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The Seahorse is one of my favorite designs i had no idea it's basic design was so old. Wow.

I strongly suggest you use the jigged bone for a first knife attempt as the horn is much more difficult to get right.

This knife was done for one of the member here. The photos as good as they are, do not do this knife justice as there is incredible depth in the stone that you cannot see in the photos. The webs in the stone look like they are suspended in glass. The Spiderweb Fossil Coral is incredibly rare and was...

Your work is always very nice and this is another beauty.

Thanks guys.... I do try to do nice things when I can. Paul, What number is that knife? You have had it a while as based on the style of the cut, it is from my "early days". Even now I continue to improve in my skills and it still is nice to see how good my early works are holding up. I se...

Thanks for the kind comments. The Black Nephrite Jade is unusual and from the Bob McKenzie claim east of Chico, California. This piece has a really unusual pumkin colored inclusion that I captured intentionally as I have never seen anything like it before. This Jade has spots of either Nickel or Sil...

MMM - Is there an actual recess for the inserts to fit into on the Alpha Dorado? If there is a recess I think I may do a test of one in Jade......

All, I think the problem was a coding issue as new posts in the Customized Factory Knives were not showing in the "View Active Topics" list when new posts were being added. Basically unless you went into the Customized Factory Knife section no one would see the new threads. I see the link ...

The tutorial is still hosted here. On the main page the link is at the very bottom in the "Tutorials".

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/tut ... /index.php

Redrummd 875PCS - This incredible stone is Regency Rose Plume Agate from the Graveyard Point claim in Oregon. The interest in customized factory knives seemed to disappear for quite a while here so since it seems there is a bit more "traffic" currently I thought I would put up a bit of eye...

I recently found a slab of Mookaite Jasper from Australia with some VERY bright yellow in the stone mixed with the whites and reds. This is a hard to find combination and the only slab this bright I have found in well over a year. Anyway the knife turned out just gorgeous so I thought I would share ...

The Damascus blade is by Buck knife company. They have not had any for several years though.

Pins are not possible for stone but the stone ABSOLUTELY will not come off. You need a hammer and chisle to remove the stone in pieces and the actual knife is usually destroyed....

Case has designated the Seahorse as a heirloom or special pattern and do not intend to do any more runs until 2013 according to a knife publication I get. Of course with the economy being what it is it would not suprise me a great deal if they start up sooner.

Elvis and all - First, thanks for the knind comments. Elivis, that is nice to hear about the Seahorse knives. if you want to see a Damascus one in Psilomelane, here is a photo of the one I have listed on my website. :mrgreen: Too bad they are not making the Seahorse now - I am hunting for them on Eb...

It has been a long time since I posted any pictures but things have slowed down recently so I have time to post more. The stone used is Psilomelane, which was only found in one location - The Crown Of Silver mine in Mexico. This stone is also known as Crown Of Silver for the same reason. Crown of Si...

I use USA made knives for nearly all of my works but I do occasionally use a Buck tiny trapper knife that they had made for them in China. I have heard they are planning to bring them all back to be made in the USA and I would like that even better. Buck has the coolest tiny trapper knife I have fou...

I put them in my shop or garage and use them. I tell the person how great it is to use a knife like this in the shop or yard. This allows me to keep my real good knives safely clipped to my pocket...

Pretty weird for the seller to block you. If I wasn't a Ebay knife seller I would write and ask him why.... If he is qwackers I don't want him causing me grief as a Ebay seller though.

The best workhorse knife for the dollar spent is a Buck 110 at around $30.00 plus shipping. If you want to go to S30V steel go to Buck's website and for around $80.00 delivered you can get one from their custom shop.

Joe, Pictures of a Buck 110 you do....

1. Tape blade for safety. 2. Cut off tops of center pin and scale pins with a dremel cut off wheel. 3. Pry off one scale with a sharp knife. Be carful not to use much force or you will roll the edge of the liner. It should come off pretty darn easy if you have the pins cut down deep enough. 4. Pry u...

I like the Peanut. It just feels right and it works nice for doing the scales in stone which makes it a double plus.....

I live on a very humid Island surrounded by salt water so I carry stainless blades. In my opinion the newer stainles steels are incredibly tough and really hold an edge. I carry one in S30V and another in 13C26. The S30V does hold an edge a bit better but both are great. In the kitchen I recently pu...

Wow... Great thread here. I read it all and I don't even collect knives. It just is a very good read and I congratulate all of you for the ethical actions you took.

As always - Thanks for all of the kind comments. I still have a lot of room for improvement as I see ongoing and continued improvement in my works.