'Melcher' Knives

2006

Overall length206mm
Blade length90mm
Blade materialSteel and silver laminate
LinersSterling Silver
HandleSteel and silver laminate

This pair of knives was primarily made as a turning test for the material. I wanted to see if the material would delaminate when it was turned on the lathe. . The shape was based on a pair of wedding knives made by J Melcher around 1625.

Melcher knives