Julie Warenski-Erickson Plume Agate Dagger

This is the very first sole authorship knife that Julie made after Buster's death. It has an engraved blade and blued fittings adorned with 24k raised gold inlays. The fittings are sculpted as well as engraving with the French grey technique. The handle is Buster's premium plume agate that he actually spent the last few years of his life out in the hills gathering himself. Plume agate has fluffy inclusions which often appear to be soft and have depth. Sometimes plume agate inclusions resemble feathers, plants, or flowers. Plume agate is relatively quite common. The inclusions occur where iron oxide, manganese oxide, or other oxides are present when the agate is formed. One seldom gets more than one outstanding cut per rock with plume agate.

Information courtesy of "The Art of Knives & Knife Engraving of Julie Warenski-Erickson" by David Darom