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Here's some great pro photos of the sword and some more information.

Ëar Quessë (Sea Feather)

Named in Quenya, the language developed by J.R.R. Tolkien for the Lord of the Rings and it's surrounding literature, this collaboration between Nate Zimmerman of zimKnives and Joe Schrum of Halcyon Forge is a work of functional fantasy art pulled directly from the pages of your favorite novels.

Just over 30 inches overall, one massive feather Damascus billet from 1084 and 15n20 stretches the entire length of the elegantly flowing blade, terminating in a guard forged and carved from wrought iron, and a grip of dyed and stabilized birch burl with some lovely spalting and curl to the grain. It features takedown construction with a threaded pommel nut.

Joe and Nate are both massive fans of fantasy games and literature, and this blade originated with their love of the Elven styling in famous fantasy pieces such as The Forgotten Realms and The Lord of the Rings. Being very "Art Nouveau" at it's heart, this style lends itself to elegant flowing lines and beautiful delicate geometry.

This piece handles wonderfully and is a fully functional saber/hangar type sword. It has a fuller running the entire length of the blade, and thus feels light and quick in the hand. A well renowned sword maker, after handling the piece, called it "live steel".

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Hey folk, I was selected this year for Milwaukee Business Journals 40 under 40.

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Grand Opening This Weekend!

Grand Opening! Hey folks, Nate here. I'm thrilled to invite you to our Grand Opening THIS WEEKEND! Fri Dec 1st 10-6 and Sat Dec 2nd 10-2 we are open celebrating our new storefront and all the hard work we put in the provide Milwaukee with an...

Exciting News!!! Storefront open Nov 6th!

Hello folks! Nate here, excited to tell you all about our brand new storefront opening soon! We will be offering sharpening of knives, tools, garden equipment, and sawblades of all kinds. We'll have display cases full of our handmade custom... Z-Star Preorder

June 27s lineup ( https://www.eventbrite.com/e/milwaukey-to-the-city-tickets-527975457807https://www.eventbrite.com/e/milwaukey-to-the-city-tickets-527975457807 ) is extremely “sharp,” and I’m not “scammin” ya with how good it is! I’ve got Ton Johnson coming back home!! Showing us all what we’re missing when we miss him. Zimknives has experience being behind the blade AND in front of the camera, let’s see how he does next to the desk! Finally, Scam Likely The Band gets rowdier than a telemarketer on a Friday! Come see the show that’s been packed each month! It’s outdoors, it’s comedy, it’s business, it’s music. It’s at Champion's Pub Milwaukee ! Sponsored by Champion’s Pub, Bell's Brewery and New Belgium Brewing

Farmers Market Season is Here!
Come visit us at Waukesha on Saturdays, and Greenfield on Sundays.

Farmers Market Season is Here! Waukesha Saturdays 8-12 Greenfield Sundays 10-2

More good press!

Milwaukee’s Maker of Sought-After Knives Meet Nate Zimmerman, whose work can be found everywhere from fancy restaurants to D&D tables.

Pattern Welded 1095/15n20, Ebony.

I really prefer understated

The bolsters are my favorite part of pattern welded integral knives. One can get a really great idea of how the pattern welding process happened.

What happened here was a ~15 layer (I don't remember, count the lines if you want specifics) billet was forged to one inch square. The bar was cut in half, one half being turned 90°, then both were flattened down to 3/8", then stacked up in alternating layers, forged welded, and sized to 1" x 2". It was laddered on the sides to give interest to the sections between the long fine clustered stripes, then turned on it's side and forged into blades with a fish mouth tip weld.

These have long continuous groups of stripes with cool squares and blobs in-between. A variation of my pinstripe knives with a bunch of extra work thrown in. I love this sort of pattern manipulation.

My favorite of the batch. This handle material is so dreamy.

6" Damascus slicer/petty

Another petty with some dark green dyed burl. Available link in bio.

Pattern welded petty with stabilized curly maple or something like that

One of my proudest projects to date. A very uniquely shaped kitchen set. 1085, dyed burl, ram horn, and bronze.

Dyed spalted burl with ram horn inlays. This wood is crazy. Dyed and stabilized by

This set is finally finished. Follow to see a tour in the coming days.

Had to post some stills of her.

Available now.

6 sets of 3.

Link in bio.