The Havana pays homage to the birthplace of fine cigars, and is without equal in the world of exotic cigar cutters. The thru hole in the titanium frame will accommodate up to a 52 gauge cigar, and the single sided precision ground damascus blade cuts cleanly thru your preferred smoke. The damascus is our stainless 'Hornets Nest' pattern by Mike Norris featuring three alloys forged together into a tapestry in steel with an optimum hardness of HRC 59 for wear resistance. Inlayed Arizona Ironwood is hand-polished to fine luster, and citrine gemstones, titanium, stainless, and sterling hardware complete the presentation. This piece works beautifully as a cigar cutter and general purpose pocket knife!
HAND-FORGED DAMASCUS
Damascus steel was a term used by several Western cultures from the Medieval period onward to describe a type of steel created in India and used in sword making from about 300 BC to 1700 AD. These swords were characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water. Such blades were reputed to be not only tough and resistant to shattering, but capable of being honed to a sharp and resilient edge. William Henry's damascus is made from several types of steel welded together to form a billet.
The patterns vary depending on how the damascus artist works the billet. The billet is drawn out and folded until the desired number of layers are formed. William Henry damascus billets are forged with a minimum of 300 layers. William Henry works with a handful of the very best damascus artists/forgers in the U.S.
TITANIUM
Titanium is a low density, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant (including sea water, aqua regia and chlorine) metal with a silver color.
It was discovered in Great Britain by William Gregor in 1791, and named by Martin Heinrich Klaproth for the Titans of Greek mythology
William Henry uses only aerospace-grade titanium alloy for our frames, clips, and micro-fasteners. Called 6Al/4V, it is titanium with a little aluminum and vanadium added in for additional toughness and tensile strength.
DESERT IRONWOOD
Our Desert Ironwood is sourced responsibly from Arizona and Northern Mexico, from the lower reaches of the Sonoran desert. It is very hard, very dense, and is one of a handful of woods that sinks in water. Ironwood also features some of the highest contrast and striking patterns of any wood in the world. Once used by the Seri Native Americans of Mexico for tool handles, we proudly offer premium grade ironwood on a variety of William Henry tools.
CITRINE
Citrine is a variety of quartz whose color ranges from a pale yellow to brown due to ferric impurities.
The name is derived from Latin citrina which means "yellow" and is also the origin of the word "citron." Sometimes citrine and amethyst can be found together in the same crystal, which is then referred to as ametrine.
Specifications:
- Blade: 2.75"
- Handle: 3.75"
- Open: 6.5
MODEL: WH-CG1HAVANA