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- May 8, 1999
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I'm a huge fan of Chris Reeve and his knives. Chris is a great guy, who took the time to show me and some friends around his shop in Boise, ID. We saw the whole works, and Chris explained how each process worked, and how it fit into making the knife into a finished product. His knives are made for serious use, which is exactly what I need.
I also like Ernie Emerson and his knives. I have yet to afford an Emerson custom, but the few that I have seen REALLY impressed me. And Ernie himself is a great guy to chat with. He answered many of my stupid questions with patience and a smile.
I just picked up a Peter Bauchop Recce Combat, and really like the look and feel of the piece. The sheath could use some help however. Many of the other Bauchop knives I've handled (Witch, Alley Cat, Recce Camp) have left me with the same impression. Good, quality, hard-use knives. As he is in South Africa, I have yet to meet Mr. Bauchop.
For classic knives, I don't think you can go wrong with a Randall. My Grandpa owns a Model 1, bought from Bo back in the late 50's/early 60's. I compared it with a new #1 and the quality definately is still there! Everyone I spoke with at Randall was very informative, helpful, and NICE. I have a #14 on order currently.
Charlie Ochs is another custom maker I have dealt with recently. He is probably the nicest, in-your-face guy I have spoken to in years! His fixed blades are a work of art, and the "Black Knife" autos are seriously hard use.
Finally, Bob Barber is a custom maker who seriously bent over backward to make sure I really got what I wanted. Together we hammered out a knife based on one of his yet-to-be-released designs, the L.U.R.P. We spoke at length on the phone one Sunday, and Bob even sent me his pencil drawings of the new knife so I could see what it looked like. Great guy...waiting to receive my knife now!
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"They sicken of the calm, who know the storm."
RFrost5746@aol.com or Robert_Frost@ars.aon.com
[This message has been edited by rfrost (edited 06 October 1999).]
I also like Ernie Emerson and his knives. I have yet to afford an Emerson custom, but the few that I have seen REALLY impressed me. And Ernie himself is a great guy to chat with. He answered many of my stupid questions with patience and a smile.
I just picked up a Peter Bauchop Recce Combat, and really like the look and feel of the piece. The sheath could use some help however. Many of the other Bauchop knives I've handled (Witch, Alley Cat, Recce Camp) have left me with the same impression. Good, quality, hard-use knives. As he is in South Africa, I have yet to meet Mr. Bauchop.
For classic knives, I don't think you can go wrong with a Randall. My Grandpa owns a Model 1, bought from Bo back in the late 50's/early 60's. I compared it with a new #1 and the quality definately is still there! Everyone I spoke with at Randall was very informative, helpful, and NICE. I have a #14 on order currently.
Charlie Ochs is another custom maker I have dealt with recently. He is probably the nicest, in-your-face guy I have spoken to in years! His fixed blades are a work of art, and the "Black Knife" autos are seriously hard use.
Finally, Bob Barber is a custom maker who seriously bent over backward to make sure I really got what I wanted. Together we hammered out a knife based on one of his yet-to-be-released designs, the L.U.R.P. We spoke at length on the phone one Sunday, and Bob even sent me his pencil drawings of the new knife so I could see what it looked like. Great guy...waiting to receive my knife now!
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"They sicken of the calm, who know the storm."
RFrost5746@aol.com or Robert_Frost@ars.aon.com
[This message has been edited by rfrost (edited 06 October 1999).]
