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What I do in my other life.
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:12 am
by Kevin Sjostrand
I am spending more time in the guitar shop than the knife making shop these days, but I managed to crank these two knives out over the last few months. I've been doing this for about 20 years.
I hope you like seeing them.
Kevin
Re: What I do in my other life.
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:37 am
by tippie53
Do you know Jerry Hassam ? He was also a knife maker
Re: What I do in my other life.
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:09 am
by darren
pretty cool Kevin - how are these knives used? are they for 'show' or do they have a specific function? Sorry for my ignorance. :) You do the blade as well as the handle?
Re: What I do in my other life.
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:35 am
by Kevin Sjostrand
John,
I haven't heard of Jerry. Where does he hail from?
John, question about that wood I've got. Does mahogany usually look that dark a brown under finish?
Darren,
Honestly these are hunting knives, and some who buy them use them, they are totally functional, but they do look good too. If used the brass tarnishes and gets marked up, but if left to sit in a collection the brass tarnishes too. I make the blades and have a heat treating oven to harden them. These are a tool steel grade stainless, polished very shining with no tool marks.
I've enjoyed making them, but the guitar making is gaining in my desire for time. :>)
Kevin
Re: What I do in my other life.
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:14 am
by Tony_in_NYC
Cool knives. Do you still sell them on Ebay?
Re: What I do in my other life.
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:12 pm
by Ken Hundley
Beautiful Knives, Kevin. I love knives, but really have no practical every day use for them. My wife gives me crap every time she sees a new pocket knife.
Re: What I do in my other life.
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:47 pm
by Ben-Had
BEAUTIFUL, Kevin. I'm a police chief in my other life and some of my officers would love to have a knife that looks like that. I know I would, I have a small display collection (nothing yours though).
Tim
Re: What I do in my other life.
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:06 pm
by Kevin Sjostrand
Thanks Gents.
Tony, I do sell on Ebay occassionally, but it is not a very good market place these days for hand made knives.
However, these are for sale........Christmas is coming!!!!!!
Take your pick; $200 each includes shipping.
Ah shucks, I just couldn't resist making the sales pitch!
Kevin
Re: What I do in my other life.
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:43 pm
by Darryl Young
Nice!!! I love knives!
Re: What I do in my other life.
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:23 am
by Tony_in_NYC
If I had nice knives like those, I fear I may get to stabby with others. My brother the hunter might like one. I will talk to his wife.