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Sometime last year I had an opportunity to pick up a William-Henry Lancet--the version voted "Collector/Investor Knife of the Year' for the 2000 Blade show.
It's a great knife as ALL W/H's are and I have been holding it aside wishing to dress it up a bit.
You will remember a project I did with Jim Small a while back, as he engraved a Louis Van der Walt folder for me. The detail was incredible, and he followed my wishes completely! Here it is...
Well, he has been holding onto this little gem to do his magic, and this time, I offered no 'advice'.
I told him go with whatever YOU feel is appropriate. Let the artist work!
Jim, as some of you may know, has been making knives and has been involved in the art of knifemaking since the early seventies. I think he started doing his own engraving in the mid eighties, too. Currently, he is still a full-time knifemaker/engraver, serving only the astute folks savvy enough to be on his waiting list. I don't know how I got to be so darn lucky myself!
The GRS folks that do the engraving schools in Kansas and sell the equipment, want Jim to do a course for them. They engage the finest engraving artisians in the USA to teach there!He thinks he's going to get them to host it down in Madison GA, his home town.
I'll let the pics of his incredible work speak for themselves. Grab a seat and your eye loupe...
Here's a lousy pic of this Lancet as it is was without engraving:
And here's what it looks like now!
I included a shot with a dime as an example of the fine detail in his work. This is a small knife. The little checkering squares are each actually a little 'floeur d' lis'. I swear if we look any closer we will probably read the 'Lord's Prayer' in one of the scrolls!!
And check out how he dressed up all the screws in the knife with a little engraving, too!
I'd say he improved this knife's appearance about 1000% !!! And, as you would expect, he is about as unassuming and affable a man I have ever met. As are ALL Georgia boys!
Jim, an open thanks for your fine workmanship!! Link to Jim's email
Coop
It's a great knife as ALL W/H's are and I have been holding it aside wishing to dress it up a bit.
You will remember a project I did with Jim Small a while back, as he engraved a Louis Van der Walt folder for me. The detail was incredible, and he followed my wishes completely! Here it is...
Well, he has been holding onto this little gem to do his magic, and this time, I offered no 'advice'.
I told him go with whatever YOU feel is appropriate. Let the artist work!Jim, as some of you may know, has been making knives and has been involved in the art of knifemaking since the early seventies. I think he started doing his own engraving in the mid eighties, too. Currently, he is still a full-time knifemaker/engraver, serving only the astute folks savvy enough to be on his waiting list. I don't know how I got to be so darn lucky myself!
The GRS folks that do the engraving schools in Kansas and sell the equipment, want Jim to do a course for them. They engage the finest engraving artisians in the USA to teach there!He thinks he's going to get them to host it down in Madison GA, his home town.
I'll let the pics of his incredible work speak for themselves. Grab a seat and your eye loupe...
Here's a lousy pic of this Lancet as it is was without engraving:
And here's what it looks like now!
I included a shot with a dime as an example of the fine detail in his work. This is a small knife. The little checkering squares are each actually a little 'floeur d' lis'. I swear if we look any closer we will probably read the 'Lord's Prayer' in one of the scrolls!!
And check out how he dressed up all the screws in the knife with a little engraving, too!I'd say he improved this knife's appearance about 1000% !!! And, as you would expect, he is about as unassuming and affable a man I have ever met. As are ALL Georgia boys!
Jim, an open thanks for your fine workmanship!! Link to Jim's email
Coop
