Kevin Klein
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With his style instantly recognizable among thousands, Kevin’s piece impresses with a random forged Damascus pattern combined with an extremely complex handle construction. The lightness with which he plays on alliances between materials and textures, where an orange peel surface touches on a polished finish, the parts that are hammered somehow echo those that are engraved. His is quite an unexpected and refreshing take on the project, with a Japanese influence that shines through ever so subtly.

Serial number

KK-HT-D-W

Construction

Hidden tang

Blade

15n20/1084 steels

Damascus

Random pattern

Grinds

Flat

Guard & Fittings

Copper guard and 2 mokume shibuichi (copper and silver alloy)

Handle

Stabilized African blackwood, mokume inserts and bronze spacers

Build time

240 hours

Engraving

Engraved grooves on the handle and engraved butt

Sheath

Serial number JG-C-CA-C-KK
Exterior Calf with caiman insert
Lining Calf
Concho Sterling silver
Stud Samuel Lurquin’s damascus, milled by Nicolas Verschuere
Build time 15 hours

Knifemaker

Kevin Klein

From Massachusetts, USA.

A bladesmithing class with Master Smith J.D. Smith in his final semester at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design sealed Kevin’s destiny. Three-and-ahalf years of apprenticing and assistant-teaching JD’s classes at MassArt later, in 2016, he became a full-time knife-maker, his ornate fighting knives, daggers, and swords already showing a distinctive style. Fusing Eastern and Western traditions, crisp lines, Damascus, mokume, carving, and textural interplay define Kevin’s work – for the moment.