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Good morning members,I'm pleased and honored to be able to present knives from Nicholas Smith ,a newer maker from Louisiana. Nick has been around knives a bit and has decided the knives he'd like to build are of the Rick Menefee style. That is ,deep hollow grinds ,dramatic tapers and swedges and rounded and contoured handles. Nick has gone over to Rick's place to get pointers , it shows too

These first knives I'll show here will be offered in the classifieds FS ,at " introductory " prices . I have looked them over and I will say confidently they are really clean,with fantastic grinds ,tapers and swedges . I'm excited because I know you guys will appreciate these knives

They all have AEBL ss blade steel and this is a great choice for thin hollow grinds at Rc 61.

So let's see some pics Vince !

This is a boning,styled after the Bose " Lil' Dumpling " Vintage natural linen micarta

Next a skinner ,this one has stabilized spalted Texas Pecan ,this one has a sheath from Parsons

I have these 2 photographed seperately and will be priced individually ,and as a pair as well



Black micarta with jigging

And vintage Westinghouse red rag

Another boner

Very nice. Have to keep a eye on him.

Great knives

they look well made, but for me, the handles would have to be another inch or so longer.

Nick told me he's made maybe ten other knives other than and before the batch I currently have in. For that small amount ,the grinds ,the tapers ,f&f etc ,spot on very impressive . Sam we are working out that " ricasso " detail and Nick will have that figured out in no time . I've seen some nice stuff he's working on ,I'll get some pics . And a mix of sheaths ,Larry Parsons ,and others for leather and Dave here is going to do some with kydex that's in the works too.

I'm hoping to have some really fine knives to show & offer too. Knifemaker Nichols Smith will be a good one to watch for sure .

A recently completed small fillet Nick's first ,actually !

Fillet is killer!

I bought the black jig handled boning knife. It’s a beautiful knife with flawless grind lines as far as I can see. Great sheath, nice and snug, as well. I’m looking forward to putting it to use this fall. Rick Menefee’s influence is obvious and Nick obviously paid attention on his visits to Rick’s shop. I couldn’t be happier with the knife and the price was a bargain in today’s market. First knife I’ve bought from Vince and the transaction was flawless with rapid shipping.

Thanks guys I've been discussing " builds" with Nick ,so stay tuned I'll have some very nice knives to offer ,much appreciated.

Very nice.

Thanks

Are these for sale ? What’s the price on the skinner ?

I don’t see how to purchase

Go to the classifieds sub forum, Vince has them listed there.

How much / how purchase

Here's a very recent skinner by Nicholas this one's CPM-154 ss