Out of the Menefee Shop Comes this "one of" ,"Five Points Coffin" It's a kitchen knife.A Bowie kitchen knife! 5/32" CPM 154 CM ss,hollow ground. Unbelievable tapered tang It's 13" OAL,Blade is 8.25" from tip to the gorgeous antique butterscotch paper micarta,7-7/8" of wicked razor edge The blade is 1-1/8" at it's widest point
This knife is beyond my wildest knife fantasies. My pictures do not do it justice. I am two knives away from the complete set,this has been being built over a while now.These are my kitchen knives. Thank You very much Rick,there are probably only a few makers out there,that could come close to this blade.
Sorry about the lousy pics....
Larry Parsons did a magnificent job,as usual,crafting a "scabbard" style sheath for this big knife
Thanks for the clarification Vince by adding the word 'knife' a 2nd time to your sentence. I was thinkin' that we were alike in that both of us like nice steel...but real damn different in other ways!
That is a killer blade. He does such impressive work from what I've seen. That's an impressive bunch of knives ya' got there already...show us the other two when ya' get them. Congratulations.
The two being built are smaller knives.Paring knives/kitchen utility.
This is the pattern for one,it's a swayback handle & a unique blade shape,a little recurve action
The other,a teardrop handle & a warncliffe with a little recurve Try not to be too distracted by the other goodies (patterns) in this shot Its to the left of the hunters skinner axe
These two blade styles were inspired by blades on this Tony Bose 5 blade Rogers whittler Can you see the two ?
RNF He can make those in a few thicknesses.I like the 3/32" That butcher knife in the group shot,at the top,that is 3/32" as well.Typically he does those in 1/8" but that one is a thinner stock style. Wicked slicer grinds! -Vince
RNF & All,here are a few more shots oif the standard fillet knife. Its a good size for a boning knife & game process knife Blade about 5.5 to 6" Some different handle contours These were some of the first knives I showed here,on the Fire,of Ricks Sportsman need a blade like this,its very handy,and while not afield,its a killer kitchen knife
Vince you're going to cut yourself bad one of these days with everything you always have going on. I was kidding Rick about that big one on how long it would take.
Rick, you said you were going to start making more fixed blades instead of folders last time I talked to you looks like your headed in that direction and if they are for Vince we might see some for sale on here hopefully
I like making fixblades because its mindless work.For several years i have not made very many. I will make a few everymonth now. I have enough orders for pocketknifes to keep me busy for several years but i have missed making fixed blades. Its a pure pleasure to use blades that have been thinly hollow ground on 14 and 18 inch wheels. They cut like know other!!!!
Well I promised you guys I'd show this set. The pics aren't so good but it is what it is. I want to thank Rick ,he made this special once in a lifetime set possible for me. Thanks, -Vince
The fork ,cleaver & meat flattener were tools I had from when I was in the restaraunt business.Rick re handled them in the same butterscotch paper micarta,as the knives.The cleaver,because of the handle size had to be a different material,but it's close. The parers in the middle is what the stuff looks like delivered,but it turns in color to the fillet,butcher & Chef. The slicing bowie is in between age & is mellowing in to color.
I have a double set like the ones in the above post with the green handles and they will do anything I would ever need if you are looking for a double set dont forget to check with Rick also
Bumping this up to show a small batch of paring knives 1/8" CPM 154 ss,tapered tangs Ironwood,Ebony & snakewood & one "Toxic Green" micarta Enjoy the eye candy, -Vince
Here's a 3.5" drop point slipjoint,"shadow pattern"(no bolster) You can contact me privately if you wish to purchase that one,avoid the wait time,Thanks, -Vince
These are a new design . Tapered tangs I think Rick said he went with 5/32" stock on these All spoken for orders.I'll really photo mine in detail for you guys when its here.
This past weekend,Rick took his 8 yr old daughter Mckenzie,out to the family ranch for her first deer hunt.She took this buck,a 7 ptr. I do believe,late Friday afternoon, with her .243 at 105 yrds. WTG Mckenzie & Rick,too,I know you are a proud Dad!Turkey season is in two weeks & Mckenzie is ready to go. They broke in a Reese Bose hunter,too This past weekend,Rick took his 8 yr old daughter Mckenzie,out to the family ranch for her first deer hunt.She took this buck,a 7 ptr. I do believe,late Friday afternoon, with her .243 at 105 yrds. WTG Mckenzie & Rick,too,I know you are a proud Dad!Turkey season is in two weeks & Mckenzie is ready to go. They broke in a Reese Bose hunter,too
vince whats the scoop on this new model by rick green scales tapered tang red liners
gene
Gene,the scoop is,I'm waiting very patiently to get mine The leather is being done for them. I'll be totin' that bad boy deer hunting this year.I'm hoping it brings me luck,I need all the help I can get,lol
vince whats the scoop on this new model by rick green scales tapered tang red liners
gene
Gene & all,it's just in.I'm floored! 8.25"OAL,blade is 4-1/8" tip to handle scales with a 3-5/8" cutting edge Green linen,red liner CPM 154 CM ss is about 3/16" at the spine (widest point) Special sheath,horsehide,Jim Layton.I'll let Rick tell you more cause right now I'm speechless for now I'll take better pics sometime
I made 5 total of these. Me my two brothers and two very good friends have them. I have made many!!!!!!!!!!!!!! knifes and i am keeping one for myself. I lot of thought went into this pattern and i dont think you could get anything better. There is a lot going on with this knife a sheath combo. They have a great look and feel started out @ 3/16 tapered both ends heavy. The knife will work for you because of the handle and taper its heavy bladed! Lots of grinding on these. I think they well always be a custom order.
