Think Tuice, Cut Once...... or.......Momma Is Happy Today! LAST ONE REVEALED!

[Lone_Wolfe]

So what could make me happy?

A new-to-me CRK?

A couple CRK?


Or how about....................................10 CRK's in one box!







So......Who wants a peek?

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

But first, you get to suffer through a couple pics of my new EDC. I put a diamond in the sae place CRK usually puts a cabachon, flipped the screws around to the solid head is up, and put on a color coordinated lanyard with a CRK ti bead....

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

So I CAREFULLY cut the box open................





Then I decide it's a good idea to lock up..........

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

And it's 4AM, I'll have to pick this back up later.....




If photobucket stays up, that is................... :grumpy:

 

[James Longstreet]

Heard about that robbery of a knife shop yesterday ...... They say the suspect is female and was wearing a wolf mask ..... and a cat was following her ....

 

[ttkttk33]

just take them out , I can't wait!!
and is Lonewolfe really a girl?

 

[socom1970]

just take them out , I can't wait!!
and is Lonewolfe really a girl?

Yes, she is.

 

[IamMatt]

"Think Tuice"

Does that mean one of them is a Morse Code Sebenza?

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

Heard about that robbery of a knife shop yesterday ...... They say the suspect is female and was wearing a wolf mask ..... and a cat was following her ....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, a certain little Siamese wouldn't want to be left out of the action.

So I take them the boxes out of the box........

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

"Think Tuice"

Does that mean one of them is a Morse Code Sebenza?

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

I supposed I actually need to take these knives out of the boxes....

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

Here's the first one. I'm keeping it turned over and the name on the box redacted for now, but you can see the blade. This one may get flipped over soon, don't know yet.

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

As you could see from the boxes, I got 4 small Sebenzas. 4 beauties!



The top one I don't think of a real grail, but it's definitely a sweet knife. A Regular with BG-42 steel, a MOP inlay, and a beautiful design. My pics don't do it justice. It makes me think of a spray of flowers.

The next is a small classic from 2001 with B&W Spiro damascus. May not be considered a grail because it's not a Regular, but a great addition to my collection for sure. A really good early example of Lisa's artwork here, with the wavy lines varying in depth that she was using quite a bit at the time as she was getting her wings.

Then we have a UG Regular with blue spiro damascus, and WOW, what a design! This beauty just rocks!

Last in this pic we have a 2001 Annual with Box Elder and bronze Pinstripe damascus. One out of less than half a dozen I've seen.

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

I was offered 2 Mnandis, couldn't pass up either. One is kind o boring compared to some of these other knives, but I'm really glad to have it. It's # 61 with Ziricote from the first run of 200. My pic doesn't do the wood justice, as it does have some figuring. Very beautiful, and a nice counterpart to my #2 of 25 Redwood made simultaneously as a KnifeArt exclusive.



This one, well, get ready........... It's a nice looking Bocote inlay, but the blade is Gary House navy/maroon Zebra damascus!










Here you can see the color if the Zebra and the Pinstripe together.

 

[Vaporstang]

Awesome LW! As always you make me jealous! Congratulations on your beautiful knives....

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

Awesome LW! As always you make me jealous! Congratulations on your beautiful knives....

Thank you!

And it aint over yet......


The Larges..............





At the top of the pic we have another early Lisa from 2001, with BG-42 steel.

Next is a 2001 Annual with Box Elder and BG-42 steel.

Last but CERTAINLY not least............................. drumroll please...................... It's a misspelled Morse Code Sebenza! One of only 6 made, only 5 in the wild. Chris kept one to eventually pass down to his son. This is the only one that I didn't get a birth card with, but it's from 1993. Note that it's also a P. Yep, I got a P finally, although it's not really a UG since there are 6 alike. The story behind this knife has bee published in Knives Illustrated years ago, and there's some real history here. The short version.....

Chris decided he wanted to put what had was becoming his motto of 'Think twice, Cut once' on a knife, and someone came up with the idea to do it in Morse Code. Anne's father knew it from his life's work, and they called him and he whistled the code for a nurse from his hospital bed in South Africa. It was faxed to CRK, and Anne's father passed away a few days later. Somewhere along the way, there was a mistake in the translation, and 'twice' became 'tuice'. The mistake was discovered after the run was finished, and it was decided to let them go out anyway and become a part of CRK history...

 

[1AbominAble1]

Outstanding additions to your very fine collection, thank you for sharing with us.
I had never seen or heard of the Morse code model before, very neat.

 

[robgmn]

I'm thinking you print the money for the Homeland Security budget.

In your basement.

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

I'm thinking you print the money for the Homeland Security budget.

In your basement.

The word 'budget' flew out the window when this opportunity came along. I spent cash that I had set aside for something else, but decided I wanted these more.

 

[Kevin B]

Congrats LW. Those are all fantastic additions to a what was already a very impressive collection. I always look forward to seeing what new grails you'll be showing off next.