When we first moved to Tennessee, a new friend brought me a couple small saw blades from an abandoned mill outside of Erwin, TN (devastated by Hurricane Helene). They sat in my shop for years, until I finally had time to test them and put them to use. I cut and layered that blade with recycled Swedish industrial bandsaw to create this topographic damascus. The end result reminds me me of the new river bed left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, especially visible as you pass through Erwin, TN from Asheville, NC to Jonesborough, TN. Highlighting the beauty of salvaged materials and inspired by our natural and ever changing landscape, this slender blade features a versatile, slightly convex grind that is both thin behind the edge and easy to maintain. The handle features a fully tapered tang for balance and is dressed in a beautiful specimen of stabilized black ash burl.

• size: 8 3/8” blade / 13 3/4” overall / 1 7/8” heel

• weight: 214 grams

• blade: sawmill carbon steel damascus (Erwin, TN & Sweden), machine finish

• handle: stabilized black ash burl, copper and black hardware