Hi Folks,
As I mentioned at an earlier date, I was lucky enough to win the last Father's Day drawing at the David Boye Knife Gallery in Davenport (near Santa Cruz), California. I could come to the Gallery and pick out any knife or knives I wanted, with a 300 dollar credit to play with! WoooHooo!
I narrowed my choices down to three, but I just couldn't decide which one I wanted the most. I wanted a nice plain 3" Utility, that had a beautiful Ironwood handle, and spacers that were colored in a way that enhanced the joining of the brown wood and the silver blade. I would carry and use this knife... I also wanted a 3" Utility that had an etched blade. Although the spacers and the wood weren't as nice as the other Utility, the "Big Cat" engraving fit the blade "just right". I kept telling myself, "You have to have that!", even though I probably wouldn't use it much, which isn't really my style. And then the third item of desire, the most practical, was a 4" Basic, in Cobalt Dendritic Steel. No rusting where I live by the ocean is a big plus, and I found one with really nice grain and a beautiful blade shape, with a "unique" engraving on the blade.
So I bought all three! Since I had a 300 dollar credit, I decided to spend 600 dollars more! What do you think of them? What would you have done? Enjoy!! (Click on the preview image to access the full size picture.)
<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/David_Boye_1.JPG" TARGET=_blank> <IMG SRC="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/Preview_Boye_1.JPG" HEIGHT=137 WIDTH=180></A>
All three, as the sun comes out. An 3" etched blade fancy Utility, a 3" plain blade fancy Utility, and a 4" Basic in Cobalt Dendritic Steel. I am waiting for a "pouch" sheath for one of the fancy Utilities, so I'm one sheath short right now.
<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/David_Boye_2.JPG" TARGET=_blank> <IMG SRC="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/Preview_Boye_2.JPG" HEIGHT=137 WIDTH=180></A>
Detail of the two 3" fancy Utilities. They feature David's regular dendritic steel, Ironwood handles, with Mastodon ivory rings, and brass (or copper) and steel ring spacers. I really like how the "Big Cat" fits on it's blade. Just rIght!
<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/David_Boye_3.JPG" TARGET=_blank> <IMG SRC="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/Preview_Boye_3.JPG" HEIGHT=137 WIDTH=180></A>
I turned the Cobalt Dendritic Basic so you can see the blade engravings. This particular one has ~CO~ engraved on it, for the element Cobalt, instead of usual word Cobalt. Someone asked David to do that way, but never picked up the knife. It's mine now!!
<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/David_Boye_4.JPG" TARGET=_blank> <IMG SRC="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/Preview_Boye_4.JPG" HEIGHT=137 WIDTH=180></A>
Here are the two fancy Utilities, by themselves. Very similar, but in person the copper spacer rings on the plain bladed one really make the whole knife look different, and I like the wood on the handle better, too. But I sure like that "Big Cat" blade!
I feel like one _lucky_ guy!!!
- Thomas
<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller"> * Thomas Haller's Photo's and Targets * </A>
[This message has been edited by ThomasH (edited 09-24-2000).]
As I mentioned at an earlier date, I was lucky enough to win the last Father's Day drawing at the David Boye Knife Gallery in Davenport (near Santa Cruz), California. I could come to the Gallery and pick out any knife or knives I wanted, with a 300 dollar credit to play with! WoooHooo!
I narrowed my choices down to three, but I just couldn't decide which one I wanted the most. I wanted a nice plain 3" Utility, that had a beautiful Ironwood handle, and spacers that were colored in a way that enhanced the joining of the brown wood and the silver blade. I would carry and use this knife... I also wanted a 3" Utility that had an etched blade. Although the spacers and the wood weren't as nice as the other Utility, the "Big Cat" engraving fit the blade "just right". I kept telling myself, "You have to have that!", even though I probably wouldn't use it much, which isn't really my style. And then the third item of desire, the most practical, was a 4" Basic, in Cobalt Dendritic Steel. No rusting where I live by the ocean is a big plus, and I found one with really nice grain and a beautiful blade shape, with a "unique" engraving on the blade.
So I bought all three! Since I had a 300 dollar credit, I decided to spend 600 dollars more! What do you think of them? What would you have done? Enjoy!! (Click on the preview image to access the full size picture.)
<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/David_Boye_1.JPG" TARGET=_blank> <IMG SRC="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/Preview_Boye_1.JPG" HEIGHT=137 WIDTH=180></A>
All three, as the sun comes out. An 3" etched blade fancy Utility, a 3" plain blade fancy Utility, and a 4" Basic in Cobalt Dendritic Steel. I am waiting for a "pouch" sheath for one of the fancy Utilities, so I'm one sheath short right now.
<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/David_Boye_2.JPG" TARGET=_blank> <IMG SRC="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/Preview_Boye_2.JPG" HEIGHT=137 WIDTH=180></A>
Detail of the two 3" fancy Utilities. They feature David's regular dendritic steel, Ironwood handles, with Mastodon ivory rings, and brass (or copper) and steel ring spacers. I really like how the "Big Cat" fits on it's blade. Just rIght!
<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/David_Boye_3.JPG" TARGET=_blank> <IMG SRC="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/Preview_Boye_3.JPG" HEIGHT=137 WIDTH=180></A>
I turned the Cobalt Dendritic Basic so you can see the blade engravings. This particular one has ~CO~ engraved on it, for the element Cobalt, instead of usual word Cobalt. Someone asked David to do that way, but never picked up the knife. It's mine now!!
<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/David_Boye_4.JPG" TARGET=_blank> <IMG SRC="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller/Preview_Boye_4.JPG" HEIGHT=137 WIDTH=180></A>
Here are the two fancy Utilities, by themselves. Very similar, but in person the copper spacer rings on the plain bladed one really make the whole knife look different, and I like the wood on the handle better, too. But I sure like that "Big Cat" blade!
I feel like one _lucky_ guy!!!
- Thomas
<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TPHaller"> * Thomas Haller's Photo's and Targets * </A>
[This message has been edited by ThomasH (edited 09-24-2000).]
