All About Pocket Knives

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 9:41 pmMy wife's brother just passed a few weeks ago

bestgear wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 9:54 pm

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 9:41 pmMy wife's brother just passed a few weeks ago

sorry for your loss Kerry.

woodwalker wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 10:53 pm I'm sorry for your loss as well Kerry. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 28, 2025 4:47 am Fast forward ten years. Brian tragically and suddenly dies on June 15, 2025, two weeks after his 58th birthday leaving his family, me and the AAPK community in a state of shock and sadness. One month after his funeral, I received a package from his widow. Inside is Brian's barehead ivory Wharncliffe Copperlock glennbad mod, the companion piece to mine.

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 28, 2025 4:47 am As one more piece of evidence that proves the first line of the AAPK mission statement where it states, "At AAPK we're not just about knives - we're about stories, history, and connections", I would like to share this story of a connection that was made through AAPK ten years ago and the impact it has had all these years later.

Back in 2015 when Brian and I were still relatively new to the forum, we were searching for our "holy grail" knife, the one knife that possessed all the characteristics and attributes we desired most. Some of the characteristics we wanted were not hard to find such as Wharncliffe blade and lock back, but finding those features on a knife with an ivory handle was starting to look like a pipe dream. We considered commissioning custom handmade knives but quickly realized that was well beyond our financial means. Then we discovered glennbad! And the concept of having a factory knife modified with ivory handles brought our grail knife out of the realm of fantasy and into the realm of distinct (and affordable) possibility. We were thrilled when Glenn agreed to do the job we requested and create the grail knives we desired. I sent Glenn two Case Wharncliffe Copperlocks and Brian sent him the ivory slabs (because, well...he is the Ivoryman, after all!). Brian wanted his to be barehead and I chose to keep all the bolsters on mine. We were so excited that I think we must have pestered Glenn with a near daily barrage of PMs asking when they'd be finished! Glenn, of course, was very patient with the noobs and kept assuring us he was working on them (at that time we didn't realize that Glenn had a full time job and his knife work was more of a hobby). Finally the knives were completed and we had our grail knives (the first of many, as it turned out!). We couldn't have been happier; our shared dream had become reality.

Fast forward ten years. Brian tragically and suddenly dies on June 15, 2025, two weeks after his 58th birthday leaving his family, me and the AAPK community in a state of shock and sadness. One month after his funeral, I received a package from his widow. Inside is Brian's barehead ivory Wharncliffe Copperlock glennbad mod, the companion piece to mine. She knew Brian would want me to have it as a lasting memory of our friendship and mutual love of knives. Although Glenn may not have realized it at the time, he became part of a spiritual connection and a sentimental history. A more fitting and perfect memento than the knives he modified ten years earlier for a couple of AAPK newbies I could not imagine. Thank you, Glenn, and Thank you to all the AAPK members who commented in this thread and who make this such a unique, amazing, awesome online community.

Rest In Peace, Brother Brian. You may be gone from this life but you remain alive in our hearts and memories for eternity.