Knives you should have never let go

Danbo said:
Yeah, I know. This has been done before, but I just found this old scanned pic and was reminded of how stupid I've been in the past. I know I'm not alone on this, however, so I'd sure like to see some pics of the ones that got away.

Here's my first installment. From what I remember, this Kevin Cashen bowie has about a 9" blade of forged L6, with nickel silver guard and one of the nicest pieces of stag with a nickel buttcap. I can't even remember who got it.
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I bought one very similar to this, Danbo. In fact, it ,ight be this one, but I'm not home right now, so am not sure. Amazing balance, nicely sharpened clip... (And horrendous sheath... :D )
 
Coop, I like it! Wouldn't be afraid to walk into any condition with it. Thanks so much for sharing.
-Mark
 
Both the knife you so graciously gave up and the one you got in return are beautifully made knives. I like both of them a lot.
 
Coop,

Thanks for the pictures and story. You have warmed my heart and many others I'm sure. Best of the Season to you and yours. Preston
 
I had a custom knife made by Buster Warenski. It was a full tapered tang drop point hunter with stag slabs, 3.5" blade, 440 stainless and brass hardware. I purchased it new in 1978 and never used it. Sold it to a guy in Tennesse and more than doubled my investment. Not long after that Warenski began shifting gears and got into toothpicks, bowies and collector stuff. No telling what that knife would bring today. Oh well.:rolleyes:
 
I have had so many i WISH i had keep, but the one that comes to mind this morning is a mmhw KHYBER with a few custom touches and a back sheath from survial sheaths.
 
I have only one knife that I really regret parting with. It was an old Randall with a single guard and a stag handle. I traded it to a knifesmith from Estes Park, Colorado, when I was a freshman at CU in Boulder, back in 1984. I have no idea what the smith's name is (or was; he was an old guy back then). In return, I got a blade made from D2 steel, shaped and sized like a wakizashi (my design; my first custom knife! ), but with only about 1/4" sori. It was profile ground to about a 2 mm edge, and I spend about 200 hours finishing it completely by hand over the summer after the school semester was over. I sent it to California to have it heat treated because no one else had an oven big enough to hold it.

I still have the sword. It cuts quite well, actually, and is a great house weapon. I only regret trading for it because the Randall came from my Grandfather. I was a stupid kid. What did I know?

James
 
I regret selling a lot of my knives, but none more than the two Walter Brend fixed blades I sold for next to nothing compared to what they would be worth today.
 
My first Randall. I got it for 125 bucks, sold it for 200.

Now they go on eBay for a grand.

Whatta bonehead.

Bo Randall was my friend, and the main reason I'm a knifemaker today.

I grew up in Conway right down the street form his Lake Holden shop.
 
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