Balisongs And Caviar
A Balisong Collector Special Exhibit
C23

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C23 features rare and beautiful tri-color 
Mokume-Gane by Devon Thomas 

Since Mokume-Gane was first made in 1650AD, virtually all of it
has had a random, wavy pattern of alternating colored lines just
as you saw on T3-X.  It is only recently that a few modern artists 
using the extraordinary control possible with today's tools 
have begun to make Mokume-Gane with elaborate patterns.  
This is truly a rare and exquisite material.

The three colors, gold, silver, and red, come from a careful
and artful fusing of three different metal alloys.
Remember, the colorful design is not painted or printed on.
The pattern is part of the metal.  It goes all the way through.
Mr. Thomas calls this Mokume-Gane pattern, "Rain Drop."

While Pabu Knife calls this piece C23, I call this baliSONG
"Singing In The Rain."