top, hand-carved wood, Italian genuine vegetable-tanned calfskin, treated with water-repellent finish and impregnated with protective solutions, stitched with waxed thread. Manual embossing of the invoice. An insert from a hybrid. The hanger is free, removable
Model: PRINCE'S knife handmade by master XI KNIVES, order to buy in Ukraine, mosaic damask, 60-61 HRC
Model number: 003
Country of birth: Ukraine
Artisan: Master Pavlo Honcharenko, Ivankiv, Ukraine ( "Pavel Honcharenko's handmade knives" )
Best use : Hunting, fishing, tourism, household, carcass division, slicing
Knife condition: new
The price is indicated together with the scabbard.
A sharpened knife is not a cold weapon.
Our knives are very sharp, so open and use very carefully. We are not responsible for injuries related to the use of our knives.
Our products are intended for legal use only by responsible buyers. We will not sell our products to anyone under the age of 18.
Availability changes regularly, upon confirmation of your order, we will inform you about the availability or when the product will be ready. The product may differ slightly from the one shown in the photo.
What is Damascus steel? Mosaic damask.
Damascus steel sometimes seems like something ephemeral and unreal, which came to us from the depths of the ages, the times of knights and crusades. Few knife materials are surrounded by such a deep veil of myths and legends, enhancing curiosity and admiration. What is Damascus steel? Is it realistic to buy real Damascus steel? What is the truth in these stories, and what is fiction?
First of all, we will have to debunk the myth about the very origin of Damascus steel. The homeland of her invention is not Damascus at all, as is commonly believed. The first references to the production of this material are found as early as 1300 BC. e. in Eastern Asia. But inventors from different countries came to the welded manufacturing method, which is still used today, almost at the same time. It is known that in the III century the Roman Empire was the supplier of Damascus, in the XI century - Iran. The heyday of Damascus as steel for knives and swords dates back to the 13th century, when production moved from Asian centers to the territory of Germany. Then why "Damascus steel"? The answer is simple and concise - at that time, the city of Damascus was the center of arms trade, where you could buy Damascus steel knives for any taste. As a result, they were given the name of the city of the same name.
What is remarkable about this material? In ancient times, it was believed that Damascus steel has truly unique strength, hardness and durability. It was believed that she was able to cut chain mail like butter. A significant contribution to the emergence of such myths was made by novelists of works on chivalric themes. In particular, Walter Scott was a fan of this material. What are the features of Damascus steel blades?
The category of Damascus steel includes two types of materials - refined and welding steel. For the production of refined Damascus steel, a homogeneous piece of metal is subjected to repeated reforging in order to get rid of harmful impurities and slags. But from the 18th century, this method was replaced by a more effective one - welding. In this case, heterogeneous material consisting of blanks with different carbon content is subject to reforging. This makes it possible to combine different properties of materials. Materials with different indicators of strength, hardness, elasticity and viscosity complement each other, giving the final product a combination of their properties. The layers of iron are soft, preventing the steel from being too brittle, and the components with a high carbon content, which are part of the composition, give elasticity and hardness.
At the same time, the disadvantage of Damascus steel is weak resistance to rusting due to the large percentage of carbon in the forging elements and the practically zero content of alloying elements. Therefore, after use, Damascus knives should be cleaned of dirt and wiped dry to avoid premature wear. It is worth noting that modern manufacturers have learned to create stainless Damascus steel, which has attracted the attention of fans of this knife material even more.
Previously, materials with different properties and carbon content were combined with welding, alternating folding and forging, and in this way material with different hardness and viscosity was obtained. Thus, at the same time, Damascus steel became hard and flexible enough not to chip and crack with accidental blows or falls. And due to the diffusion of carbon, its content has an average value in the entire workpiece. A more progressive method has become the use of specially designed kharalugs - these are twisted coils of wire made of dissimilar steels, which are subject to further reforging.
