Ethos

Blade: 18" 1000-layer Ladder pattern high carbon damascus steel
Hilt: 6" African blackwood, 18k gold, nephrite jade, steel
Bolster/Guard: blued steel with extensive carving, gold inlay & overlay, and engraving by Tyler Sofie (Wanderer Metalworks)
Scabbard: basswood core, leather, with blued steel featuring more gold inlay by Tyler Sofie

This is a luxurious and imposing piece, museum quality in every detail. Stylistically, it is a fusion between multiple cultures and times, incorporating elements of the Middle-Eastern kard and pesh-kabz, the Afghan choora, and the South German rugger. The jury is out as to whether Ethos is a small sword or a large knife.

This piece is titled Ethos for two reasons. First, from a design perspective it is a singularly exceptional expression of who I am as a maker and an artist. And second, because Tyler and I found a real kinship in the way we think about our own ethos as makers.

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A piece like this would be about $33,000.00
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High Carbon Steel

Nearly all of my knives are made using high carbon steel. It is superior to stainless steel in almost every way, but you need to know how to take care of it. It is important to understand what you’re buying.

Want something custom?

If you would like to discuss a custom order, send me a message here to start the conversation. Your email will come to me, and I will respond personally. Tell me as much as you can about what you envision so that I can begin to frame the project in my mind, and we’ll go from there.

Pricing on custom work ranges from $100 on up to $10,000 and more, depending primarily on the complexity of the piece.

Lead time (i.e. when the knife might be complete) depends on what I have on my books at the moment, but in most cases 6 months is a safe guess.

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