Craig Steketee, STEK 12" Handmade Damascus Fighting Knife w Beefwood handle, USA

Description

This is a listing for a Craig Steketee & Adam Steketee Hand Made Damascus Fighting Knife.
This is another beautiful knife by Craig Steketee.
I have been collecting handmade knives since 1974.
I have at one time or another owned at least one knife of each of the founding members of the Knife Makers Guild.
The Steketee Damascus Hand Made Knives are a few of the most beautiful knives I have owned.
They really are a work of art and beautiful.
I had stopped collecting handmade knives until I viewed the Steketee Knives.
I knew that I had to own a few Steketee Knives after viewing them.
Steketee Knives are made in the Ozarks of Missouri, United States of American. Item # 337.
DESCRIPTION:
All the Steketee Knives that I own came with a CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN.
The “
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
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THE CUSTOM KNIFE DESCRIBED BELOW AND DAMASCUS USED WAS MADE BY: CRAIG A. STEKETEE
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This 12 1/8+ inch Custom Damascus Fighting Knife has a stabilized Beefwood handle with buffalo horn, and red and brass spacers.
The double guard and pommel are both brass.
The 360 layer Random pattern blade is 7 inches long from the tip to the guard with a top edge measuring 4 5/8 inches.
The custom handmade sheath is genuine leather.
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The CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN is signed by Craig Steketee “Signature of Maker” and dated
August 2007
“Date Knife Was Made”.
See pictures for picture of CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN.
The Leather Sheath is 12 ¾ inches in length.  STEK Handmade Knife.
CONDITION:
I purchased this knife directly from Craig Steketee in 2007.
It has never been carried, used or sharpened.
It was not stored in the leather sheath.
The Beefwood handle is in perfect condition without any damage.
The leather sheath is in excellent condition, never having been used.
The Damascus Blade does have a few small dark spots from surface rust that wiped off with an oily rag.
I will gladly answer questions and send pictures if requested.
PAYMENT:
Payment can be made by any method approved by eBay.
SHIPPING:
Shipping within the USA is FREE.  Shipped by USPS Priority Mail Fully Insured.
No International Sales or Shipping.
Shipping & Sales only to U.S.A.
INFORMATION FROM THE CRAIG STEKETEE WEBSITE:
Craig Steketee states
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I began designing and crafting custom knives full-time as Stek Knives in 1991. I am a member of "Professional Knifemakers Association" (PKA) and "The American Bladesmith Society" (ABS). I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ft. Wayne Art Institute in 1974 and a Master of Fine Arts from Western Michigan University in 1976 majoring in sculpture and printmaking. I taught art at the university level from 1977 through 1991. My sculptures, paintings, and prints have been exhibited at numerous art galleries and museums throughout the country. I first began forging and casting steel while in graduate school. My knives have been illustrated in the Knives Publication (by Ken Warner), the Knife Magazine, Blade Magazine, Fighting and Tactical Knives.
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“Stek Knives are produced almost exclusively from Damascus steel which is hand forged in my shop. Damascus steel is the result of multi layers of steel forge welded together to create a variety of patterns. The two main types of steel I use for my blades are 1080 and 15N20. A mixture that is alternately stacked, forged and hand welded together to make a billet. Four to eight billets are then stacked together to make a completed billet of 240, 360, or 480 layers. Because of the different layers of steel, a Damascus blade has an excellent cutting edge similar to a serrated knife.
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“The majority of my knife styles are Bowies, fighters, daggers and hunters.  I like using natural materials for handles, such as Sambar Stag from India, Ivory and Oosik from Alaska and exotic woods. The buffalo horn and nickel silver spacers which accent many of my knife handles along with the “Stek designed” Damascus guards and pommels are all distinctive trademarks of my knives.  Brass is also a favorite material for guards and pommels especially on hunting knives.”