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VCM3

VCM3

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This is somewhat of a teaser thread.The sun was high,half covered by on & off clouds.The rain moved in & these were the only shots I got , worth showin'
I'll give it another shot over the weekend :o
This is a 3-3/8" knife with elephant ivory scales,CPM 154 hollow ground blade ,ss liners/pins/fluted bolster
I wanna thank Bret for turning out such a great knife.It is super fine :thumbup: I'd have to say,perfect & beautiful. Bret ,keep up the awesome job & Thank You,again!
-Vince

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Here it is next to my stag spearpoint from Bret

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That's a beauty Vince.:thumbup:

I'm three weeks into my six month wait with Bret, but the more I see, the more I know it's worth it!
 
Congrats, Vince, she's a beauty! Great work, Bret! :thumbup::cool:
 
VCM3 said:
This is a 3-3/8" knife with elephant ivory scales, CPM 154 hollow ground blade, ss liners/pins/fluted bolster
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That description sounds delightful, the picture proves that it is. Really like that a lot, Vince. :thumbup:

Congrats, Joe
 
Beautiful knives Vince, congrats to both you and Bret. - :thumbup:

Todd
 
THUD!! :eek::D;)

That tusk'll hunt Caruso. Give it an annual bath in half lemon oil and half mineral oil.
 
Great scales on that one, I think I know where they came from. ;)
Waiting on mine sometime soon I think.
Jim
 
JatMat said:
Great scales on that one, I think I know where they came from. ;)
Waiting on mine sometime soon I think.
Jim
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The Ivory scales are great looking,on this knife,thanks
Pearl & ivory is tricky to get good pics of
Thanks for all the great comments everyone & I'm sure Bret appreciates them,too
I'm contemplating dropping this one in my pocket today.
-Vince
 
Dang........nice one Vince. Having to delay my custom orders (bought a new house) has been tough and you're not making it any better. :)

I'm glad I still have a knife on order with Bret. His work looks to be better and better all the time.
 
Took these....somewhat of "ivory figure" action

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Thanks Again,for the comments.I'm really tickled with this one.
-Vince
 
Dangn't Vince, you are not making my wait any easier by posting those. :p
Jim
 
JatMat said:
Dangn't Vince, you are not making my wait any easier by posting those. :p
Jim
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Well Jim,Bret said he had a "run" on some Ivory orders he was going on,maybe yours is one of 'em.Well worth the wait.
I may try one more shot at those pics,yet,in the eve. here.
-Vince
 
VCM3 said:
Well Jim,Bret said he had a "run" on some Ivory orders he was going on,maybe yours is one of 'em.Well worth the wait.
I may try one more shot at those pics,yet,in the eve. here.
-Vince
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I am counting the knives, I only sent 5 sets of scales. It was A++++ Ivory. So I did see them before they were put on your knife. Bret did a great job in bringing out the beauty of that one. Boy, I can not wait.
Jim
 
JatMat said:
I am counting the knives, I only sent 5 sets of scales. It was A++++ Ivory. So I did see them before they were put on your knife. Bret did a great job in bringing out the beauty of that one. Boy, I can not wait.
Jim
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Jim,that info there just made this knife really extra special to me & I thank you,
-Vince
 
VCM3 said:
Jim,that info there just made this knife really extra special to me & I thank you,
-Vince
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You are more than welcome, I am happy as well that they ended up on a friends knife. I had access to some Ivory from a friend, he inherited it from another maker who passed away and the widow gave him a BUNCH of tusks. He has been kind enough to give me some to send to a couple of makers. Brets' knife will be the second I get with my friends ivory used, I think I have one more coming soon from a maker who has another thread running. I will post it up when received. Friends helping Friends as Sheila puts it. What goes around, comes around.
Jim
 
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