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This knife has 6 blades which include: 2 spear point pen blades, manicure blade, button hook, cork screw and pick. The blades are CPM-154. The scales are exotic handle material and the liners, pins, bale and shield are 14K gold. Overall size 2 3/16" closed. Sole Authorship.
This knife has 4 blades which include: a clip point blade, 2 spear point blades and a manicure blade all of CMP-154. The milled liners, scalloped bolsters, and bale are all 14K gold. The scales are antiques tortoise with 14K gold pins. The tortoise is inlaid with a floral pattern using pink, green and yellow 14K gold. Inlay done by maker and the shading by Lisa Tomlin Overall size 3" closed.
This knife has 3 blades which include: a clip point blade, a manicure blade and button hook all of CMP-154. The scales are carved black lip. The liners and pins are 14K gold. Overall size is 3 1/4" closed.
The Horseman has 15 blades which include: Sheep's foot master blade, pen blade, manicure, cockspur saw, fleam, saw, button hook, reamer, bodkin needle, leather punch, cork screw, awl, gimlet, stone pick and screwdriver. It also has three pullouts: Tweezers, Picker and Thumb Lancet. The blades are CPM-154. The scales are shell backed with 14K gold sheet and inlaid with a 14K gold horse head. The horse head was designed, cut out and engraved by Lisa Tomlin. The horse head was inlaid by maker. Overall size 3 5/8" closed.
Closed view of side of The Horseman.
Folding knives created by Mr. Taylor for the 2011 Art Knife Invitational. He was awarded the Buster Award for the second time at this show.
Each knife comes with a beautiful box covered with goatskin leather and embossed in 22K gold. The inside of the box is stamped AKI 2011. Display boxes also by maker.