What was your first custom?

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shappa

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What was your first custom? Show a pic/thumbnail if you can. Do you still have it?
My first custom was a Bud Nealy "Benadau" (sp). Sorry I can't post a pic. I still have it and still love it.

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~~TOM~~
 
My first custom was a stag handled lockback folder,fully fileworked,made by Vernon Hicks(now deceased),bought from Paul Basch at the NY Custom Show when Paul had his own business.440C blade,SS bolsters. Of course I still have it. Love it as much as when I bought it.I think it was about 1983. I remember walking back to the table, looking at it, walking away, sweating, do I dare spend that much for a knife? Took me about an hour to get the courage up to buy my first knife over $50. Cost the kingly sum of $175. After I bought it, I stopped at Bruce Voyles table and asked him if I paid too much,etc. Bruce very patiently explained to me that if you figured out how many hours it took the maker to make the knife, plus the cost of materials, he really doesn't make that much an hour. Made alot of sense to me.
Here's a pic of her:

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1250549&a=9243354&p=33201958

BTW-still got the first wife,too
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Dave (Phil.4:13)
I Can Do All Things Through Him Who Strengthens Me
Lifter at work: www.profitness.com/Profiles/profileDaveAbramson
 
Ever since I was very young, I wanted a Left Handed Stilleto.

In 1988 I found Butch Vallotton and asked him to make me this.

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And yes; I still have it.
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RICK - Left Handers Unite
 
Kit Carson Medium Model 4 with a 3.5" Talonite drop point blade. Walt Welch graciously suppplied Kit with the Talonite bar stock for my knife. Carbon fiber scales with titanium liners and bolsters. The best liner lock I've seen. If I could keep only one of my custom folders, this would still be the one...

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Kelly
My Custom Knife Collection

Member NCCKG , SCAK, and AKTI

Deo Vindice
 
My first was a Barry Dawson, small utility F/B. Don't have anymore, gave it to a friend for his birthday. Now Barry's knives have gone up quite a bit in price, sometimes wish I'd held on to it!!
But, it's been replaced quite a few times since.
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Buck Collectors Club Member # 572
Dedicated ELU
Knifeknut(just ask my wife)
 
Yes, I still have it. I know nothing about this maker (Hembrook), and bought the knife while on vacation in Montana in 1996. It is a random damascus blade, 3 3/4 inches long (8 inch OAL) with jigged burnt bone scales and an engraved brass guard. 3/16 inch stock. Very stout for its size. I like it a lot. When I bought it I told myself and my wife that it was the Last custom knife I would ever need. Hah!

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Paracelsus

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Paul Sheehan gentlemans small fixed with stag and file work in a leather pouch sheath
Bob
 
A Howard Clark Bowie (before he was a Journeyman Smith).

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" The real art of living is too keep alive the longing in human beings to become greater versions of themselves." Laurens Van der Post.
In memory of James Mattis
 
My first custom is a DeLeon custom bowie. The blade is 10" x 1/4" ats34. Handle scales are ebony.
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Richard Todd - Digital knife photography
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My WebSite
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Whiskers Allen scale release auto, stag scales, full file work, engraved bolster. Yes I still have it.

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Glenn Hornby hunter with bark ivory handle and engraved bolsters......traded it back to him for a subhilt fighter about a year letter, traded the subhilt for......well, you get the idea.......
 
My first custom knife was a GenO Denning Little Bigby Hunter with black micarta scales. I love it and have since gotten two more knives from GenO.
 
Micky Ames 6" blade fighter. Had a maple burl handle hidden tang with stainless guard and buttcap. It was a sweet knife and I traded and I haven't stopped trading I think I have a problem....
 
My first custom was a Brend #2, sadly i traded it long ago. My second custom was a Fisk Sendero hunter, sold it too.

I should have my a>> kicked for the knives ive sold or traded.

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"Never hit a man unless you must, but if you must, knock him down" Teddy Roosevelt.

www.lameyknives.com
 
My first handmade knife was a Denning #6, since I bought it from Les Robertson and had no input into it's design I don't consider it to be a custom.
My first custom was a Lonewolf dropped point hunter, with random pattern Damascus and stag handle, made from my drawings. It can be seen on my PhotoPoint site under "My Knives".
My first custom folder just arrived this week made by Art Washburn, wharncliff blade with raindrop pattern Damascus and stag scales. Do you see a pattern here? That knife can be seen here.
http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum64/HTML/001123.html


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"Will work 4 Knives!"
My PhotoPoint Site
 
I don't have my first custom knife yet, but it will be a Kit Carson M16 A1. It sure is hard to wait 2 years but I'm sure it will be worth it.
 
Darrel Ralph Apogee with a 4-1/4" blade. One nice knife, still being used.

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James Segura
San Francisco, CA
 
My first handmade knife was a Puma Expedition (I know that this knife comes from a factory but it is a limited prodcuction handmade survival knife.)

My first custom knives were a pair of Emerson CQC6s that I bought from Les Robertson at the start of the year. It has been downhill fast since then.

Regards,

Ed
 
Mine was a 4" drop point hunter with Ivory Micarta scales by Fred Carter in the 70's and it is still my favorite knife because it was my first.

Marcel
 
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