GRACE HORNE KNIFE - THE CARGOES #1 - MUST HAVE 4 SERIOUS COLLECTORS ~ EXT. RARE

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GRACE HORNE KNIFE THE
“CARGOES #1
” FROM 2008 IMPORTANT KNIFE ~ ONE OF HER SIGNATURE PIECES AND HER MOST NOTED KNIVES  ~ REPRODUCED ALL OVER ~ TO BE APPRECIATED BY THE MOST ADVANCED AND SERIOUS COLLECTORS ~ FROM GREAT BRITAIN and EXTREMELY SCARCE MUST HAVE !!
**** FOR THE AFICIONADO CUSTOM KNIFE COLLECTOR IN GENERAL, OR SOMEONE THAT SPECIALIZES IN FOLDING / POCKET KNIFE - MS. HORNE IS A MAKER SELDOM AVAILABLE IN ANY COLLECTION SINCE SHE MAKES FEW EXAMPLES AND IS INCREDIBLY ARTISTIC TURNING OUT GORGEOUS PIECES OF ART IN KNIVES AND SCISSORS  ****
GH WEBSITE SEE: https://www.gracehorne.co.uk/knives/knife/51/cargoes-1/
https://www.gracehorne.co.uk/gallery/knives/4/
Cargoes #3:i  2008
•    Shape - sheepsfoot
•    Blade material - Steel and pure silver laminate
•    Scales -
Abalone
•    Liners and bolsters - Sterling Silver
*   Blade stamped Sheffield
*   SIGNED with 'gH' in a circle - Grace Horne Logo
Overview
The blade steel is a laminated steel of 80CrV2 with veins of pure silver.  Bolster is Sterling Silver and scales are Abalone.  Wonderful craftsmanship with filework on INSIDE of the backspacer (see pictures).  Some light scratching on bolsters but overall excellent condition.
Featured in Blade Magazine, June 2009, December 2011 and February 2015, and many other times and publications and online.
See Grace on the History Channel's
FORGED IN BRITAIN,
a spin-off of
FORGED IN IRON
in the USA.
Also view her gorgeous VALKYRIE KNIFE on Youtube and other videos of her production
About Forged in Britain:
Forged in Britain is a brand new and exclusive series of shorts. In each episode, HISTORY meets five of Britain's leading forgers each who have their own unique approach to this ancient craft. Each week, the forgers demonstrate how they create new blades and share their knowledge on the item they have made. You can catch the series on Thursdays at 9pm during episodes of Forged in Fire, but also online the day after.
CONDITION:
EXCELLENT CONDITION. I RATE IT A 9.5/10. There is some very light scratching on the bolsters (unavoidable unless never touched), and a couple of tiny dark spots on the signed side the blade which might buff out (?), otherwise perfect.
Never carried.  Never Sharpened.
The blade steel is the laminated steel that I developed during my PhD and has veins of pure silver running through it.
The wrought iron was heavily etched to reveal a striking layered characteristic.
There is a set of three knives in memory of my father.
In 2007 when he had had a stroke and was struggling with his memory, my father was sitting with his friends recalling poetry that they had learnt nearly seventy years previously.
Cargoes by John Masefield was his favourite and the verses are just so evocative, that I started jotting down ideas for these knives when I was listening to them.
Each knife matches a verse.
Sometimes, I’ll carry an idea for a knife in my head or sketch book for a time, while I source materials or finalise a detail. This was one of those projects.
Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke-stack, Butting through the Channel in the mad March days, With a cargo of Tyne coal, Road-rail, pig-lead, Firewood, iron-ware, and cheap tin trays.
CARGOES KNIFE SERIES of 3 KNIVES:
This is a set of three knives in memory of my father.
In 2007 when he had had a stroke and was struggling with his memory, my father was sitting with his friends recalling poetry that they had learnt nearly seventy years previously.
Cargoes by John Masefield was his favourite and the verses are just so evocative, that I started jotting down ideas for these knives when I was listening to them.
Each knife matches a verse.
Quinquireme of Ninevah from distant Ophir, Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine, With a cargo of ivorie, Apes and peacocks, Sandalwood, cedarwood and sweet white wine.
ABOUT GRACE HORNE:
I am a female cutler making one-off knives and scissors in Sheffield, UK using both traditional and non-traditional methods. My corsetry has developed in parallel to knifemaking and although it seems like an unusual combination, it has a mutual link through engineering, knowledge of materials and precise craft skills.
I made my first knives in 1992 when I needed a final year BA project and decided to design and make a set of three folding knives. I made the Damascus steel with Richard Quinnell at the Fire and Iron Gallery and tried to figure the rest out by myself.
I moved to Sheffield in 1994, hoping to become an apprentice to one of the knifemakers. Instead, I ended up doing a Masters degree (and later a PhD) in Metalwork and Jewellery at Sheffield Hallam University and thoroughly enjoyed applying an academic framework to my practical work.
My background is in design and metalwork / jewellery and my work over the last ten years has focused on creating different forms of knives in an innovative and exploratory manner. The knives that I made during this period reflect this.
I was given the opportunity to work with traditional knifemakers in Sheffield as part of post-doc research project at Sheffield Hallam University, with Dr N Wood and funded by Arts & Humanities Research Council. This has enabled me to explore different methods of slip-joint folder assembly and design, both traditional and contemporary. The Folding Knife Project provides learning materials to support those wishing to learn the skills needed to make traditional folding knives.
I like using technologies and techniques from other craft disciplines in my work. Industry and manufacturing techniques such as casting, spring bending, EDM and laser cutting all have their role to play. Despite this, my studio craft background imbues my work with a stubborn, DIY spirit. I find myself slipping into trying to make everything myself in my workshop or at home in my textile studio...as though I was in a pre-industrial time warp rather than surrounded by an abundance of engineering and technological expertise. There is something about working this way that seems right, doing the work on something that I have designed, putting the time in... particularly when the project is obsessive and over-the-top.
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the generous professionals, particularly other knifemakers, for their support and technical dissemination.
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Grace Horne: Contemporary Sheffield Knife Maker
Interview with Grace Horne, founder of Grace Horne Knives.
December 22, 2014
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