Sneaky Daughter Surpises Old Dad; Please Show Your Christmas & Birthday Knives

5K Qs

5K Qs

Gold Member
Joined
Jul 20, 2014
Messages
15,345
With Christmas only a few days away, I thought I'd start a thread in which we could show off any gift knives we receive or give for Christmas; knives from birthdays are fine with me, too, since my birthday and Christmas are less than a week apart. I'll start off with a birthday gift I got this week.

Monday was my 65th birthday, and when I got up about 5:30am, I checked my email as usual and found a message from my daughter who lives in Madrid. She wished me a happy day, and then told me how to find a little wrapped package hidden in plain sight on the bookshelves in her old bedroom. She had been home for a couple of months this summer and returned to Spain near the end of August, so the package must have been up there for almost 4 months! What a sneaky young woman! ;) I opened it to find a wonderful knife from the workshop of Mariano Zamorano in Toledo, Spain.
v05YBVM.jpg


I'm not good at identifying wood; does anyone recognize the wood used for the covers?
I really like the design of that bird's-eye pivot! :thumbup:
Here's the other side; note that this side of the pivot pin looks a bit different.
xUOnPVK.jpg


The backspring is worked a bit: (I was obviously overcome by excitement when I typed THAT! :o The liners are obviously where the file work was done.)
2dSMe0v.jpg


Here are a couple of shots of the open knife:
lZhbRoM.jpg


bWUmcCc.jpg


One final shot of the knife in a different context.
MX5DlsF.jpg


(Does it seem like the blade etch is on an unexpected side of the blade?)

Anyway, I was suitably surprised, happy, and grateful for this thoughtful gift from my "little girl". :D

I look forward to seeing whatever The Porch would like to share! ;)

- GT
 
Last edited:
5K Qs said:
Sneaky Daughter Surpises Old Dad
Click to expand...

I absolutely love this thread title GT! :D :D :thumbup: What a lovely surprise from a kind daughter :) A belated Happy Birthday my friend, and many happy returns :thumbup:
 
First a belated happy birthday and second your daughter can really keep a secret. Happy holidays to you and yours. Oh, I forgot, a gorgeous surprise.
 
Very cool, Gary! A Happy 65th Birthday to you! Daughters are great. I've got 2 grown daughters that are always fawning over me. One lives near by and the other is in Albuquerque, NM.
 
Happy Birthday, GT!

What a lovely surprise to wake up to on your birthday. It's a great looking knife and looks to be very comfortable in the hand. And, kudos to her for executing it perfectly. If I were to attempt something like that there would be a good chance I'd forget it was hidden there, only to rediscover it years later while looking for something else.

Didn't she also surprised you over the summer with another Mariano Zamorano knife? The trip you took together to his workshop in Toledo must have made quite an impression. :) :thumbup:
 
Happy birthday to a fellow Sagitarian.
Good looking knife. Your daughter has excellent taste.

My 64th birthday was four days before your 65th.
I received a pair of AG Russell War Eagle knives from my wife and daughter.
3863e82c-1e42-46e6-acd2-42663d355890_zpse5qqyvu9.jpg


For various reasons, which I shan't go into here, I have already received my Christmas knife, a Case mini-copperhead in Tru-sharp and sawcut crimson bone.
e7680a18-591f-4845-888a-d1b4d1213cb4_zpsfxkzwbmb.jpg
 
What a beautiful gift from a thoughtful daughter Gary. :thumbup: I really like everything about that knife, from the wood (Beech or Olive Wood?), the overall shape of the handle flowing into the blade, the heavily coined liners and the blade shape. What's the closed length on that one?
 
Happy birthday GT!!

That is a really nice looking knife. The worked back Spring and pivot really add character with that beautiful wood. I did a little reading on Mariano Zamorano, what an impressive background!!! Very cool :thumbup:
 
My grandson received an early Christmas present from Randy Redden here on the forums. A Case Mini Copperlock with CV blade. He's quite pleased with it. Thank you very much Randy (such a very good friend). You made the lad very happy. :D:cool:

xyhIKys.jpg

dmnlcxa.jpg
 
Very cool, Gary!! I hope you get a lot of use out of it.

I guess we know who dosn't dust her old bedroom :)
 
Gary
Happy belated Birthday! Your daughter brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful creation ;)
 
Very nice Gary! Sounds like a very special daughter you have there. And that's a fine looking blade as well. :thumbup:
 
That knife must be made by Miguel Nieto.
The wood is birch

climber-402_zpsr2fh1hmb.jpg
 
Last edited:
Happy birthday:)

I have a daughter as well, but she's only 6. Right now, she just picks out the color of the handle when my wife buys me something.

That is a gorgeous gift though:) Congrats!
 
Happy birthday, GT and Frank! What great gifts to have received! Kudos, Randy, for the wonderful gift to Bob's grandson. I know what knife I've got under the tree, and I just can't wait to get it in hand!

I'm very excited to see this thread progress over the weekend!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top