Dale Reif Week for Blues and Gus

[Gus Kalanzis]

This one is a little fancier, but just as nice.
As many of you know TKCL maker members offer to make knives for the membership each year.
Some past knives have been made by Darrel Ralph, Johnny Stout, Larry Chew, David Broadwell/Bailey Bradshaw collaboration and others.

This is one of the 2000 TKCL folders by Dale. After talking with Dale we decided to fancy it up a little with a ruby inlaid thumb stud, file-work, some gold work inside and out, and some of the most beautiful and colorful pearl I have seen. The blade is George Worth Damascus and the bolsters are formed with Mike Sakmar Mokume (Sorry Les I just could not pass on it )

These pictures do not come close.

Thanks Dale

 

[Gus Kalanzis]

Lots of work on the inside too.

 

[Nosamk]

VERY beautiful!! I love the look of Mokume

 

[Dale A. Reif]

Hi Gus,

Glad you like it and glad it made it. I've had 2 packages get lost in the last 2 weeks that was coming to me.

Later,

Dale
www.angelfire.com/ks/reif

 

[Blues]

Gus,

That's a beauty.

Something must be wrong with mine. I can't get the "Sting" to fold and Dale forgot to put on the pearl scales!!!

 

[richard rosvall]

Congrat's, Gus! Beautiful, that mokume really matches the damascus well, and the pearl looks stunning!

 

[stab1]

Gus,

WOW! Blinded by the Light. A beautiful piece, would love to see it in person. Even in the pic the pearl looks outstanding.

No wonder you can't get your deck fixed. You keep spendin all your $$$ on such pretties.

 

[RHINOKNIVES]

i love that blade shape

 

[Jason Burns]

Gus,
That is flat out gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!