Story Vein turquoise heirloom It’s hard to picture Santa Fe and not think of one special stone, turquoise. This Damascus Lockback Pocket Knife from Santa Fe Stoneworks encapsulates everything we love about the American Southwest. A strong and sharp VG-10 stainless steel blade with a Damascus finish is beautifully crafted with a turquoise inlay in the handle from the famous Nacozari Mine in Sonora, Mexico. Features Unique turquoise handle inlay Folding knife you can take on the go Strong and sharp VG-10 Steel blade Beautiful 16-layer Damascus steel finish Made in the USA Materials Blade: VG-10 Steel, Damascus Steel Handle: Vein Turquoise Dimensions Blade Length: 2¼” About Santa Fe Stoneworks Tucked away in a quaint century-old ranch house at the foot of the southernmost Rockies, the Santa Fe Stoneworks studio has the feeling of a grandfather’s workshop—filled with arcane tools, mystifying materials, and maybe a little magic. Unfinished knife blanks line the tables, asteroid-like chunks of turquoise pile on a workbench next to a stock of intriguing bones, and the walls are lined with a selection of rare paleontological finds that could make Indiana Jones blush. At the center of it all is Bill Wirtel, who left his job in 1978 to start his own shop in New Mexico’s legendary jewelry mecca and still hones the blades for Stoneworks’ gorgeous knives alongside his son and daughter to this day. Each blade is painstakingly hand-finished with a gem-quality handle, and the designs are one-of-a-kind—so they can’t be found unless you’re willing to do some industrial-grade digging. Better grab yours before they go extinct.
