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Nice height gauge and granite surface plate.
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Somebody is not looking at the set of bark ivory on the right side. Which one gets that Rick?
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Somebody is not looking at the set of bark ivory on the right side. Which one gets that Rick? Mike ,we were all hypnotized!
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I see that bark. It looks very nice. It would look good on any of them.
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I sure as hell been looking' at that ivory...
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a visit to rick;s shop will enlighten customers as to why he does'nt answer many calls & e-mails since he is a part time maker alone while he's working. if not for his amazing lack of waste in his movements & almost no mistakes; his production would be a lot less. a true handmade knife that starts with bars of steel & sheets of liner material, slabs of handle material & small long rods of material to make the pins plus cutting of shields is no small achivement. i wish everyone could watch his grinding of the metal bars to the knife profile . believe me his handheld blade being finally profiled plus the very slim tapered tang is marvelous.--cranky72 I truly believe that is a God given talent. Remember in 'Man on Fire' when Christopher Walken said "A man can be an artist... in anything, food, whatever. It depends on how good he is at it. Creasey's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece." Well Rick is that damn good at his craft of making knives...!
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Rick is grinding knives to perfection these days, but his artistic ability of making cutting tools look like jewelry is almost a curse because nobody wants to carry & use them as much as they want to hoard them. IMO, a 2013 knife from rick is the most effective cutting tool that's out there. Very thin grinds, properly heat treated blades, and they hold a wicked sharp edge for a long time. My compliments to Rick for staying true to his core by putting his best effort into function first. And if you want jewelry, Rick can make that too, but the heat treating and thin grinds come as standard equipment. Beautiful knives on your last several posts Rick. You're running out of room for improvement.
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Rick is grinding knives to perfection these days, but his artistic ability of making cutting tools look like jewelry is almost a curse because nobody wants to carry & use them as much as they want to hoard them. IMO, a 2013 knife from rick is the most effective cutting tool that's out there. Very thin grinds, properly heat treated blades, and they hold a wicked sharp edge for a long time. My compliments to Rick for staying true to his core by putting his best effort into function first. And if you want jewelry, Rick can make that too, but the heat treating and thin grinds come as standard equipment. Beautiful knives on your last several posts Rick. You're running out of room for improvement. Well said...!
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Is that the 'Western Trapper' pattern...?
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Rick is grinding knives to perfection these days, but his artistic ability of making cutting tools look like jewelry is almost a curse because nobody wants to carry & use them as much as they want to hoard them. IMO, a 2013 knife from rick is the most effective cutting tool that's out there. Very thin grinds, properly heat treated blades, and they hold a wicked sharp edge for a long time. My compliments to Rick for staying true to his core by putting his best effort into function first. And if you want jewelry, Rick can make that too, but the heat treating and thin grinds come as standard equipment. Beautiful knives on your last several posts Rick. You're running out of room for improvement. I agree about the knives but not the not carrying/using them. I carry my E. Ivory trapper everyday. It is a replica of the trapper on the tomato pick. Reno
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Rick is grinding knives to perfection these days, but his artistic ability of making cutting tools look like jewelry is almost a curse because nobody wants to carry & use them as much as they want to hoard them. IMO, a 2013 knife from rick is the most effective cutting tool that's out there. Very thin grinds, properly heat treated blades, and they hold a wicked sharp edge for a long time. My compliments to Rick for staying true to his core by putting his best effort into function first. And if you want jewelry, Rick can make that too, but the heat treating and thin grinds come as standard equipment. Beautiful knives on your last several posts Rick. You're running out of room for improvement. I agree about the knives but not the not carrying/using them. I carry my E. Ivory trapper everyday. It is a replica of the trapper on the tomato pick. Reno Reno , all knife enthusiasts will handle this issue with a different approach. But for the ultimate in satisfaction,yours wins!
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Vince I guess the way I look at it is that it is a beautiful knife and I love to carry/fondle it. It does get the little swirl marks in the bolsters from being in my pocket but to me that is a very small price to pay to get to carry perfection with me everyday. I do realize, and understand, why people don't carry them and that is very much so their choice. I can not/would not fault anyone for that but for me I guess I went the other way. The only real issue is always having to wipe the drool off of it when I show it to other guys. Lol.
Oh and by the way.....stop torturing us with pics of the stag western. Lol. Just kidding buddy, I love looking at that thing. You are a lucky man with that one.
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I can understand it either way but I force myself to carry my fancy stuff.
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I just make a new one to carry once in a while, and leave Rick and Brett's and the others on the shelf where they belong, although I will admit my wife uses Rick's parer daily. 
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No Home! Building it to get some pictures. Somebody is not looking at the set of bark ivory on the right side. Which one gets that Rick?
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