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You guys know I have made friends with Jack Levin from Brooklyn, NYC. He's an old-world craftsman who really has a style all his own. His machining talents are amazing. This knife is TOTALLY carved by a milling machine--but not by any CNC methods. He figures all this stuff out on his own. Even the ivory has been indexed and fluted with a machine.
That's not to say there isn't a heck of a lot of hand work in this as well, but it's just amazing how his ideas can be transformed this way. He's an artist with a Bridgeport as his brush! (Those of you with machining skills can REALLY admire this handiwork)His ideas of shapes are superb.
Great blade--super sharp both sides. Perfect grinds. Beautiful shapely guard and pommel. Real Ivory. He "Threw this together" with parts that were hanging around. He asked me to put it on eBay for him. Reserve was cheap. I mean CHEAP! (Shhhhhh $300!) I took it home for some pictures and fell in love with it. I called and said "no deal--it's mine for your reserve?" He said 'Yeah'. It will stay put. It fits well with much of my other art knives.
Take a break from the norm and check these out!
Oh, and getting better with the camera and photo's. (Check out the CKD Photo Forum to keep up!)
Coop
That's not to say there isn't a heck of a lot of hand work in this as well, but it's just amazing how his ideas can be transformed this way. He's an artist with a Bridgeport as his brush! (Those of you with machining skills can REALLY admire this handiwork)His ideas of shapes are superb.
Great blade--super sharp both sides. Perfect grinds. Beautiful shapely guard and pommel. Real Ivory. He "Threw this together" with parts that were hanging around. He asked me to put it on eBay for him. Reserve was cheap. I mean CHEAP! (Shhhhhh $300!) I took it home for some pictures and fell in love with it. I called and said "no deal--it's mine for your reserve?" He said 'Yeah'. It will stay put. It fits well with much of my other art knives.
Take a break from the norm and check these out!
Oh, and getting better with the camera and photo's. (Check out the CKD Photo Forum to keep up!)
Coop
