Ladder damascus knife with a pear wooden handle

A small knife in ladder damascus, forged by hand in Groningen. This is the first damascus I ever made, from 80CrV2 and 15N20. In a ladder pattern the layers are ground into rungs across the blade, like a ladder. The handle is pear wood, my favourite wood, from an old tree in my parents' garden. It was already felled when they moved there. I hope the buyer takes care of it, because I am still doubting whether to keep it myself. The ferrule is brass.

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