No. 82 - Scagel "Repro" Camp Knife

ddavelarsen

ddavelarsen

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Well, I got the sheath done and like always finishing one up is a bit anticlimactic. :) Now I'm ready to start my next project, one I've been holding my breath for, for a long time... But that's another story.

Anyway, this is the first time I tried an overlay on a sheath and it didn't turn out as nice as Chuck Burrows' do - I'm saddened. <pout> I think next time I'll use a little padding under the shark skin to give it some dimension. I guess the lesson here is: Listen to yer Elders! :D

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Wow Dave, I love it! I think the sheath looks fantastic too! Each one just gets better and better! That myrtle and aluminum bronze looks great on the handle and is perfectly accented by the stacked leather, brass and copper. As usual you nail the Scagel blade shape perfectly.
 
Very nice. Hey, as a coincedence, I I just happened to find this old pic on a floppy disc in my desk drawer at work. :)
 
Dave, I wish you'd stop selling yourself short. You did an excellent job on both the knife and sheath. I look forward to seeing what you got comming for 83....... :D
 
Wow! :eek: That could possibly be one of the coolest sheaths I've ever seen. :eek:
 
Danbo said:
Very nice. Hey, as a coincedence, I I just happened to find this old pic on a floppy disc in my desk drawer at work. :)
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Danbo that's a trip! That knife is how this one came about. I made the mini, someone asked for a "real" one and it all took off from there. I still have that knife, it's right next to Guy Thomas' "Wicked" in my miniature collection on the wall in our spare bedroom. One of the few knives I've made that's still "hanging around." ;) Thanks for still having that picture and showing it; you made my day!

Now this one is about to head for its new home, among, I might add, some knives by Famous Makers! I'm excited about that, can you tell? ;)

And actually Ray, number 83 is a ways off - what's next is...A BIG SURPRISE! -- For everyone else anyway... he he he!
 
Guy Thomas said:
Wow Dave, I love it! I think the sheath looks fantastic too! Each one just gets better and better! That myrtle and aluminum bronze looks great on the handle and is perfectly accented by the stacked leather, brass and copper. As usual you nail the Scagel blade shape perfectly.
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Guy, that Myrtle came from Reg. Kinda special. Thanks for the kinds words, we miss you around here!
 
blgoode said:
Let us in on that Dave. What big surprise!!!
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Boy I better watch it - I'll build this thing up and when it's done you guys'll go, "Uhhh... Okay Dave. Been taking your meds?" So just forget I said anything!

(he he he!)
 
Esquisite, all around. Really superb and well worth the look. Keep Chuck Burrows as your sheath making bench mark and you can only get better.

RL
 
Dave, the work is good. I'd be very proud to be able to produce a knife and sheath of this quality.
 
Sweet! I realy like the Scagle style, no hard lines anywhere, just flowing from tip to but. :cool:
 
Nice Dave,
The sheath and the knife look really good. I really like the way the knife flows. nice curving lines instead of straight ones. Nice stacked handle to!!!
Super work!!!!
Ron
 
for a sec there I thought Scagel may have been hiding out with Elvis and let a new one out of his sight :D
nice work Dave..
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there's nothing wrong with that package.. :)
 
Wow, you guys are really giving me a FAT HEAD! :D

I guess it sounds like I'm apologetic about this knife, which I didn't mean to do - I only meant that the sheath didn't turn out as "perfect" as I'd intended. ;) We all know they're never perfect, and in some ways that could be considered desireable - a viewer can be assured it's truly handmade. I like to think of flaws in a knife the way Navajo rug weavers leave a "flaw" in every rug - to let the evil spirits out. So when my work has some kind of handmade glitch that's my story - let's the evil spirits out. The only diffence is that the Navajo plan their "flaw" and put it where they intended. I let mine find their own way. :D

I could have waited until I could buy a couple of tools I should have had to do this, and it would've turned out better - but I wanted to work on it "right now!" in the middle of the night, and paid the price in having less than ideal results. That's just the kind of thing I think we shouldn't do, that we should give our customers the absolute best we can do. Had I been more patient I would have been more satisfied with my work. (But what I'm talking about probably isn't very noticeable to anyone but me.) I sure should have put some padding under that sharkskin - it would have made a big difference. But I didn't think so at the time. Now I know better.

For what it's worth, those who've seen it say this knife is probably about the nicest overall package I've made so far. My wife wanted me to keep it - maybe so we can prove I can do okay work, rather than keeping all the junk ones that aren't good enough to go out the door. ;) My only reservation is that it's not exactly what I was planning. That's how it goes though. Some day I'll be as good as Nick and the rest of you guys and my work'll be flawless too! Or not. :D

Anyway, thanks very much for all the kind words. :cool:
 
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