my custom knife collection

[castor0troy]

ok here is a part of my personal custom knife collection.
a few randalls,hoels,curt erickson,randy lee,charles vestal.
hope you guys like it.
i am interested to know who else collects custom knives here?

thanks 4 looking
-Soh

[m24]

Neat blades, man.

Custom made knives: Ah!!

1) Costly
2) Shipping charges extra
3) Hassles at customs and FPO's

Hence the collectors for custom blades are few. Though there are a few members who buy, trade in military / tactical blades. Go through the threads on the forum and you may find a few.

What's the handle on the folder in the last pic??

Regards

[castor0troy]

thanks.
thats an amber inlay,
engraving by italian master giofranco pedersoli.

[HydNawab]

Beautiful, beautiful collection mate. Welcome to the forum!

Is that scrimshaw engraving on the first knife?

Ashar

[castor0troy]

Beautiful, beautiful collection mate. Welcome to the forum!

Is that scrimshaw engraving on the first knife?

Ashar

thanks guys.
yup.
thats scrimshaw on hippo ivory by linda karst stone.
you guys must check bladeforums.com.

[sa_ali]

Lovely Knifes bro.

[MoA]

Cool knives. I do know a custom blade maker. Havent been bitten by the bug just as yet.

[thomast1]

awesome pics, nice collection.
castor0troy, whats the blade material on the second knife (images 3 & 4)? looks distinct with the dark shades..

Thomas

[castor0troy]

awesome pics, nice collection.
castor0troy, whats the blade material on the second knife (images 3 & 4)? looks distinct with the dark shades..

Thomas

the 2nd knife is image 2&3.
are you referring to the scrimshawed knife?
thats a randy lee.i picked it up from an auction so i wouldnt know what steel is that.
its mostly ATS 34 i think.
i got this from randy lee's website.
"Each blade is hollow-ground from ATS-34, 154 CPM or 440-C stainless steel."

mine has a fine hand rubbed mirror finish.
i did send the knife to randy for a cleanup though.
ive posted some more knives.
the first is a fine hoel with antique tortoise inlay and engraving by julie warenski.

the 2nd is a californian bowie by norman bardsley.stone inlays.
3rd is a chute knife from charles vestal.amber stag handle.thats a loveless style knife.
thanks for looking.

[brihacharan]

Hi CastorOtroy,
> Beautiful & awesome blades.
> Thanks for the visual treat.
Cheers
Brihacharan

[castor0troy]

thanks.glad you liked them.
im posting the knives as i find the pics on my pc.
this one is special.
its called the SR # 1.

designed and made by me.rough work but i love the curves on this persian.
the handle is maple wood.awesome grains on this one.
if you observe the bolster it has some rough solder lines on it.
i am learning bladesmithing and trying to become pro at it.

[Yaj]

Thanks for sharing mate! I've always been a fan of Randall knives.
Regards,
Yaj.

[m24]

this one is special.
its called the SR # 1.

designed and made by me.rough work but i love the curves on this persian.
the handle is maple wood.awesome grains on this one.
if you observe the bolster it has some rough solder lines on it.
i am learning bladesmithing and trying to become pro at it.

Nice work, man. Great lines on them. Best of luck on the bladesmithing front.

Regards

[thomast1]

thanks.glad you liked them.
im posting the knives as i find the pics on my pc.
this one is special.
its called the SR # 1.

designed and made by me.rough work but i love the curves on this persian.
the handle is maple wood.awesome grains on this one.
if you observe the bolster it has some rough solder lines on it.
i am learning bladesmithing and trying to become pro at it.

nice work buddy. and good luck on the future works.. and yes those curves look nice.
out of curiosity, Do you have all the equipments and do yourself the entire smithing or outsource a few task?

Thomas

[Moin.]

Beautiful blades, how much did these set you back by ?

Regards-Moin.