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Bertie Reitveld -- 'Panache'
This is my latest aquisition. I took ownership of this within the first hour of the NYC Custom Knife show last weekend. One minute after I shook on the deal another collector came over and was ready to pay. Hrrrmph! The maker is Past President of the South African Knifemakers Guild--Bertie Reitveld.
He makes high-end Art knives, and is a fascinating man to talk to. (we talked about motorcycles for almost a half-hour!) I fell in love with the shapes and the incredible detail.
According to Bertie: "I saw this shape in the form of bones from an animal skeleton in the forest--it was a joint of some kind. As I looked at it, I thought, HEY! That would be a great shape for a knife!"
He claims to be inspired by shapes in nature and outside surroundings for much of his stuff. A true artist who see's things differently than most of us. Certainly more than me. But I sure know how to appreciate the final product!
If you look closely, you'll see his reknowned significant feature--the little glass window in the bolster has a lens and if yo look into the light, you can see his mark inside on microfilm! It scores a 10 on the 'Cool' factor!
This knife is completely sole-authorship. Damascus to lense to engraving. (well, actually his wife now makes the lenses--does this count?)
Anyway, I thought Id' share some fine work with you folks. Comments welcome.
Coop
Bertie Reitveld -- 'Panache'
This is my latest aquisition. I took ownership of this within the first hour of the NYC Custom Knife show last weekend. One minute after I shook on the deal another collector came over and was ready to pay. Hrrrmph! The maker is Past President of the South African Knifemakers Guild--Bertie Reitveld.
He makes high-end Art knives, and is a fascinating man to talk to. (we talked about motorcycles for almost a half-hour!) I fell in love with the shapes and the incredible detail.
According to Bertie: "I saw this shape in the form of bones from an animal skeleton in the forest--it was a joint of some kind. As I looked at it, I thought, HEY! That would be a great shape for a knife!"
He claims to be inspired by shapes in nature and outside surroundings for much of his stuff. A true artist who see's things differently than most of us. Certainly more than me. But I sure know how to appreciate the final product!
If you look closely, you'll see his reknowned significant feature--the little glass window in the bolster has a lens and if yo look into the light, you can see his mark inside on microfilm! It scores a 10 on the 'Cool' factor!
This knife is completely sole-authorship. Damascus to lense to engraving. (well, actually his wife now makes the lenses--does this count?)
Anyway, I thought Id' share some fine work with you folks. Comments welcome.
Coop