Remarkably, the pattern that Damascus steel forms was not the purpose of using twisted kharalugs. During forging and further treatment of the surface with acids, it became a side effect and a kind of symbol of Damascus steel. This is an optical effect that occurs due to the heterogeneity of the forging materials. High-class manufacturers of knives made of Damascus steel achieve not only a leaf pattern on the blade, but also floral patterns and beautiful symmetrical patterns.
Blades made of Damascus steel have long been endowed with supernatural abilities. It was believed that they cut through chain mail like butter, cut swords from other steels, and supposedly knights valued such steel as much as gold. Unfortunately or fortunately, this is not reasoned. Rather, it is a poetic deviation and exaggeration of the characteristics of this material. Blades made of Damascus steel are indeed very strong and hard, have excellent flexibility, but at the same time they will not be able to cut other types of steel or possess magical properties. Numerous metallurgical studies have not proven that Damascus steel can violate any laws of physics.
Today, Damascus steel can be bought in a wide range. Modern manufacturers have high-tech production methods that minimize the amount of slag and harmful impurities. The use of Damascus in the production of knives is quite common - many tourist, hunting and pocket knives can be selected with a blade made of this material. They can be considered premium products due to aesthetic and mechanical performance. Such multi-layered, aesthetically attractive blades will be an excellent option for a gift to a dear person who understands beautiful, effective and functional knives.
Ebony tree (black tree)
Black (or black with stripes) wood of some trees of the Persimmon genus (Diospyros) of the Ebenaceae family is called an ebony tree. Heartwood without noticeable annual rings is very hard and heavy and belongs to the most valuable wood species. Yellow-gray sapwood, which is removed from a tree immediately after felling, can occupy up to 70% of the trunk and is never sold because it is considered unsightly. The density of ebony is 1050 kg/m3 at a humidity of 15%. This means that this wood sinks in water.
The term "Ebony wood" combines various species with black wood. The most famous are the Ceylon ebony tree, which grows in India, Sri Lanka, and the African ebony tree, which grows in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Zaire.
There is a great deal of confusion in the identification and naming of wood among exotic wood dealers. In the distant past, experienced craftsmen identified wood by eye and touch by color, texture and density, rarely making mistakes because a small number of domestic and foreign wood species were used. But when the wood of numerous tropical species from Asia, America and Africa began to be imported into Europe, errors in identification became inevitable, especially in terms of color, which is often similar to wood of different genera and families. Hence the confusion with red and black wood.
However, ebony is a general commercial name for the wood of some trees belonging to different families (ebony, acacia, leguminous, etc.). The wood color of these breeds is usually dark or black. It is caused by microbiological processes occurring in living wood, as well as the color of the resin, characteristic of each species. In addition to the color of the heartwood, these species combine other common properties: high density and hardness, resistance to biological damage.
The ebony tree is a solid diffuse vascular hardwood with narrow white sapwood. The core is glossy black, annual layers are invisible, core narrow rays are not visible on any section. Vessels are small, collected in radial groups of 2-3 together; the cavities of vessels and libriform fibers are often filled with accumulations of black nuclear substances. The dry wood density of the first of the mentioned botanical species is 1190 kg/m3, the second one is 1030 kg/m3. The sapwood is narrow, which sharply contrasts in color with the core. Caucasian persimmon and some other species are sapwood species in which mature wood and sapwood do not differ in color.
Varieties of ebony:
Cameroon ebony (Diospyros crassiflora) comes from Africa and is the most common type of ebony on the market, usually deep black or with gray veins. It is characterized by pronounced open pores, as a result of which it is valued significantly lower than other, fine-pored varieties.
Ceylon ebony (Diospyros ebenum), which is now almost impossible to obtain, is of the best quality: very hard, well polished, with practically no visible pores, well processed, resistant to termites and water. In the 16th-19th centuries, the best furniture was made from this type of ebony.
Madagascar ebony (Diospyros perrieri) has a dark brown color, very small pores, resistant to termites and water, its density is about 1000 kg/m³.
