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Casinostocks said:
^ Exquisite :thumbsup:

In retrospect, I should've held onto my spare LC but I take comfort in the fact that it went to our own Dave aka HK :)
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It is no longer with me, but it is still in the CPK family here with an active member. I had to move both of those blades to help offset some expenses from stuff my daughter has going on. I'm sorry that you're regretting letting it go Matt. Are you actively looking for another? Shoot me a PM if you get a chance brother.

An oldie but a goodie....

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I've never quite understood why some people kept their favorite knives in safes rather than in open view to observe/love/appreciate. Nathan knows I love his dagger so much that I usually have it displayed paired with some other favorite, usually a much older but wonderful piece.

I feel the same way about the Utility Fighter. So I have now finally figured out what it will be paired and displayed with, a knife made in 1974, a model that has been copied more than most any other non-production knife since (at least in N. America) - an early original chute knife, with a few images of the pair below:


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betzner said:
I've never quite understood why some people kept their favorite knives in safes rather than in open view to observe/love/appreciate. Nathan knows I love his dagger so much that I usually have it displayed paired with some other favorite, usually a much older but wonderful piece.

I feel the same way about the Utility Fighter. So I have now finally figured out what it will be paired and displayed with, a knife made in 1974, a model that has been copied more than most any other non-production knife since (at least in N. America) - an early original chute knife, with a few images of the pair below:


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:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Very nice!
 
betzner said:
I've never quite understood why some people kept their favorite knives in safes rather than in open view to observe/love/appreciate. Nathan knows I love his dagger so much that I usually have it displayed paired with some other favorite, usually a much older but wonderful piece.

I feel the same way about the Utility Fighter. So I have now finally figured out what it will be paired and displayed with, a knife made in 1974, a model that has been copied more than most any other non-production knife since (at least in N. America) - an early original chute knife, with a few images of the pair below:


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That Loveless is something else!
I wish I would've tracked him down out here before he passed away. It would've been cool to see his work first hand.
 
^^^very nice betzner betzner
That chute knife, and the modern variants, much like the dagger you mentioned, cause me to simply sit and imagine how various elements are accomplished. Having worked on a handle for one knife in particular that was tapered both front to back and top to bottom (and it gave me a hell of a challenge) makes me appreciate knives like that Loveless.


Edit to add... my darn phone keeps wanting to autocorrect Loveless to "lifeless" - proof that phones are complete idiots, as nothing could be further from the truth :D
 
Justin, the grain had been described to me, but once I received it, man, it was and remains beyond expectations. Pairing it up with the chute caused me to realize, after I had decided on the pairing, that subconsciously, part of the reason might have had to do with the woods on both knives. Beyond these being my favorites knives (not counting the dagger!), both woods are endangered - cocobolo (rosewood) and "true" lignum vitae. While the latter isn't as gorgeous to the eye, perhaps, it has always been highly useful to man, considering it's highly rare natural characteristics not possessed by other woods.

As I recall, you love woods as much as I do. I even go to the extreme, collecting wood boxes. But now I need a double-edged UF! - which I don't ever expect to find:(.
 
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Justin, the grain had been described to me, but once I received it, man, it was and remains beyond expectations. Pairing it up with the chute caused me to realize, after I had decided on the pairing, that subconsciously, part of the reason might have had to do with the woods on both knives. Beyond these being my favorites knives (not counting the dagger!), both woods are endangered - cocobolo (rosewood) and "true" lignum vitae. While the latter isn't as gorgeous to the eye, perhaps, it has always been highly useful to man, considering it's highly rare natural characteristics not possessed by other woods.

As I recall, you love woods as much as I do. I even go to the extreme, collecting wood boxes. But now I need a double-edged UF! - which I don't ever expect to find:(.
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Absolutely love wood as much as you. I too have an example of Cocobolo from Nathan along with several other species.

With regards to double edged UF... they are out there. I sold one to a member here not all that long ago.
 
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Justin, the grain had been described to me, but once I received it, man, it was and remains beyond expectations. Pairing it up with the chute caused me to realize, after I had decided on the pairing, that subconsciously, part of the reason might have had to do with the woods on both knives. Beyond these being my favorites knives (not counting the dagger!), both woods are endangered - cocobolo (rosewood) and "true" lignum vitae. While the latter isn't as gorgeous to the eye, perhaps, it has always been highly useful to man, considering it's highly rare natural characteristics not possessed by other woods.

As I recall, you love woods as much as I do. I even go to the extreme, collecting wood boxes. But now I need a double-edged UF! - which I don't ever expect to find:(.
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Both knives are incredible. But, that Loveless is a thing of beauty !!!!!!
 
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