Richard Rogers: A couple of new knives

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Here are a couple of knives I just finished.

A sleeveboard with tip bolsters and jigged bone:

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and a sowbelly with elephant ivory:

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Very nice. Thanks for posting them here. I love the tipped bolsters. I don't think I've seen those on a custom knife before.

What are the sizes and the steel used for both?
 
Wow! Outstanding, Richard. I'm fond of that little sleeveboard myself but just wait until a certain unnamed moderator gets a gander at that sowbelly.
 
Wonderful sleeveboard. I agree with Mike about the tipped bolsters, they're a nice touch.

Thomason said:
I'm fond of that little sleeveboard myself but just wait until a certain unnamed moderator gets gander at that sowbelly.
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I was thinking the same thing.

- Christian
 
The custom handmade sleeveboard is really fantastic.Man 'O' man is that a little beauty!
-Vince
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Geez,that sleeveboard flipped me out so much ,How could I not comment on the sowbelly,man,what beauties!!!!
-Vince
 
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A pair of great knives, there Richard. :thumbup:

Why don't you send that sowbelly to me for further inspection? ;)

Really glad to see you displaying your work here with us. :cool:
 
Beautiful knives. Love the tips on the sleeveboard and the sheaf like shield on the sowbelly is a nice touch
 
VERY nice knives Richard. Impressive work. I hope to be able to get something like that one day. Frankly I think I'd be a far better candidate to test out that sowbelly than that dodgy Blues bugger. ;) :)



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They are both beauties but I am seriously drawn to the sleeveboard.
Very nice work.
 
Both knives are knockouts! I particularly like the blades on that sowbelly.
 
I am relatively new to slipjoints so pardon me if this has been asked before. What do you call the shield on the sowbelly? I don't believe I've ever seen that one before.
 
protourist said:
I am relatively new to slipjoints so pardon me if this has been asked before. What do you call the shield on the sowbelly? I don't believe I've ever seen that one before.
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It was almost standard for sowbellys back in the day - so you sometimes see it actually called a "sowbelly shield" -- but a lot of us call it a swimsuit shield - it's shaped just like one of the old pinup one piece swimsuits (assuming a lady with very healthy endowments).
 
zerogee said:
It was almost standard for sowbellys back in the day - so you sometimes see it actually called a "sowbelly shield" -- but a lot of us call it a swimsuit shield - it's shaped just like one of the old pinup one piece swimsuits (assuming a lady with very healthy endowments).
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Great explanation Dwight!
 
zerogee said:
It was almost standard for sowbellys back in the day - so you sometimes see it actually called a "sowbelly shield" -- but a lot of us call it a swimsuit shield - it's shaped just like one of the old pinup one piece swimsuits (assuming a lady with very healthy endowments).
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The swimsuit was exactly what came to mind when I saw it. Thanks for the education.:thumbup:
 
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