Traditional Knives & Blade Show 2017

[22-rimfire]

Bob had a lot of knives left at 2:00 on Saturday. One looked like a K-32 Personal Wharncliffe, the blade was short (like around 2 1/4"). But I have too many small fixed blades as is.

I have one of his K-32 Personals with the Wharncliffe type blade with Blue G-10 and CPM 154. At the time, I think they called it a K-36, but who cares? It is in fact the fixed blade that I will carry as an edc if I choose a fixed blade for whatever reason. Sometimes carry it in the woods if I am not expecting any knife work.

The first time I visited their booth at Blade I was so taken with his horizontal kydex sheaths that I was repeatedly clicking the knives in and out. Bob gave me one of those irritated looks. I chuckle now about it and wouldn't do such a thing. I kept saying... that's amazing....

 

[neal70]

I recently got a model from Tom Krein, and the noise is almost identical. Which makes sense.
Thanks, Neal

 

[JB in SC]

I recently got a model from Tom Krein, and the noise is almost identical. Which makes sense.
Thanks, Neal

Tom does great Kydex, I have a couple of his knives now and have owned a dozen or so over the years. Dan Crotts is Bob's son in law and makes some really nice knives as well.

 

[Halfneck]

Tom worked under Bob Dozier for a while. Definitely shows when you look at his early models. My remaining Dozier Agent was most likely made by him

 

[neal70]

I have a toothpick he looked at personally, and he believed he had made it, sharpened it himself-kinda cool.
Thanks, Neal