Ebony cattle knife, companion piece with a twist.

One of the things I failed to mention earlier was that while on the surface this may appear to be just a nice rendition of the Queen/DB Collaboration knife there are many nuances that actually make it a totally different knife. The overall size and the master blade profile are actually where the similarities stop. Unless you want to count the steer's head but ….

One of those nuances is as follows:

When Ken first looked at the Queen one of the first things he said was that the catch bits were unnecessary in that build. It did achieve the overall thickness that may have been desired while cutting down on the amount of steel needed but that would be about it.

Well, I did not want to lose any of the overall size of the knife so what to do? Solution; remove the catch bits and increase the thickness of the secondary blades! Also Ken eliminated the part of the center liner that protruded up from the back spring and into the trough. The result was the same size knife, studier secondary blades, and in general a cleaner and more refined look.

The devil is in the details!
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Very cool. There are custom knives and then there are "CUSTOM" knives. This is the latter.

I like custom knives largely because of their craftsmanship. A knife by Ken or Tony is a masterpiece. Nothing finer. That there is a backstory involved, a raison d'etre for the knife's creation, adds further appeal.

This is one of my favorite customs, right up there with James' trapper and Francisco's Mallory.

- Christian
 
I love the secondary blade on Ken's knife. Reminds me a lot of the profile S&M had on their File & Wire Cotton Sampler. Really square but very stylish to me with those top and front swedges. Plus it's 440V. :eek:

The whole project is fantastic. Thanks to both of you for creating and sharing it.
 
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