Pink Ivory carcass, Dante top and bottom, African Blackwood trim
A laser engraved ceramic carving knife for Mr John
YAE HAN – carved on the face of the Danta,  Japanese for John  using chip carving technique
Slim splines in African Blackwood
Front sheet of the birth certificate, a documented journey presented with each box.
Chip Carving
A laser engraved ceramic carving knife for John - a Japanese theme.
A new technique, “Chip Carving”, super sharp knives with short blades to cut each “chip” in one swipe.
Mr John - carved on the face of the Danta in Japanese (YAE HAN), Dante is a dense regular grain ideal for chip carving.
For my brother-in-law (the last of 7) John Knight on his 70th birthday, 17th April 2013. Danta, Pink Ivory, African Blackwood. August 2012 to April 2013. One of a pair of boxes made in parallel.
BOX #17 YAE HAN
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