A Couple I left In Little Rock

[tvandeventer]

Hi Folks,

Drove in last evening from North Carolina and the ABS Great Smoky Mountain Hammer-in. I was honored to be teaching "Handles & Guards" but had lots of spare time to really enjoy this event.

Upon arriving home I found photos that Chuck Ward had done of a few of my pieces. You've all seen the bowie that Jon Klein took home and it's received a lot of coverage. I appreciate the fine comments but I'll not post it again here.

These are two blades that sold from my table. The first is a fancy cowboy bowie with mosaic damascus, file-worked silicon bronze liners and damascus interframe handle. The mammoth ivory scales are very reminiscent of stag scales. This is one of my personal favorites:

This next one is made from the same bar of mosaic and took the honor of "Best Hunter." I posted my own shots here earlier but Chuck's are so much better, I couldn't resist:

Hope you enjoy.

Cheers,

TV


Terry L. Vandeventer
ABS MS

 

[RogerP]

Terrific pieces both, Terry. I enjoyed looking them over at the show. Keep up the great work.

Roger

 

[xaman]

Very very nice. The cowboy Bowie really appeals to me.

 

[Peregrin]

Beautiful work. I really like that hunter!

 

[John White]

Those were really great, Terry. I got to handle these also, and that "Swayback" handle on the Cowboy Bowie fits into your hand like it was molded there!

Not to mention that beautiful damascus...

John

 

[stabber]

2 gorgeous knives!!:thumbup:

 

[Kevin Jones]

Well designed and well executed is a very good description of your work IMO.

 

[Durwood]

Gorgeous knives. I really like the Cowboy Bowie:thumbup:

 

[ckerwin]

super knives and I really enjoyed meeting and talking with you:thumbup::thumbup: