I have three custom knives; all from the same maker (Bob Lay). Two of them, I use regularily; the other is just a showpiece. I have these just because Bob is a friend of mine and he makes pretty knives which work well. My favorite one is one of his first knives, made of carbon steel. Plain and beat up, it's just fits my hand and does what I want. Another knife I like is an old, leather handled, Kinfolk knife which my dad carried for sixty-plus years. GD
