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While I was off on my Caribbean trip I had sent off my two new Breeden knives and my Jeff Diotte to Normark for some custom pants.
Eric was a pleasure to deal with and since I live only a 30 minute drive from him, he was kind of enough to invite me to his shop to pick them up. First he gave me a tour of what was to become his knife forging area - with his home made kiln and anvil's. I was lucky enough to handle his two forged knives - the hunter he posted up last night and the one he did a few months back. Both were outstanding knives. While I tend to prefer handle slabs to cord wrap, he certainly did a beautiful wrap job on those handles and the grip felt really good. Outstanding knives and you really have to see that hamond in person to appreciate it!
He then took me to his sheath making area and I was given a precious opportunity to handle a number of his stock knives (two large drawers full). He uses these as models for his sheaths and some of them were his users as well. It was really cool to hold a few of the Busse's I've read so much about. Heck - I even liked his son's mora 2000 - complete with custom kydex and firesteel. Lucky little guy his son is!
Back to the sheaths. For the Breeden kat knife - I asked for a neck sheath because my wife wants to use it mainly to carry in her purse and I wanted to keep it as low profile as possible. He decided to make me two, one with a belt loop and one without. Awesome! The pathfinder fits its new pants extremely well as does the Diotte. I'm in love with the thin profile of kydex and how it form fits to the knife. Feels great on the belt. As expected, the lock-up on Eric's sheaths are great. These things look really great. The kydex also looks really nice with the bocote handle of the Diotte. I wasn't sure how well the kydex/wood combo would go together but the two together is very aesthetically pleasing.
Sorry about the crappy pics posted below. I left my Nikon at the lab yesterday and had to make due with a webcam. I'll take better shots tomorrow.
Pathfinder
Diotte
Breeden Kat knife
Eric was a pleasure to deal with and since I live only a 30 minute drive from him, he was kind of enough to invite me to his shop to pick them up. First he gave me a tour of what was to become his knife forging area - with his home made kiln and anvil's. I was lucky enough to handle his two forged knives - the hunter he posted up last night and the one he did a few months back. Both were outstanding knives. While I tend to prefer handle slabs to cord wrap, he certainly did a beautiful wrap job on those handles and the grip felt really good. Outstanding knives and you really have to see that hamond in person to appreciate it!
He then took me to his sheath making area and I was given a precious opportunity to handle a number of his stock knives (two large drawers full). He uses these as models for his sheaths and some of them were his users as well. It was really cool to hold a few of the Busse's I've read so much about. Heck - I even liked his son's mora 2000 - complete with custom kydex and firesteel. Lucky little guy his son is!
Back to the sheaths. For the Breeden kat knife - I asked for a neck sheath because my wife wants to use it mainly to carry in her purse and I wanted to keep it as low profile as possible. He decided to make me two, one with a belt loop and one without. Awesome! The pathfinder fits its new pants extremely well as does the Diotte. I'm in love with the thin profile of kydex and how it form fits to the knife. Feels great on the belt. As expected, the lock-up on Eric's sheaths are great. These things look really great. The kydex also looks really nice with the bocote handle of the Diotte. I wasn't sure how well the kydex/wood combo would go together but the two together is very aesthetically pleasing.
Sorry about the crappy pics posted below. I left my Nikon at the lab yesterday and had to make due with a webcam. I'll take better shots tomorrow.
Pathfinder
Diotte
Breeden Kat knife
