Rick Menefee Knives...

wagglebee said:
Jim, that is an awesome collection of Rick's knives!
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Thank You, Most of them are still "fresh as from Rick" But I use some of them hard in the yard and garden. A couple are at Ricks's for a spa treatment that were REALLY used. Rick even made that comment, he loves when his are used as well as most other makers.
Jim
 
JatMat said:
Rick,
You were right about the original photo having a forgery in it. :o
I grabbed the wrong SB, the other one was by K R Johnson, but I found yours. It was the first one I ever ordered from you and the first of the acorn shields I got. It is now seen in the picture below, right above Keiths' SB.
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Good eye my friend,
Jim
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Jim, is the swayback in this picture micarta or ebony?
 
wagglebee said:
Jim, is the swayback in this picture micarta or ebony?
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That swayback at the bottom,whatever it's covers are,was made by K R Johnson,not Rick.
It looks like cocobolo,to me
-Vince
 
VCM3 said:
That swayback at the bottom,whatever it's covers are,was made by K R Johnson,not Rick.
It looks like cocobolo,to me
-Vince
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I guess I needed to be more clear, the shadow swayback that's second from the bottom. That blade stamp looks like Rick's.
 
wagglebee said:
I guess I needed to be more clear, the shadow swayback that's second from the bottom. That blade stamp looks like Rick's.
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Rob,
I'd say black linen micarta on that one.
-Vince
 
wagglebee said:
That was my first guess, but it looks like there is some wood grain at the bottom (though it could just be the light).
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That's another nice thing about linen micarta,it has a nice "wood grain" look to it.Look at the trapper above it,same stuff,different photo angle & different condition.
-Vince
 
VCM3 said:
That's another nice thing about linen micarta,it has a nice "wood grain" look to it.Look at the trapper above it,same stuff,different photo angle & different condition.
-Vince
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Yeah, but I don't like micarta and I'm thinking about having Rick make me a knife with ebony, so you aren't supposed to be talking me into micarta. ;)
 
wagglebee said:
Yeah, but I don't like micarta and I'm thinking about having Rick make me a knife with ebony, so you aren't supposed to be talking me into micarta. ;)
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Go back a few pages & check out Kai's ,Nick's,African Blackwood shadow dog leg. That is some gorgeous stuff Rick has
-Vince
 
wagglebee said:
Yeah I've seen it, how do you think it would look on a saddlehorn?
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I personally think it would look better than Ebony,since the particular material Rick has,has real nice figure & some varying color,somewhat rarer,harder to find like that.
I think they consider the blackwood as good or better than Ebony,as far as "holding up",to useage.
-Vince
 
VCM3 said:
I personally think it would look better than Ebony,since the particular material Rick has,has real nice figure & some varying color,somewhat rarer,harder to find like that.
I think they consider the blackwood as good or better than Ebony,as far as "holding up",to useage.
-Vince
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I'll have to see if Rick has more of it.
 
A closer look at the knife in question, I still do not know the material, but think Vince is right.
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That one could be paper micarta. I'm not so sure it's linen,with this new view
Great knives Jim & Rick :thumbup:
-Vince
 
Its black paper. I will post a picture of a 3 5/8 saddlehorn with ironwood and bolsters tomorrow that is being shipped out. My cameria is down. I have not made saddlehorn in maybe a year or so.
 
rickmenefee said:
Its black paper. I will post a picture of a 3 5/8 saddlehorn with ironwood and bolsters tomorrow that is being shipped out. My cameria is down. I have not made saddlehorn in maybe a year or so.
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Thanks Rick, I really want to see that. I need to make my mind up!
 
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