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A little while ago, Charles Vestal posted up a picture of a chute knife he'd made. When I saw it, it was love at first sight.
I contacted Charles and ordered one for myself, and having been told it would be a couple of years, I reconciled myself to the wait. It's not that hard for me, since I already have more knives than I know what to do with. I'm sure that some of you can relate
Only a few days went by, when serendipity allowed me to discover Marcus Lin's version of the exact same Loveless patterned knife available for sale in Bladeforums' custom knife classifieds. I jumped on the chance, and scooped up this knife having gotten a SMOKING great deal on it, (thanks Jack Hansen!).
One thing that I really appreciate about Bob Loveless and those who chose to carry on his tradition and approach to making knives is that you can be pretty sure about what you're gonna get. If the maker follows Loveless' patterns faithfully, there won't be much deviation. Sure, there are many subtle differences to the afficionado, but to a guy like me if I like a pattern, there are a few dudes out there who can supply it. This is kind of a strange thing in custom knives, but I really appreciate it, mostly because Loveless endorsed this kind of thing. Free sourcing at its finest imo!
This knife, with its 1/4" thick ATS34 blade, has a reassuring weight to it and will accompany me on many an adventure. This morning, I had an hour or so before work to get out for a quick hike so I slung my new knife on my belt, stuck my camera in my pocket and hit the trail. I'm just so stoked on this knife that I felt I had to share my excitement with you my forum pals
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PS. I didn't cancel my order with Charles, but I did change it. Care to make a guess as to what it changed to?
I contacted Charles and ordered one for myself, and having been told it would be a couple of years, I reconciled myself to the wait. It's not that hard for me, since I already have more knives than I know what to do with. I'm sure that some of you can relate
Only a few days went by, when serendipity allowed me to discover Marcus Lin's version of the exact same Loveless patterned knife available for sale in Bladeforums' custom knife classifieds. I jumped on the chance, and scooped up this knife having gotten a SMOKING great deal on it, (thanks Jack Hansen!).
One thing that I really appreciate about Bob Loveless and those who chose to carry on his tradition and approach to making knives is that you can be pretty sure about what you're gonna get. If the maker follows Loveless' patterns faithfully, there won't be much deviation. Sure, there are many subtle differences to the afficionado, but to a guy like me if I like a pattern, there are a few dudes out there who can supply it. This is kind of a strange thing in custom knives, but I really appreciate it, mostly because Loveless endorsed this kind of thing. Free sourcing at its finest imo!
This knife, with its 1/4" thick ATS34 blade, has a reassuring weight to it and will accompany me on many an adventure. This morning, I had an hour or so before work to get out for a quick hike so I slung my new knife on my belt, stuck my camera in my pocket and hit the trail. I'm just so stoked on this knife that I felt I had to share my excitement with you my forum pals
.
PS. I didn't cancel my order with Charles, but I did change it. Care to make a guess as to what it changed to?
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