ddd Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Though it worth introducing a young knife artists from Israel, Vladimir Burkovski, because of his wonderful carved knife handles. Born in 1970 in Nikolaev, Ukraine, Vladimir now resides in Haifa (Israel). With an artistic education aquired at the Odessa Theatrical & Artistic Technical School, he began making knives and other arms in 1990 for a film studio in Odessa. Captured by their beauty, he now creates his own art knives from beginning to end, beginning with detailed sketches that he draws again and again till fully satisfied. For his handles he uses natural materials, preferring to carve his intricate three dimensional scenes on walrus ivory, fossilized mammoth ivory or pre-1966 Sperm Whale teeth from the Ukraine. On the knife shown here, the handle is carved walrus tooth with Mother of Pearl inlays. The blade is Damascus steel by Anders Fallas and the silver guard was casted in the lost wax process. Overall length 8 1/8" (206 mm). David Darom (ddd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Wonderful image! Wonderful work!! I am very partial to frogs, they are often subjects in my carvings. I am using walrus tooth for the first time, normally very hard woods are my material of choice. The tooth is lovely to be carving. Is there a chance that Vladimir Burkovski might be able to join the forum? I would like to ask him questions about the material he used for the eye inlay. Are there any images of his other carvings available to see on the internet? It is very exciting to see his work. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddd Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Shalom Janel, Vladimir is a good friend and is also the only Israeli knife artist to appear in my new book "Art and design in Modern Custom FIXED-BLADE Knives" that was published two weeks ago. His website is http://www.knifearts.com but you will have to forgive his English as he is much better in Russian or Hebrew. I'm sure he would love it if you contacted him personally. David Darom (ddd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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