Ken, some specific questions and comments.
Is the tang area carving your own design? It fits well but feels like I haven’t seen it before.
I can see the underside carving fore and aft of the guard has several influences I’m familiar with - HV 2-3 in Grinslade’s book come to mind, but amplified here.
The nose of the comb is very sculptural - I think it’s your creation.
Overall, as I think how did you design it, it suggests a familiarity with the spectrum of stylistic motifs and architectural elements found on early HVFs, and a kind of new synthesis such as Ian Pratt often does.
Just trying to put it in perspective with specific originals. HVFs are not mainstream for most of us, so would you say this represents a synthesis of one or several originals, or more of a new creation using originals as inspiration? I’m always interested in the design phase.
