Your First Custom????

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Kaos88

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I would like to see what everyones first custom was?? Include pictures if you can. The reason I am starting this thread is I am about to order my first custom as we speak. I found the site from this forum. So thank you guys. Buy the way, If my wife finds out how much I am spending on this she might track you all down. Just a warning!!!


Here's the one I am getting :
http://www.truenorthknives.com/Knives/custom/DR01170.jpg
 
I don´t own a custom yet, but I´ll be ordering one soon from a German knifemaker.
It will be patterned after my own design: fixed blade, about 7 inches OAL, drop point blade shape, probably carbon fibre scales. The exact measurements and features aren´t figured out yet, but I will fix the specs until the end of the month.
 
Dozier K-4 :D

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Jeff Harkins
KRACKED Tac, FLUSH BUTTON AUTO. 3.7" ATS-34 BLADE, 416 SS FRAMES, ENGRAVED AND TEXTURED FINISH

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A Jerry Rados Neck knife. Damascus blade and one piece MOP. Traded for it at a knife show 3 years ago.
 
My first true custom, and still my favorite, an Elishewitz MARS, blue jeweled titanium, Mokume bolsters and orange jig-bone scales.
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This was my first true custom knife purchase:
 

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Wow Nice knife Kaos 88 !
My first Custom was a Mini Maxx as well. ( Just plain D2 with Dagger blade)
Actually I only have Four ( One is in on the way) and Its all DDR.
Three Maddmaxx's and one Gemini ( Thanks Dawkinsd)
 
My first custom was a Jens Anso Personal Sheepfoot.

Here is the knife in it's sheath (a work of art itself):

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Here is the knife out of the sheath:

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Next was a Buck PCKS 110, not a true custom, but not far from it either:

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Finally, we come to my latest aquisition, a Katherine Tomey Day Hiker:

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Customs are addictive. Very little in the production market excites me now. Fortunately, you can find customs that are priced at or near the level of a high end factory knife.

Chris
 
That is one sweet collection you have there. I especially like the stag handled snubbie! Sweet Tomey too.
My first custom was a Bob Dozier Arkansas Toothpick that I picked up at the Badger knife show. At the time I had on order a Dozier straight personal with ironwood handles. I usually carry one of these daily, today it is the toothpick. My next custom was a Matt Lamey Urban Bowie... a nice little 4&1/2" bowie with very nice pistachio wood handle. Got a nice Kenny Rowe boot clip sheath to go with it. Actually getting a second boot-clip sheath mirror imaged from the first one... more carry options! The next one is on a delayed order... gotta spread out the expense, or the wife will kill me! This one will be a Terry Primos short forged tactical. I am letting him pick out the handle material and sheath. This one will be arriving in a year!:eek: :eek: :eek:
God, I hate the wait!
Mongo
 
Mongo: I just got the Tomey last week. I haven't even had the opportunity to cut anything with it. Mebbe I'll harvest a few tomatoes with it this week :)

I bought the snubbie because it came with those grips. I've since installed a bobbed hammer, smooth trigger, and a Tyler T-Grip. It's "looser than a $5 whore", but shoots amazingly well. With 158gr SWC loads, I can knock down bowling pins at 25yds about 3 times out of 5.

Buzzbait: Buy one, buy one now! :D Jens has a good thing going with that model (and the similar one with a droppoint blade). Make sure you get one of his leather sheaths as well. It rounds out the package nicely and makes it "hide in plain site" when around sheeple.

Chris
 
Jed Darby Damascus Fighter:

<a href="http://zvis.com/knives/knimgtmpl.shtml?/images/knives/custom/dmsc2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://zvis.com/images/knives/custom/dmsc2i.jpg"></a>
 
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