A most unusual knife...

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I've seen them all. But I'd NEVER seen this.

Check this out:

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History: My longtime friend, knife collector, rowing partner, best man at my wedding, and all around great guy Malcolm (Malq) W. brought this to show me a couple of weeks ago.

He's a collector of traditional knives, and happened upon one of these at a show or viewing an example in Knife World(?), I dunno. He ordered this months and months ago.

(He tells me the preferred way this maker likes to be contacted is through actual postal letters. No email, doesn't even want phone calls. Man, this is backwoods Kentucky! ;))

Anyway, I'm told he simply wanted to put to use those stag scales which get left behind and are 'unusable' for a folding knife. :rolleyes: Never say never.... LOL! :eek:

He likes the unusual, and so do I (We?). It's VERY nicely made and folds precisely. It serves no larger purpose than a curiosity, however we all could use a dash of quality humor in our work.

Here you go!

Jim

PS: If you know more about this obscure maker, please educate.
 
Now that's a mind bender! LOL You're right, its a novelty but a very cool and well executed novelty. Thanks for posting it Coop.
 
that's pretty damn impressive!
 
I got to play with a couple of this guy's knives at Blade in 2011.A dealer right behind me had a couple, telling me that this unusual knife is this guy's specialty, and they will blow you away with fit and finish and overall funkiness!!
 
I doubt many that don't make slipjoints can truly understand the level of skill it would take to make this function (mechanically) properly.

As an exercise in skill, it's very impressive. Regardless, it's freakin cool.
 
I've seen these and they are very cool!

Much harder to make than a straight one!

And a good way to use those stag scales that are too curved for a regular folder. :D
 
Thanks for showing it Jim its got me thinking about my stag stash in a new light
 
There's a nice article by Bob Perdue about Bob Neal in Knife World's July 2015 issue. It covers his life from the beginning to present. He's 80 years old and still working some. As stated he can only be reached by snail mail. You could try to e-mail Bob Perdue for more info.
beeperdo@hotmail.com
 
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does he keep/have a lot of horseshoes laying around? an old farrier perhaps? just joking-those are amazing and are making my eyes swim-in half circles:)
 
My immediate thought was "ridiculous", which quickly gave way to "too cool", knowing that it's a great example of something being done because it CAN be done.
Very cool.
 
well, I could see it being used to carve out a large bowl, or getting the meat out of a coconut...very cool display of skill.
 
There is so much going on there I can't wrap my head around the amount of skill and precision that would take. That is just great.
 
Hello!

Now that takes blade centering to an all new level! Thanks for sharing!

Best,
Alex
 
This is a solid reminder that as much as we love practical knives, sometimes the impractical can leave you much more impressed. My hat is off to the maker, I can't even imagine the skill required.
 
He thought of it, drew it, and made it...I can't guess why but it is absolutely fantastic. I'm with Patrice ...Out of the box to the max!

Thanks Coop!
 
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