Handmade knives and presentation boxes

Don KondraDon Kondra Registered Users Posts: 630 Major grins
edited September 28, 2014 in Other Cool Shots
My friend Gary Greer was invited to participate in a show called "Wild Things" curated by Michael Hosaluk.

The show will premier at SOFA in Chicago late October and then move on to The Lightbox in New York City.

I volunteered to make the shipping containers which turned into Presentation Boxes :wink

Ivory Queen.

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Many Midnights.

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Northern Lights.

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Sundance.

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The boxes have maple bodies, curly maple tops and ebony handles.

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Group shot...

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Cheers, Don
Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker
Product Photography
My Acreage Bird Photographs

Comments

  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited September 26, 2014
    Dunno about the knives ... but those boxes are a work of art. (truly)

    Gary
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited September 26, 2014
    As usual, Don, your photography is first rate. thumb.gif

    Those knives are stunning. Do you know the price range of his pieces? Perhaps he has a website I can visit?

    Now you've got to build a new box for each one to protect the box that was the original shipping box. Beautiful work.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited September 26, 2014
    Wow! Luca Brasi would love one of these!wings.gif
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited September 27, 2014
    Nice knives, absolutely amazing boxes and great shots!
    Cristóbal


    www.mind-driftphoto.com
  • Don KondraDon Kondra Registered Users Posts: 630 Major grins
    edited September 27, 2014
    Seefutlung wrote: »
    Dunno about the knives ... but those boxes are a work of art. (truly)

    Gary

    Thanks Gary !
    black mamba wrote: »
    As usual, Don, your photography is first rate. thumb.gif

    Those knives are stunning. Do you know the price range of his pieces? Perhaps he has a website I can visit?

    Now you've got to build a new box for each one to protect the box that was the original shipping box. Beautiful work.

    Tom

    Thanks Tom, appreciate it.

    I believe the gallery price of the most expensive knife is $2000. But that includes a box mwink.gif

    No website to date, I keep offering but....

    PM me if you would like to get in touch with Gary. These two shows are a one off thing and since Gary isn't normally represented by a Gallery the prices would be 50% less.
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Wow! Luca Brasi would love one of these!wings.gif
    Juano wrote: »
    Nice knives, absolutely amazing boxes and great shots!

    Thank You's...

    Cheers, Don
    Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker
    Product Photography
    My Acreage Bird Photographs
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,950 moderator
    edited September 28, 2014
    I'm not one for the ivory scales. Probably the Sundance is more my style. Each is a beautiful knife and the photos really show them off nicely.
    Their presentation boxes are stunning. I absolutely love the way they're made.

    Can you say anything about the steel or building of each?
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  • Don KondraDon Kondra Registered Users Posts: 630 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2014
    Thanks very much Ian !

    Basically stainless steel, Rockwell 61ish and the more parts, the better :)

    Many Midnights has 47 separate pieces...

    Gary does all the work from grinding to heat treating.

    His latest project was setting up a vacuum chamber to stabilize wood handle blanks by impregnating them with a resin.

    Those will be used for his working knives line which sell in the $300 - $500 range.

    Cheers, Don
    Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker
    Product Photography
    My Acreage Bird Photographs
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