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RAYMOND COON HAS BEEN MAKING KNIVES SINCE 1984. SINCE DISCOVERING RAYMOND'S FINE WORK, I HAVE COLLECTED QUITE A FEW OF HIS FIXED BLADES, AND A NUMBER OF HIS FOLDERS. HIS DAMASCUS PATTERNS ARE AS CLEAN AND FINELY CONTROLLED AS HIS OVERALL CONSTRUCTION OF WHATEVER KNIFE HE IS MAKING. THE CUSTOM KNIFE.COM WILL BE PRESENTING MANY OF RAY'S FINE KNIVES AS WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE OUR SITE. WE WILL POST SHORTLY A SERIES OF HIS SCRIMMED FOLDERS, AS WELL AS MORE OF HIS STRAIGHT KNIVES WITH PATTERNS OF RAYMOND'S OWN DESIGN. HIS LOVELY WIFE IS A FINE ARTIST IN HER OWN RIGHT AND DOES THE SCRIMSHAW FLAWLESSLY. THIS LADDER PATTERN DAMASCUS IS SO WELL DEFINED IT IS THE EPITOME OF THE DESIGN. THIS BLADE WAS HOT SALT BLUED FOR A HIGH AND DURABLE FINISH. THE HANDLE IS SAMBAR STAG WITH A WIDE RED MICARTA SPACER AND SMALLER BLACK AND RED SPACERS. THE DOUBLE GUARD IS OF FINE GERMAN SILVER. THERE IS FINE FILE WORK ON THE SPINE.
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