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by most non knife people's standard, any custom knife is likely exotic.
Utility is usually my aim whenever I buy a custom, although I can totally see inherent value in well designed, but more artist knives. I just usually can't justify buying them, until now.
See, to me, value is the name of the game. Value does come with a price.
As a good friend of mine often states, (with regards to mountain bikes generally, but it can apply anywhere) "Buy the good stuff once, or the cheap stuff often". To me, that's what value is all about. So, with knives, I am always looking for a good deal, which has to balance out with other factors.
And that is how I came across this little knife made by Todd Kopp, a classic small dagger design based upon Bob Loveless' dagger design, which I love, (Gerber Guardians opened that door for me).
The pattern welded blade is very deeply etched, which for practical reasons doesn't make a lot of sense, but damn it looks good! It is accompanied by stainless guard and pins, and a stainless handle frame. Attached to it is mammoth ivory. Now, I have mixed feelings about that material, simply because there is no reason why mammoths shouldn't still be wandering around. Humans are responsible for their extinction, from what I've read, so owning a piece of that history physically causes some strange feelings. But hey, we all own our human history, right? But it's beautiful stuff and it feels like nothing else.
I hope you enjoy the pictures, and thank you Kevin Jones for hooking me up with such a great price and such an exceptional knife. I do believe you've finally converted me into a 'collector'!
Utility is usually my aim whenever I buy a custom, although I can totally see inherent value in well designed, but more artist knives. I just usually can't justify buying them, until now.
See, to me, value is the name of the game. Value does come with a price.
As a good friend of mine often states, (with regards to mountain bikes generally, but it can apply anywhere) "Buy the good stuff once, or the cheap stuff often". To me, that's what value is all about. So, with knives, I am always looking for a good deal, which has to balance out with other factors.
And that is how I came across this little knife made by Todd Kopp, a classic small dagger design based upon Bob Loveless' dagger design, which I love, (Gerber Guardians opened that door for me).
The pattern welded blade is very deeply etched, which for practical reasons doesn't make a lot of sense, but damn it looks good! It is accompanied by stainless guard and pins, and a stainless handle frame. Attached to it is mammoth ivory. Now, I have mixed feelings about that material, simply because there is no reason why mammoths shouldn't still be wandering around. Humans are responsible for their extinction, from what I've read, so owning a piece of that history physically causes some strange feelings. But hey, we all own our human history, right? But it's beautiful stuff and it feels like nothing else.
I hope you enjoy the pictures, and thank you Kevin Jones for hooking me up with such a great price and such an exceptional knife. I do believe you've finally converted me into a 'collector'!
for the mighty CKCA!
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