A beautiful Scagel style fixed blade by Dr. Jim Lucie

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Thanks to Paul Kessler for letting me shoot this wonderful example of Jim Lucie's work. Jim himself declares that this is one of his "best." Having seen a fair amount of Jim's knives in the past (and owning one myself) I definitely agree.

When Paul showed me the knife at BLADE Show last year I felt sure Dr. Lucie would want a good picture of it for use in his book about Scagel (a short chapter about Jim and his knives will be included). Indeed that will be the fate of this image:

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Jim also made the sheath, as he does for all his knives. Blade length is 6 3/4 in. and OAL is 12 in. Weight is 11.2 oz. Paul wisely declined my reasonably generous offer to purchase the knife. From the serious collector point of view, owning some of a maker's best work is highly desirable.

Thanks again to Paul for sharing this one!
 
beautiful knife by Dr Jim.
i love the scagel style with the full crown handle.
How much does Dr Jim's knife sell for from his shop?

Thanks
Soh
 
Of all of the fathers of Knifemaking, Scagel has had by far the most direct influence on me.

This is a stunning example.

-Nick
 
Beautiful photo, Buddy. I envy this.

Tell me about the hump in the spine. Is this a replica?

Coop
 
Buddy, a fine photo by you, and very nice tribute paid by Dr. Lucie. Knives like this, with historical elements, always set me off in search of more information about the originals. It's fun, and often leads to some other areas of interest.. Thanks for showing.. Best, Rich :thumbup:
 
SharpByCoop said:
Tell me about the hump in the spine. Is this a replica?
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Not a replica per se, but given Jim's long time devotion to all things Scagel, the great number of Scagel knives he's had pass through his hands, the fact that he uses a fair amount of Scagel's old spacers (metal, leather and synthetic) and such, has a lot of his old tools, has spent decades researching Scagel's history etc. - what I'm saying is that working with Dr. Jim during the past few years on aspects of his book has left me with the clear impression that Jim Lucie doesn't copy Scagel - it's more like he channels Scagel.

As for that hump - well nobody knows what to call it or what Scagel called it, but it is found on many old Scagel knives. It's as much of a unique signature as his kris stamp or the hammered silver arrowheads he pinned to certain handles - mainly folders. It was just something Scagel did - but he never did it the same way twice and is some cases it is quite subtle. It might be said (pure guessing on my part) that his preference for curves over straight lines brought about that particular element of style - or that it echos the curves of his kris stamp. Speaking of the kris stamp, something to remember - Dr. Lucie's kris stamp is the reverse of Scagel's.
 
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