Do you ever purchase or commission a knife to commemorate an important event?

I thought I'd get a Sebenza 21 to match my new hip, figuring the titanium frame would be a good match fore the new titanium joint. However, the surgeon decided on a state-of-the-art ceramic implant instead -- but I bought the Sebbie anyway:D. And now I also have a Gayle Bradley 2 with carbon fiber grips, which I figure is close enough. The hip is going on 10,000 miles hiking since then without a twinge, and both knives are part of my regular EDC.
 
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Somewhere I started to to turn into my Dad. When I was younger I was in disbelief that he never wanted anything for Christmas or birthday. We bought him all the ties, wallets, and belts he could wear in ten lifetimes. We couldn't think of anything else. Somewhere along the way I hit that same mark. However, my significant other wasn't going to have anything to do with that.

So now when a landmark birthday or special Christmas comes along I asked for knife money! It makes me happy to have a new knife, and it makes her happy to buy me something that I really want and she can actually see me enjoy.

My hunting buddy told me he thinks I should be a marriage counselor!

Robert
 
matt009au said:
I've got a CRK made on the day each of my kids are born . CRK were really good catering for me .I was just lucky the kids were all born on days the CRK factory was working .
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Yeah I tried that but they unfortunately don't make knives on Friday.
 
Ron Sabbagh said:
For my 55th birthday I asked Gene Shadley if he’d consider making me an authentic copy of Abraham Lincoln’s pocketknife. Lincoln has always been one of my heroes and he is a hero to Gene as well. Lincoln had his 6 blade congress in his vest the night he was assassinated.

Gene agreed. He took his research seriously and even traveled to the Smithsonian Institute in DC where the knife is on display to examine it. Every aspect of the knife is an exact replica except for the steel. Gene used stainless for the blades (CPM 154). The frame, bolsters, escutcheon and pins are all nickel silver. The scales are ivory (pre ban). Just an amazing piece. 6 blades and it is only 5/8” thick. He has made a handful of others in this pattern (mine was the first) but mine is the only example with nickel silver and ivory, same as Lincoln’s
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That's really beautiful. Congratulations. I was under the impression that Lincoln's pocket knife is housed at the Library of Congress and not the Smithsonian?
 
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Ron Sabbagh said:
For my 55th birthday I asked Gene Shadley if he’d consider making me an authentic copy of Abraham Lincoln’s pocketknife. Lincoln has always been one of my heroes and he is a hero to Gene as well. Lincoln had his 6 blade congress in his vest the night he was assassinated.

Gene agreed. He took his research seriously and even traveled to the Smithsonian Institute in DC where the knife is on display to examine it. Every aspect of the knife is an exact replica except for the steel. Gene used stainless for the blades (CPM 154). The frame, bolsters, escutcheon and pins are all nickel silver. The scales are ivory (pre ban). Just an amazing piece. 6 blades and it is only 5/8” thick. He has made a handful of others in this pattern (mine was the first) but mine is the only example with nickel silver and ivory, same as Lincoln’s
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I work for Traeger Grills and last year at the NFR in Las Vegas (Cowboy Christmas) We had the largest event in company history so we had some knives made to commiserate the awesome show. Spyderco Delica SS with custom work from a belt buckle maker out of ABQ NMIMG_8236.jpg
 
Other side of the coin. I have made countless knives for special birthdays, graduations, one for the whole family gifts, weddings, top buyers at a huge bull sale, thank-you gifts, hunt commemorations, etc. A father wanted one for each of his sons:

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A guy was celebrating making journeyman commercial diver:

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A hunting guide was so happy with his Sonoran Hunter (he was part of the test/prototype project) that he wanted one for each of his boys:

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Part of a 17 year old girls birthday, the rest was the guy taking his daughter on safari:

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Whitetail of a lifetime, a knife for the outfitter and one for the guide:

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A wedding in New Zealand:

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Just a few.
 
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When my son earned his Boy Scout Eagle Rank on 27 January 2011, his mother and I presented him with a nice engraved single blade knife by Mark Brightwell (RIP) that I had scrimshawed by Linda K Stone. We assembled a nice commemorative case for it. He still has it and faithfully keeps it clean and the blade well oiled.
 
Alberta Ed said:
I thought I'd get a Sebenza 21 to match my new hip, figuring the titanium frame would be a good match fore the new titanium joint. However, the surgeon decided on a state-of-the-art ceramic implant instead -- but I bought the Sebbie anyway:D. And now I also have a Gayle Bradley 2 with carbon fiber grips, which I figure is close enough. The hip is going on 10,000 miles hiking since then without a twinge, and both knives are part of my regular EDC.
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There was a time when Chris Reeve made "walking sticks" where he used a total hip prosthesis as the handle - now that would have been a great match!

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When my son earned his Boy Scout Eagle Rank on 27 January 2011, his mother and I presented him with a nice engraved single blade knife by Mark Brightwell (RIP) that I had scrimshawed by Linda K Stone. We assembled a nice commemorative case for it. He still has it and faithfully keeps it clean and the blade well oiled.
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Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
 
HJK said:
I used to do a lot of ocean kayaking and white water canoeing in extreme places ( before I became an old fat man with health problems ) and I used to buy or commission a knife to commemorate some of the good trips. The first one was a custom camp knife in 52100 by the great Canadian mastersmith Wally Hayes to replace my Carbon V Cold Steel Trailmaster that performed so badly for me on a trip to the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories. I quickly learned that I had neither the heart nor the money to actually use a knife like Wally's on a hard trip When I bought two Busses I never really needed to buy more after that, so I switched to less expensive keepsakes, like a paddle or hat, reserving a nice knife for other special occasions like "I have money and see a nice knife Day"- always my favourite day.
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I feel ya' on the having to give up the 'yaks though there's still a rack full behind the shed. Knees and back.
I got a Wenonah Kevlar solo canoe that still gets me on the water to fish a little.
 
Digging through my father's stuff after he passed, I found a good chunk of mesquite heartwood he had cut, polyed up well and stuck on a shelf to cure 5-6 years before. I had an O-1 scandi grind woods knife with matching fire steel made by Off the Map outfitters from here. Its been over 12 years and I forget the makers name. My son has it now.
I have a chunk left for grips for my Python. Son will probably get that too.
 
Bought a Puma Duke when I was promoted, a custom Boye when my Dad died and ordered a Terzuola ACTF after being carjacked.
 
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