Non-Spyderco but Glesser Question

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I have read the Spyderco book and been a fan of Spyderco's for a long time and there has been a question in my head I just have to ask that I don't remember being answered in the Spyderco book and I have not seen posted before.
Sal have you ever made your own knives? as in a Sal Glesser custom? not a Spyderco knife but a Sal knife?

Seems like this would be a holy grail of knives in the knife collecting world. Anyone else know the answer to this?

If Sal has, I want one for my collection!
 
Hi NGK, interesting question. I have made out couple of fixed blades. I have a Tim Zowada gas forge set up at my home, Lttle Giant, etc. Besides dabbling and just banging steel, I've forged two pieces, a drop point and a Bowie. My wife, Gail grabbed them right up.

I have hoped to make some time to build a few knives a year. Current busines time demands are too great. We're still refining after the last re-structure.

If 2004 finds the business sorted, I'll get back into it. I did make my first mosaic damascus billet (a buffalo) at Ed Schempp's hammer in a couple of months ago. Great fun. I brought a few tiles home for my family, Ed Schempp has the rest of the billet.

sal
 
I figured with knives running through your blood, you would have bound to have made one or two. Cool news, now we just need to see some of your work! I hope time allows you to do more.
 
Errrr... Poppa Spyder, would kindly post a pix of your masterpiece when its done? *heh-heh!*

Sam
 
Popa smurf... I'll buy one off yah. Be worth something to have one done by you, even if it just sits in a display.
 
Heres an idea.Sal how about makeing one a year to run a contest on New Years day for a giveaway.Nothing fancy maybe just a neck knife.
 
Originally posted by u812
Heres an idea.Sal how about makeing one a year to run a contest on New Years day for a giveaway.Nothing fancy maybe just a neck knife.
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Now this sounds like a very good idea! :D
 
I was sure that a knifeman like Mr. Glesser couldn't stand not to take some steel and shape it himself!
Now if we could only see some of his pieces...
 
I was sure that a knifeman like Mr. Glesser couldn't stand not to take some steel and shape it himself!
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This is what prompted me to ask the intial question, I just new Mr. Glesser had to of done it!

The next question is: Have you ever made one on the basis of what later turned into a production Spyderco in some form or another? Like you made one and liked it enough to pursue it more and it ended up being a production.

I would think this would be a good way to "feel out" a idea for the next Spyderco knife. I know if I were in Sal's shoes I couldnt resist having access to the equipment and materials and not do anything with them, of course what I did with them would come out looking like a monkey on crack was doing it.

Hope I didn't open up a can of worms here Mr. Glesser, But if you should decide to give one away rememeber I was the 1st to ask :)
 
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