Makassar ebony (Diospyros celebica) (Indonesia) is considered a "colored" ebony, its sapwood is yellowish-white, and the core is black with a very characteristic pattern of light yellow and brown stripes; very dense and persistent, its dust causes skin, eye and lung irritation (dust of other ebens too). The density is from 1100 to 1300 kg/m³.
The Mun ebony (Diospyros mun) comes from Laos and Vietnam and is similar in coloring to the Makassar ebony.
The sapwood of an ebony tree is white, yellowish-white, beige, which darkens under the influence of the sun and air. Caucasian persimmon has gray to dark gray wood. The nucleus of different species and even individual representatives of the species has a different color. Individual trees produce coal-black wood (D. dendo) or with a brown, sometimes purple tint (other species) without noticeable, lighter stripes. However, these species often have a core with brown and dark brown sexes. It was noticed that the older the wood of these species, the closer it is to black, the smaller the visible stripes.
Makassar, or ebony from Southeast Asia, has a heartwood with black brown, red brown, sometimes beige stripes.
The wood of all tropical species has a natural shine, most often matte and only in some breeds (D. Dendj and D. Discolor) - metallic.
The fibers of the ebony core are straight, sometimes curved or wavy. The texture is rich (especially in species with a striated core) and even. The texture of some species (especially D. Discolor) resembles marble.
The wood of the ebony tree is very dense and heavy. Only buckaut and some types of rosewood have the highest density. The density of the wood of almost all types of ebony is in the range from 900 to 1100 kg/m3 (at a humidity of 12%). The densest is Ceylon ebony - 1190 kg/m3.
The mechanical properties of ebony wood are very high. The bending strength limit for the main African and Indian species is between 180 and 190 MPa. The hardness is more than 2 times higher than that of oak. Ebony wood resists impact loads well.
Ebony wood is very difficult to dry. In the countries where this wood is harvested, previous (two years before harvesting) cutting of trees is still used. It consists in the fact that at the base of the trunk, layers of cambium (sapwood) are chopped in a circle in order to stop the growth of the tree. After harvesting and sawing, the boards are stacked, the ends are smeared with lime or other material and carefully covered from the sun and strong drafts to avoid the wood drying out too quickly. The period of natural drying is at least 6 months. In case of violation of the drying regimes, warping of the boards and intensive formation of cracks occur. The wood of the ebony tree is drying.
All types of ebony wood are difficult to cut due to the high density and presence of mineral inclusions in the wood. Thanks to this, the cutting edges of the tool are quickly blunted. Workpieces with wavy fibers are especially difficult to process. In addition, ebony, especially macassar, has a tendency to splinter. Works well on lathes. If necessary, to apply nails or screws, it is necessary to pre-drill the workpieces. Ebony wood is polished to a mirror shine.
The ability to glue in different species is estimated from good to satisfactory. Very poorly permeated by various liquids. It has low hydroscopicity (high density and small vessels filled with solid substances) and, as a result, high stability (provided proper drying) in various conditions (temperature and humidity) - better indicators only in blackwood and buckout.
The ability to bend (with preliminary steaming) is rated as good, but after this operation the heartwood becomes brittle.
Treated wood exhibits very high resistance to damage by fungi and insects (even termites).
Black wood, in particular ebony, has been used by people since ancient times. It has always been highly valued. It was mainly used for objects of worship, sculpture and other products, musical instruments, expensive furniture. It was believed to successfully resist poisons, so dishes were made from it.
Nowadays, solid ebony wood is rarely used, mainly only for individual parts of very expensive furniture and musical instruments.
Products made of ebony wood (statuettes, candlesticks, canes, vases and much more) are rightfully considered rare and valuable acquisitions, become a real decoration of the house, and occupy a worthy place in collections. And becoming the owner of a piece of furniture made of ebony is a luxury that few can afford. For many years it was the privilege of the highest nobility.
Currently, planed veneer of ebony wood is used to finish the furniture of musical instruments (for example, guitars), inlays, marquetry, etc.
HANDLE MATERIAL - MAMMOTH'S TOOTH
Mammoth tooth is a rare raw material that is used to make decorative objects, for example, knife handles, covers for pistol grips, and jewelry. This is a unique natural element, which is rarely obtained, so its cost is quite high.
