Custom Knives by Daniel Fronefield
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Daniel Fronefield’s website hasn’t been updated in over a decade but whether his handmade knives are still available or not, we all can visually appreciate the fine craftsmanship Fronefield put into his creations. In addition to meteorite iron used mainly for the knife blades and bolsters, Fronefield will use fossilized bone and ivory from extinct creatures such as mammoths and dinosaurs, polished fossil cave bear teeth and other exotic natural woods & minerals.
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In addition to the iron meteorite and 1084 steel laminated blade, Fronefield’s $1,935 Midnight folding knife features materials sourced from no less than three very different meteorites! Etched Gibeon nickel-iron meteorite forms the bolsters, the handles are diamond-cut from the dark Renfrow stony meteorite, and the spine and thumb-bob display Albin stony-iron meteorite inlays.
Meteorite Wedding Rings
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Just over $2,300 will buy you this Gibeon meteorite, 14K yellow gold an black diamond wedding band set available in sizes 4 to 16. If the point is declaring one’s eternal love for another, then presenting a ring whose main component is older than life on Earth makes a pretty convincing statement. These and other rings designed by JewelryByJohan employ various combinations of precious metals, rare woods, fine gemstones, and exotic materials such as deer antler and even dinosaur bone along with meteorite metal. Now stop staring and say “I do!”
Poker Chips Made With Meteorite
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Poker chips are supposed to be substitutes for cold hard cash but “The Meteorite Set” from Sweden’s Stahl Bespoke Jewels beautifully turns that concept on its head. Priced at a cold hard $150,000, this jaw-dropping set of chips features polished, ring-shaped slices of the Muonionalusta meteorite inlaid onto the chip faces and brilliant diamonds, rubies and yellow sapphires around their edges.
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Each one of the 120 chips in the set is individually numbered and hallmarked. A total of 5,160 gemstones and diamonds grace these chips. Break ’em down and you’ve got approximately 205 carats of diamonds and around 50 carats of rubies and sapphires. That’s hard to top but Stahl makes a valiant effort, including six dice hand-painted, calibrated and signed dice made from fossilized Siberian mammoth ivory.
