fishface5
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Does anyone know anything about Darby knives? I went into a local knife store and they had a 2" blade 3-finger handle tanto, the blade was BEAUTIFUL damascus, "etched" or whatever so that it's mostly hi-polish black with silver ripples. WOW. stangely, however, although the (nickel?) bolsters were nice, the bone handle was not too impressive, slightly discolored & not fitted seamlessly to the bolster. Anyway, I went to James Darby's website, where it announces the 1997 knife shows he'll be attending. Is he still producing? (My email to him hasn't been responded to yet). I didn't get a chance to inspect this one as thoroughly as I would have liked. Does anyone have his knives, and if so, what do they think? The steel is almost too beautiful to use, but I would want this as a pocket-knife, and wonder how it would hold up to simple daily chores. What is his work going for these days (I'm guessing the prices quoted on his site, from 1997, might have gone up since then). ANY info is appreciated. thanks - FF
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[previously incarnated as fishface, since 10/98]
the beatings will continue until morale improves
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[previously incarnated as fishface, since 10/98]
the beatings will continue until morale improves
