My first custom

[Plumberdv]

I thought I'd share a couple of pictures of my first custom knife. It wasn't made for me but was given to me by a friend who had it made.
The maker worked for many years at a west coast power plant and made most of his blades from the used blades out of the steam turbines. I have no idea what the steel is, but they made some beautiful knives. I don't know for sure if this one used that material. Mr. Flynt (the maker) passed away a few years ago, so there's no way for me to find out.
3 7/8" blade and 8 1/4" overall.

 

[Frank Fischer]

That's really cool, we have half an old sawmill blade leaning against the shop that we've used before. Gotta love the cirle of life.

 

[Flatlander1963]

Impressive piece Dave. Is that a laminated wood?
I like it.

 

[ChapmanPreferred]

Looks like Nickel silver on the bolsters to me in the second pic. You can also faintly see the pin in the same picture.

 

[Plumberdv]

Impressive piece Dave. Is that a laminated wood?
I like it.

Thanks Gordon,
The wood isn't laminated as far as I can tell. It maybe walnut. What looks like a crack is just the wood grain.

 

[T.K.C.]

That is a lovely knife.

 

[Plumberdv]

That is a lovely knife.

Thanks. It's a hand full too. Pretty thick handle, but it feels real good in the hand.:thumbup:

 

[peterinct]

Looks VERY well made Dave. If the wood is not laminated such as diamondwood, I would guess it to be rosewood.

VERY different than all those Bucks you have!

Peter

 

[Plumberdv]

Thank you. I'm regretting the fact that I never bought any when the maker was still alive. There was a display in the admin buildings lobby, but at the time the prices ( $125 and up) seemed a little too high for a guy who thought $30 was alot to pay for a knife.