Hand forged titanium recurved Khanjar! Essentially an elven dagger forged from mithril.
Here, is the opportunity to have something deliciously unique. A potent combination, and culmination, of the best aspects of my former work and the brightly burning powerfully rekindled soul of the new direction i'm taking.
When you invest in this, you are directly enabling me to push my art to the next level, and continue to create to ever more elaborate levels.
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Autumn is hand forged from a single bar of titanium. She weighs about 40% of a comparative volume of steel. Incredibly light, her balance point is right where your foremost finger rests on the handle, resulting in exquisitely fine handling and wieldability.
I hunted the crystalline agate, cut and cabochoned (shaped and polished) myself. The cabochons are both beautiful and sturdy, and move the balance point to precisely where you want it to be.
Titanium is incredibly difficult and somewhat dangerous to work with. It is absurdly durable and impact resistant, essentially cannot corrode or rust, and is sufficiently hard to both hold a wicked edge, and be easily sharpened in balance.
I’ve never created anything like this before.
Khanjars have a long and richly steeped history throughout the Middle East. Used as status symbols, armaments, and tools they are a beautiful combination of function and form.
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Blade Length: 9”
Overall Length: 14”
Blade Max Width: 1.5”
Weight: Aprox. 6 oz
Metal: Ti-6AL-4V Titanium
Handle: Custom cut agate cabochons padded with leather, waxed bow string smoothed into a homogenous surface.
Sheath: Bespoke tooled leather sheath with decorative braiding, created by the excellent Shawn Fox of @leatherforlife
THIS ITEM IS HAND MADE.
My blades have soul to them, They are entirely hand crafted, and unique. You won't be able to match the quality, performance and passion of these knives with anything store bought. They are heirloom quality, extremely effective tools, as well as gorgeous art, tied in with a tradition as old as humanity.
I harden my knives using a computer controlled kiln. Using this tool allows me to get maximum edge retention out of a given piece/type of steel.
Each blade I sell has a my lifetime warranty, covering reasonable uses. With proper care, one of my blades can last multiple generations.
Victory through fire and steel!
-Ethan Kempf / Ha’Né