Today, the mammoth tooth, after certain processing (stabilization), is widely used by master knifemakers. Stabilization is a process of polymerization of the material under vacuum with or without the use of fat-soluble dyes, while the material is permeated with polymeric substances through.
HANDLE MATERIAL MAMMOTH TEETH
A mammoth tooth is a product of animal origin. Its exceptional feature is the fact that its source is extinct animals - mammoths. Paleontologists found that they lived on Earth about 10 thousand years ago, and their number was very large. Mammoths' teeth were not permanent and changed about four times during their lifetime. Fallen teeth, which modern scientists find during excavations, and become the basis for decorative elements, among which there are knife handles.
Due to a long stay in the soil, the material acquired a very unstable structure - the enamel became rock-hard, and the dentin, on the contrary, became loose. But modern material stabilization technologies have helped turn mammoth teeth into an excellent basis for creating luxurious knife handles. The polymer composite provides products with resistance to corrosion and moisture, and the natural base gives a unique texture and intricate pattern.
Features of the material
Mammoth molars are used to create various products. Outwardly, they look like elephant teeth, but much more have a different shade. Taking into account the historical value and rarity, the mammoth tusk is especially highly valued, since this animal became extinct long before our era. Tusks of prehistoric giants can be found not only in paleontological museums, but also on the counters of jewelry stores, they are used to decorate the interior, they are used to create various decorative elements - of course, not in their original form, but in processed form.
According to scientists, the age of the material is 10-40 thousand years. Today, how mammoths lived is not fully understood. However, the remains of these giants found by scientists, their bones, teeth, even whole carcasses allowed scientists to seriously advance in this field of research. The available data made it possible to find out what the mammals looked like, what they ate, what climatic conditions they lived in, what behavioral characteristics they had (for example, did they lead a gregarious or solitary existence).
The mammoth ate practically the same as the modern elephant: its diet consisted of plant food. In the world, the animal could feed on coniferous plants. They preferred coarse food, which they easily chewed with their strong jaws and teeth, similar to large plates. An interesting feature of the mammoth's body was that as the old tooth wore out, a new one grew, displacing the former one and taking its place. Thus, the animal could change its teeth several times during its life. All the teeth were replaced in about a ten-year interval, and the average lifespan of a mammoth was 40 years. In other words, one animal could survive an average of four complete changes of primary teeth. Thanks to this feature, people often find individual worn mammoth teeth, but do not find other traces of it.
Appearance
If you look at a mammoth tooth, you can see a non-uniform surface with ribbed edges. Bone, enamel and soft tissue alternate in this case. The material has a rather complex structure:
its basis is dentin.
The dentine layer is covered with protective enamel.
It is worth noting that the mammoth had only 4 molars and 2 tusks, which protruded outwards and served mainly for self-defense.
After special treatment, the root tooth can be used to make various jewelry products. The density of the material is very high and resembles a stone. In order to process such a product, the craftsman needs to spend a lot of effort and time.
Stabilization of raw materials
To prevent the tooth and tusk from collapsing in the process of use and making a product from it, stabilization technology is used. This is a responsible stage of processing, in which the following technologies are used:
Polycondensation.
Vacuum processing.
Application of special dyes.
All voids of the tooth are filled with a polymer substance, due to which the base acquires reliable protection against climatic influences. Such a product does not deform, cracks do not appear on it, it becomes able to withstand high temperatures. The appearance of the material also changes, becomes more attractive and unique.
Before the advent of this technology, mammoth teeth and bones were rarely used for making souvenirs, because they did not have sufficient strength due to the large number of cracks and delamination inside. In addition, tooth enamel has high hardness, which during processing quickly leads to the unusability of the saw. A stabilized product is much easier to subject to further processing. Mammoth tooth became especially popular in the manufacture of knife handles. It looks unusual, attractive, and if you add a dye, you can create a unique pattern that can give even such a rare thing special individuality.
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