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"Kochab" obverse side view in T3 deep cryogenically processed 440C high chromium martensitic stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Petrified Sycamore Wood gemstone handle, sheath of lizard skin inlaid in hand-carved leather shoulder, nylon
"Kochab"

Mesabi and Toroweap
Custom Knife Sculpture

"Mesabi" and "Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in 440C high chromium martensitic stainless steel blades, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone and Fossil Stromatolite gemstone handles, stands in cast bronze and ziricote hardwood, brass

My client requested a pair of custom knives, juxtaposed, based on my "Malaka" knife pattern design. He graciously trusted me with the simple outline of the idea, which is what all artists desire and are thankful for. I based my sculptural creations on the gemstones used in the handles, each intensely old and unique in their own ways.

"Mesabi" and "Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in 440C high chromium martensitic stainless steel blades, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone and Fossil Stromatolite gemstone handles, stands in cast bronze and ziricote hardwood, brass
Mesabi

In the beginning of one of the earliest time periods on our planet, the Proterozoic, there was little oxygen on our planet. Proterozoic is the combination of two Greek words meaning "earlier life." This eon began 2.5 billion years ago. It's overwhelming to consider this great age; our short time on this planet is simply a wisp of smoke in a truly ancient and ongoing bonfire. During this time, ancient shallow seas were filled with iron; our planet was a true red world.

"Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone

Along came the first major life form, cyanobacteria. These organisms produced oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis, and created the very oxygen we live and breathe today. They were so widespread that in the billions of years they thrived, that they changed our very planet's atmosphere. I can imagine being there then, in a scary, volcanic boiling world with shallow red seas, a lack of oxygen, and giant mats of bacteria bubbling up through the thick, metal and mineral-soaked water.

"Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone

As time passed, these bacterial colonies were buried by cataclysmic events, by normal sedimentary actions, and they were preserved in the sand, mud, and muck below the seas. Their biological compounds were slowly dissolved, leaving voids that were slowly, eternally filled in by minerals carried from the water above. These minerals hardened, solidified and were held in great pressure and time until they were solid rock.

"Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone

Because the seas contained such high amounts of iron, the fossils of these colonies became iron-based minerals, and the incredibly large mass of them became an entire range of mountains, high in iron. Today, we call this the Proterozoic Biwabik Iron Formation, in the Mesabi iron range of northern Minnesota.

To give you an idea of size, this range is 110 miles long with the iron mineral taconite over three miles thick. Taconite is what remains of the great Proterozoic seas and the stromatolites, containing 15% iron and quartz, chert, and carbonate. Extensive iron mining was supported by mining the low-grade iron ore taconite; it was blasted, crushed, separated with magnets, and rolled to make pellets that were then further processed to make iron. These created many iron and steel products we use today.

"Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone

In this iron formation, some very special stromatolite fossils originate. They are rich in iron-red color, with inclusions of silvery-gray hematite (iron oxide) and chert, quartz and carbonates. The pit where these are found is called the "Mary Ellen" pit, in the Mesabi Range in St. Louis county in Minnesota.

The name Mesabi is an Ojibwa Indian word meaning "giant," and this is because it's the largest of the four major iron ranges in the region. Giant, indeed, is the legacy of the stromatolite.

"Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone

In this duplex art piece, the Mesabi knife and sculpture exhibit the nature of the stromatolite, fossilized and preserved in the beautiful handle of rich, deep reds. In the handle, you can see the amazing details of this once living fossil, beautiful and intricate and mind-numbingly old.

"Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone

In Mesabi, the red Fossilized Stromatolite chert gemstone exhibits a curvaceous, flowing life form, and I interpreted this into the artistic forms of the piece. The closest artistic style would be art nouveau. I chose a flowing vine filework for the blade, I engraved an interlocking, organic pattern for the bolsters, I sculpted a matching pattern of curves, ebbs and tides in the bronze. I employed a rich red patina on the bronze fading to coppery highlights. The patina was accomplished with selective heating and potassium sulfate, ferric nitrate, and iron oxide. I polished a curved face of the raw gemstone and attached it to the nameplate to illustrate what mystery and beauty exists in the jagged, rough chert rock. I engraved the name and the age of the stone on the nameplate. It still awes me to read it: 2300 million years ago... unbelievable, incredible, astounding.

"Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone
Toroweap

Like Mesabi, Toroweap is based in the ancient past. The word Toroweap is a Paiute Indian word meaning dry, barren valley. The Toroweap formation is 275 million years old and 250 feed thick, and can be seen in the face of the Grand Canyon.

"Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone handle

 270 million years ago, western Utah was under water. The sea grew and shrank, the shore moved and retreated, leaving many tide pools. At the bottom of these were the remains of animals, sediment, mud, clay, dolomite, and sand. This rested on the Kaibab limestone, and was eventually solidified into a mass. That mass was compressed and formed into limestone itself. This mass was folded into the earth in the Sevier orogeny. This impressive geological act of subduction forced the limestone deep into areas of high pressure and heat, and volcanism added silver sulfide and other minerals into the mass. A hundred million years after the formation, even more metamorphic heat was generated, converting the limestone to marble. The limestone had been fractured, re-formed, filled and compressed, creating the fascinating structure of the Picasso Marble on "Toroweap."

"Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone handle

Like Mesabi, the Toroweap formation was formed in an incredibly ancient, shallow sea filled with living things. Though there are no obvious life form fossils visible to the naked eye, other tremendous forces are on display in the stone. The fracturing, reforming, breaking, filling, and transformation exhibit an almost mechanical appearance to the rock. This was my inspiration for Toroweap.

"Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone handle

The Picasso Marble displays hard angles, straight and geometric forms, gentle changes in tone in distinctive grays and hints of gold. The closest artistic style would be art deco, with almost an architectural regularity of hard-angled shapes. I followed this design idea into the geometric squared forms of the filework, and displayed it in the hand-engraving of the bolsters, and blossomed the form in the bronze sculpture. Even the very complex patina of the bronze with grays, whites, and golds follows the form and idea. The patina was accomplished with potassium sulfate, bismuth nitrate, and titanium dioxide. I included a polished gemstone on the nameplate with rough, cleaved surface for contrast. The nameplate details the intense age of the rock, 270 million years ago. It's just astounding to think that was was once mud and remains of tidal pools was forced into beautiful gem.

"Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone handle

The knives blades are made of 440C high chromium martensitic stainless steel, hardened, triple-tempered, and cryogenically treated with my deep cryogenic process, creating fine grained, extremely beautiful blades that will last indefinitely. Though these are works of art, they are true extreme cutting instruments, treated and finished to their highest potential. The tangs are fully tapered, and the knives are well-balanced and substantial.

"Mesabi" and "Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in 440C high chromium martensitic stainless steel blades, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone and Fossil Stromatolite gemstone handles, stands in cast bronze and ziricote hardwood, brass

While they rest in their sculpted bronze forms, they resemble the skeletons of some ancient life form, long ago forgotten to time.

"Mesabi" and "Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in 440C high chromium martensitic stainless steel blades, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone and Fossil Stromatolite gemstone handles, stands in cast bronze and ziricote hardwood, brass

For the bronzes, I sculpted the forms in wax, and I cast them with a lost wax process, and there was no mold. They are truly one-of-a-kind. The silicon bronze is very heavy and solid, the castings are thick and robust and took quite a bit of work and time to create. The finishing, texturing, and patina is complex on both sculptures, making them both unique art works of their own and stunning in contrast. The knives slip into the sculptures and rest on a ziricote hardwood slide. Ziricote hardwood is also used on the nameplates, with engraved black brass.

"Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone

Even without the knives, the bronze sculptures are works of art on their own.

"Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone handle

Like Toroweap, the Mesabi sculpture is a unique form.

"Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone

I truly enjoyed creating this entire piece. The exemplary form of the knife, the materials and treatment, the embellishment and casting: this is the reason I love knives. It's an honor to create these unique pieces for others who love knives, too.

Thanks most to H. L. for his patronage!

