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I chose a large Persian styled folder with double bolsters to highlight Damascus steel that I forged while doing a Damascus steel demo at the spring 2009 Guadalupe Hammer In. The Damascus has a very fine ladder patterned explosion pattern. The handle scales are ancient walrus ivory. The blade and bolsters have been colored gold using nitre blue salts and the bolsters have 24k gold inlayed borders. The liners are 15n20 and feature stippling and nitre blue coloring. The back bar is engraved inside and out and my signature is engraved on the inside also. The thumb stud has a sapphire set in 18k gold and is fileworked and heat colored as are all of the screws used in the construction. I performed all of the work on this knife. Rick Dunkerley ABS Mastersmith

Raffle ticket prices: 1 for $10, 6 for $50, and 12 for $100.
If you would like to purchase tickets please send an email to knifeexpo@gmail.com telling how many you would like to order. ABS Expo will then send you a PayPal bill for that amount.
Raffle tickets will also be available for purchase in San Antonio at the ABS Expo.