Commemorative request

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jtvinny

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I have spent countless hours on here and planned on spending some money on equipment to start making knives myself but... Of all things required to make knives I find myself short on time.

The reason I am writing is because my wife’s' friend lost her husband in Afghanistan. I see the family somewhat regularly and cannot keep from thinking about what it must be like to losie your father at such a young age. I would really like to present Art's son with a commemorative knife that his mom can hold on to until he is old enough to carry it.
The story is posted here. http://news.soc.mil/releases/News%20Archive/2007/June/070616-05.html
and here is a picture of Art and his son- http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content?topic=62893.%25d

I waited to post/ request this to see if the emotion would fade and the feeling would pass but it has not. Basically it's just the golden rule, if something were to happen to me in combat, I would want someone to do this for my sons.

I drew up a picture of what I would do if I had the time/skills to do it.
The sketch is not as clean as it could be but it gives you an idea the layout.
TeamSergeant.jpg

The top is sharpened and serrated. I envisioned the guard and bolster in nickel and the pins getting gradually large as they move toward the back with the lanyard hole being the largest of all in the rear. A handle of tan micarta would be fitting for a tactical knife considering the environment that Art was fighting in. I would etch Team Sergeant on the blade with "MSG Lilley 1972-2007", of course the photo of him in the prone shooting the .50cal. would be awesome but maybe unrealistic. I would also be interested in purchasing a knife like this if it is not too expensive.

If this goes down, I would be more than happy to post a picture of the presentation.
Please give me feedback, or ask any questions you might have.
Thanks for your time-
Jason
 
are you looking for some one to make this for you as a donation or a sale. i might beable to work somthing out
 
I was looking toward donation for the presentation/original knife and would be interested in buying one if it did not turn out to be too expensive. I realize custom work does not come cheap but if the price was reasonable I would buy one to help offset the cost.
 
Thanks Ray. I can put some money in to cover materials on the "donation" knife and of course buy a second.

Everyone- What would be the best price for two?
 
man that is awsome of you to want to do something like that God bless you man!
And may God be with our troops we all know they need it their fighting for us they need our support
 
Well I been gone on some training and since I have not been able to search for this thread it took me a while to find it again. I was wondering if there was a better place to post a request for help like this. I do have some money to put towards this as I just built a fence for this family and although I was donating the labor, she wrote the check for more than just materials. I would be willing to put the difference towards this knife if someone was interested in helping me out. I have seen some very patriotic people on here and was surprised that I did not receive much attention/many offers. I think that I just did a poor job in the write up and the subject line so it did not attract much attention in the first place. Would you please forward this to individuals that might be interested in helping me out if you know of any.
Thank you.
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The reason that I rebuilt the fence is because they will be moving back their hometown at the end of the school year and I wanted to be able to present this before they go.

If I am out of line please PM me or email me and let me know how I might be able to approach this better.
Once again,
Thanks
 
This is a GREAT Thing you are doing. I Think that if Something were to happen to me one day someone would be kind and let my kids know about me and talk about me to my Sons and Daughters they way you are.

Havign said that I think the price should be between you and the maker. it would be in poor taste for me to quote a price for another mans work.

God Bless and remember A man is measured by the way people remember and talk about him after he is gone. not the amount of money he made while he was here. Sounds to me from what you are doing Your Friend Was a Great man. And any man that gives his life defending this country automaticly deserves our respect.
 
I will do the CAD work, donate the material and cut the blank if someone will finish it.:D
 
jtvinny, Send me a PM.
Stacy

Greatlakes - That is a kind gesture. I'll call you if this gets together.
Stacy
 
Great! Lets get this going. I just need a clean drawing like the one pictured above with the actual design and some good dimensions. Also need to know what material. When I get that, I'll draw it up and post a pic for approval:D
 
David, I just got back with Jason, and it seems a go. I'll get the drafting done by Monday and email it to you. The material should be CPM154 if that is good with you.
I'll have some other details on the email.With your kind help we should be able to have this in a presentation box and delivered before May.Thanks for the offer.
Stacy
 
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