"Mesabi" and "Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in 440C high chromium martensitic stainless steel blades, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone and Fossil Stromatolite gemstone handles, stands in cast bronze and ziricote hardwood, brass
"Mesabi and Toroweap" Knife Sculpture
  • Mesabi Size
    • Bronze Sculpture: 5.25" (13.3 cm) height x 12.5" (31.8 cm) long x 2.25" (5.7 cm) wide
    • Knife: Length Overall: 12.15" (30.9 cm), Blade Length: 7.5" (19.1 cm) , Thickness: .270" (6.9 mm)
    • Bronze Sculpture with Knife: 14" long (35.6 cm)
    • Nameplate: 4" (10.2 cm) wide x 1.6" (4.1 cm) deep x 3" (7.6 cm) tall
  • Mesabi Weight
    • Bronze Sculpture: 3 lbs., 14 oz. (1.76 kg.)
    • Knife: 15.9 oz. (451 grams)
    • Nameplate: 4.0 oz. (113 grams)
  • Mesabi Blade: 440C high chromium martensitic stainless steel, deep cryogenic treatment, triple tempered, 58HRC, hollow ground, mirror polished, fully fileworked.
  • Mesabi Bolsters: 304 high nickel, high chromium austenitic stainless steel, hand-engraved
  • Mesabi Handle: Fossilized Stromatolite Chert Gemstone, Minnesota, USA
  • Mesabi Stand/Sculpture: Silicon Bronze hand-cast by lost wax process, potassium sulfate, ferric nitrate, iron oxide patina, lacquer sealed, Ziricote hardwood
  • Mesabi Nameplate: Fossilized Stromatolite Chert Gemstone, Ziricote, Engraved flat black brass
"Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone
"Mesabi and Toroweap" Knife Sculpture
  • Toroweap Size
    • Bronze Sculpture: 5.2" (13.2 cm) height x 11.6" (29.5 cm) long x 3.25" (8.3 cm) wide
    • Knife: Length Overall: 12.15" (30.9 cm), Blade Length: 7.5" (19.1 cm) , Thickness: .270" (6.9 mm)
    • Bronze Sculpture with Knife: 14" long (35.6 cm)
    • Nameplate: 4" (10.2 cm) wide x 1.6" (4.1 cm) deep x 3" (7.6 cm) tall
  • Toroweap Weight
    • Bronze Sculpture: 6 lbs., 7 oz. (2.92 kg),
    • Knife: 15.7 oz. (445 grams)
    • Nameplate: 4.1 oz. (116 grams)
  • Toroweap Blade: 440C high chromium martensitic stainless steel, deep cryogenic treatment, triple tempered, 58HRC, hollow ground, mirror polished, fully fileworked.
  • Toroweap Bolsters: 304 high nickel, high chromium austenitic stainless steel, hand-engraved
  • Toroweap Handle: Picasso Marble Gemstone, Utah, USA
  • Toroweap Stand/Sculpture: Silicon Bronze hand-cast by lost wax process, potassium sulfate, bismuth nitrate and titanium dioxide patina, lacquer sealed, Ziricote hardwood
  • Toroweap Nameplate: Picasso Marble Gemstone, Ziricote, Engraved flat black brass

Jay,
I hope you never get tired of all the superlatives your customers and collectors heap upon your work-they are all well-deserved in my experience! I have spent literally hours looking at the photos you provided, and I had become progressively more excited about seeing the actual knives and presentation displays the longer I studied them. I appreciate the exposition with the photos which details the time periods leading to the formation of the gemstone in the handles; that provided context for the knife names and got me to thinking about how the sculptures “hit” me. I suppose, like any works of art, everyone will see something different in these sculptures. For me, the Mesabi sculpture brings to mind the fire prevalent in a cooling earth, and the Toroweap sculpture captures the solidity of the stone after thousands of years of compression.

The knives and sculptures arrived today. Thank you for getting them here so quickly. Your pictures are wonderful, but having the knives and sculptures in my home gives me a much better appreciation for the master craft which you have created. I love the way the engravings on the knives reflect the sculptures, and the finish on the blades and handles is flawless. I can’t imagine how you achieve that.

You have made me something which I will treasure, and which I expect my children will treasure long after I’m gone. My thanks are far too little as recompense for the effort you have made on my behalf, but you have them nonetheless. Thank you for bringing to life the vague notion of juxtaposition I had when we first discussed this project in such a novel and artistic way.

--H.


"Toroweap" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Picasso Marble gemstone handle

I've taken many dozens of photos of these custom knife sculptures and I want you to enjoy them as much as I do.

Please click on thumbnail photos below!
building the wax model for Mesabi stand Building the wax model for Mesabi stand in blue wax Wax model for Mesabi Wax model for Mesabi with red vents Wax model for Mesabi with red vent wax rods Wax model for Toroweap with red vent wax rods attached Wax model sprued for stands bases Wax model ready for investment Wax models in stainless steel flasks, ready for investment Invested flasks ready for burnout Bronze melting furnace flux and charge Metal melting furnace flux and charge Poured bronze in molds cooling "Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone "Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel bolsters, Fossilized Stromatolite Chert gemstone "Mesabi" custom knife sculpture in hand-cast bronze, 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 hand-engraved stainless steel 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