Crudely Beautiful (and Very Sharp!) Pair of Handmade Shiv Type Knives antique floral painting found it quite complete in

found it quite complete in itself as a fantastic sculptural object

and lovely shade of pale salmon-y pink

Not surprisingly

My photos give a sense of the book itself but focus the drawings

as I think they are really terrific just as singular things (and together demand some space

Crudely Beautiful (and Very Sharp!) Pair of Handmade Shiv Type Knives antique floral painting found it quite complete inI find these quite beautiful, and they're also a pleasure to use a sort of homemade substitute for exactos, or Opinels. I don't believe prison shivs, but perhaps stealthily made in shop class, who knows? Both with inset steel blades, which remain very sharp. Pretty much indestructible and quite satisfying things. Silver: 5 5 8" x 11 16". Copper: 4 7 8" x 5 8". Both great condition, very sharp.