All About Pocket Knives

I've had this project in the works for a while now and it came home today. Gold Lip Pearl handles provided by Dale (orvet) and mounted by Wallace Rockwell. For those who don't know (I didn't) Wallace Rockwell worked in the custom shop for Camillus. I think he did a spectacular job.

This is what I sent to him.
This is what came back today.

Jerry love the pearl handles.It look like you have been busy with you project.
Grant

Wow Jerry, Wallace did a spectacular job!
Too bad the gold lip MOP doesn't photograph better.
I know the handles have more color than is showing up on my monitor, but MOP is always hard to photograph.

Great addition to your collection!

Wow...another beauty Jerry...I love it



Tim

Great job I really like it!

And to think I knew ole Jerry when he was just a humble collector of factory built cutlery......

That's fantastic Jerry!

YOU GOT HOOKED UP,MA MAN!

Thank you for the kind words gentlemen. You should see them in person.

Phil, I'm still just a humble accumulator of store bought stuff. Once in a while, I get lucky and my imagination wakes up long enough to spit something out.


And Dale -- Thank you very much for the pearl. This could have never happened without it.

Amazing transformation.Congratulations on an absolutely beautiful addition to your collection.

Nice 72 Jerry real nice looking knife

Woo-Hoo Jerry. Love it!!

Looks like Christmas done come early in Illinois--Don't know which one I like better--

That's pretty dadgum amazing right there! I like it.

LOVE the handles on this one!!
Fantastic work......came out AMAZING!!

IM

Thanks guys. I took it outside to take the pictures and was able to capture some of the fire in the pearl but pictures just don't do it justice. Thanks again to Dale for donating the pearl. There would have been no knife without Dale's generosity and Wallace's skills.

That looks awesome!

Glenn -- You do work like that.

jerryd6818 wrote:Glenn -- You do work like that.

Thanks, but that looks a little nicer than mine. Gives me something to work towards.

Beautiful knife...

Is Wallace Rockwell a member of AAPK?

I don't know. I sent an email and asked.

Are those the same blades from the doner knife they looked rough in the 1st pic you posted--That is one pretty 72 I'd be carrying that on church day

Gary -- The secondaries are original to the knife but the main was short so it was replaced with an era correct NOS blade.


Edit: The only carrying these two safe queens will get is in one of these single pouches.

tjmurphy wrote:Is Wallace Rockwell a member of AAPK?

He said yes, just not active.

Wallace has one post here last year in 2012.

http://allaboutpocketknives.com/knife_f ... 74#p308874

Never one to leave well enough alone, I sent the knife down to Damon Soileau to have the bolsters engraved. It came back today and I'm very pleased with Damon's work. The picture with the black background is Damon's picture. Engraving is as, if not more, difficult to photograph as the pearl.