Crocodile tears

santos · Oct 19, 2008

Hello all,

Here is my last one, a folding knife with titanium scales.
The scales are engraved like a crocodile skin, and then anodized to obtain the colour.

Iâ€™ve spent a lot of time and itâ€™s not resembling as I was expecting.

Once again, the old African proverb is true:

The trunk can stay a long time in the river, it will never become crocodile.

Best regards

Jean

alfrisillo · Oct 19, 2008

Very unique and pleasing design.

Dulltool · Oct 19, 2008

santos,
The crocodile treatment of this knife is brilliant. I especially like the way you added the gold eye to the finger opening hole. I don't collect knives but I would collect this one.....

santos · Oct 19, 2008

Than You Alfrisillo and Dulltool

Dennis the eye is not gold but bronze . It's going to be gold plated soon. Tears are 24K gold inlay and this increases a lot the value of the knife

pilkguns · Oct 19, 2008

this is cool.

John B. · Oct 19, 2008

Very clever, Santos.
I love your inventive idea and that you made the pocket clip into a folded tail.
Best, John B.

Dmitry Martinov · Oct 19, 2008

Very and very creative santos

interesting and beautifully made.

Leonardo · Oct 19, 2008

Hey Jean... hola!
Me encanta la originalidad del diseÃ±o y realmente sÃ que se nota el gran trabajo realizado para lograr esta navaja. El ojo le confiere un toque de "vida" que es difÃcil de lograr y no habÃa visto nunca en un cuchillo. Felicitaciones!
To those who do not speach Spanish, I was talking to Jean that I like very much his work and also that the eye gives some kind of a "life" touch to the knife.

Peter E · Oct 20, 2008

That is VERY cool. Your treatment looks very much like crocodile skin.

Thanks for posting it.

Peter

KCSteve · Oct 20, 2008

I agree - very cool!

I think the only thing keeping it from crocodilian perfection is the shape of the blade - that long blade profile is more like a gar than a croc. If you had a knife with something like a sheepsfoot blade I think you could nail it. Perhaps a serrated blade so he has teeth...

Really impressive work and sure to be a prized possession of whoever winds up with it.

santos · Oct 20, 2008

Thanks Scott, John, Dmitry ,Peter and Steve for your kind words

Gracias Leonardo por haber comentado

Steve, Iâ€™ll follow your advice and shape a serrated blade for the next one â€¦

RT Bit and Spur · Oct 20, 2008

Santos
Keep trying. It looks good to me. If you didn't try something different every once in a while every one would be doing the same thing. Whats the fun in that. Looks great. Go for it.
Rod

KCSteve · Oct 21, 2008

Although the handles are entirely wrong (plastic), the Benchmade Griptillian models have the right shape for this wonderful idea.

Lori Ristinen · Oct 22, 2008

Nice work! My favorite part is the tail of the crocodile! What a great idea!

Thanks for showing!

Lori
www.LoriRistinen.com

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