Coral Web

Edition of 100 pieces -

SKU

B30 CORAL WEB

The Gentac ‘Coral Web’ features a beautiful frame in etched 'T-Rex' damascus by Delbert Ealy, inlaid with a 'zinc matrix' apple coral. The blade is hand-forged...

$1,700.00

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The Gentac ‘Coral Web’ features a beautiful frame in etched 'T-Rex' damascus by Delbert Ealy, inlaid with a 'zinc matrix' apple coral. The blade is hand-forged 'Intrepid' damascus by Chad Nichols; the one-hand button lock and the thumb stud are set with spinel gemstones. An exceptional design that offers rigorous performance in a sleek, comfortable knife, the Gentac is also the perfect canvas to showcase William Henry’s range of exotic materials and techniques. The ‘Coral Web’ features some of the exotic materials and forged metals that are the hallmark of William Henry's collections; a distinctive personality statement to be worn and used for a lifetime.

Features & Specs

One-hand button lock system

Dimensions:

Blade 3.25" (82.5mm)
Handle 3.80" (96.5mm)
Overall open 7.00" (177.8mm)

All William Henry knives feature a unique serial number which is engraved into the blade to assure the authenticity and lifetime traceability of the product

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This knife is shipped in an elegant wood presentation box, and it comes with a pocket clipcase made from soft, high-grade leather, with an integrated stainless steel pocket clip

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Materials & Artistry

Hand-forged damascus

Spinel

Apple Coral

Hand-forged damascus

Damascus steel was a term used by several Western cultures from the Medieval period onward to describe a type of steel created in India and used in sword making from about 300 BC to 1700 AD. These swords were characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water. Such blades were reputed to be not only tough and resistant to shattering, but capable of being honed to a sharp and resilient edge. William Henry's damascus is made from several types of steel welded together to form a billet.
The patterns vary depending on how the damascus artist works the billet. The billet is drawn out and folded until the desired number of layers are formed. William Henry damascus billets are forged with a minimum of 300 layers. William Henry works with a handful of the very best damascus artists/forgers in the U.S.

Spinel

Natural spinel is a gemstone that has become a great favorite with gem dealers and gem collectors; one might even say that spinel is for gemstone connoisseurs only.
It is a hard glassy mineral occurring as octahedral crystals of variable color and consisting chiefly of magnesium and aluminum oxides.
Some spinels are among the most famous gemstones in the world: among them are the Black Prince's Ruby and the "Timur Ruby" in the British Crown Jewels, and the "Côte de Bretagne", formerly from the French Crown jewels.

Apple Coral

Apple coral is part of the species of corals known as melithaea sponge, which is commonly found on the ocean floors around the waters of Taiwan, Indonesia and southern China.

Also known as 'red coral' or 'tiger coral', apple coral that has been sealed and polished is usually a deep reddish color. When the apple coral is exposed to heat or intense sunlight for long periods, its striking color tends to lighten.

The destruction of coral reefs around the world led to a global ban on coral mining and collecting in 1992, but apple coral was not included, making it the only coral used by William Henry, aside from 100,000 year-old fossil brain coral which is also featured in our collections.