ew, ew, how much for one with weathered elk scales ?
i like the slim handle and long tapered blade.
i could dig that knife. i do not like blades that have blunt looking tips. i know i am not using the correct terminology for what i'm trying to say, but for me a long tapered blade gets under hides better, compared to a more blunt tip that the hide has to be forced up and over in a short distance.
yeah, please gimme a price for one. christmas is coming and my wife is bugging me for what i'd like.
a knife to me from her is personal, and has more meaning.
oh, and i have a BIG weather 6x elk shed we can use for the scales.
and if this can work maybe with some mods, please drop the rear hook. i'd like mine more rounded and straighter.
When I got that knife from/through Vince M, he was telling me how comfortable it was going to be in the hand. I have owned a [bleep] load of knives from May, some from Ingram and a few from Hendrix and none of them feel like that Menefee in my hand. I realize knives are a personal thing, but that particualr Menefee is my new favorite. Rick makes alot of patterns, so I'm sure he's got something that'll please ya.
Can't say for sure how old this is cause it's not mine (I also photoshopped the pins and lanyard out of the pic) but this one looks like it has a little drop to the point.
kinda, a bit less thickness on the rear, more cigar shaped, like the wood scaled one, and the blade from the above knife.
154cm steel,no powdered cm, minimum 3" to 3.5"'s, and wood or weathered elk scales, and you'd have a sale if decently priced, from me.
Well I don't sell em I just buy em. Got to talk with Rick or perhaps Vince M can help you. If it wasn't for the group buy thing, I think folks would have to wait a long time to get one from Rick. I know Rick has years of orders worth for his slipjoints.
A month ago I had three Menefee knives FS in the classifieds ,no one wanted them. I do a freakin' group buy,and now you all want,all of 'em. What gives?
A month ago I had three Menefee knives FS in the classifieds ,no one wanted them. I do a freakin' group buy,and now you all want,all of 'em. What gives?
Demand runs hot and cold Vince. As a knife dealer, you should know that by now.
A month ago I had three Menefee knives FS in the classifieds ,no one wanted them. I do a freakin' group buy,and now you all want,all of 'em. What gives?
Demand runs hot and cold Vince. As a knife dealer, you should know that by now.
That may be true,but,the other side to it is,you fella's shoulds striked while they were there.Now look at you's Ricks going hunting this weekend,so am I . In a few weeks we are going to do a semi skinner group buy & its first come first serve by way of posting on the thread Its as fair as I can be.So may the fastest draw win,good luck But we plan to try to behere for a while,so please be patient.It was my idea for this to get some fella's hooked up w/Ricks knives,in a simple easier way.Thank You
no all them vince, just 1 for me will do. to me a knife is personal, it has to do what i want it to, and with a feel i want it to feel like.
that ragged micarta is the only model that has tripped my trigger so far. i like long tapered, thin blades. and that one appears to fit what i am looking for in another knife.
The ragg micarta knife is the same knife I posted,the green one For it,you need to custom order it from Rick.He will give you thye price on it.It is more $$ than most the other slab hunters.
Rick builds slipjoint folders as well,has a long backlog on orders. Feeding the demand can be done,but last time I checked Rick was the only knifemaker in his shop. Sooooo...the demand,lol,will be fed on Ricks time frame.
okay, so is he or you or vince selling the tapered green knives now, or is it a prototype ?
That's all Vince M. I have nothing to do with it. I was posting some pics for Vince and Rick when they were busy with other stuff. Sometimes they have problems with their photobucket accounts and I wanted to help them out cause I appreciate what Vince did for me in getting that Ironwood Hunter from Rick.
okay, so is he or you or vince selling the tapered green knives now, or is it a prototype ?
That's all Vince M. I have nothing to do with it. I was posting some pics for Vince and Rick when they were busy with other stuff. Sometimes they have problems with their photobucket accounts and I wanted to help them out cause I appreciate what Vince did for me in getting that Ironwood Hunter from Rick.
A fellow could get him a full time job just cutting out blades for Rick it sound like. haha Rick stays up late at night doing the knife thing the way it is after his regular job. Like Vince says you have to be patient.
I am working on pocketknife orders from 2010. I will do some group buys here and their to keep it fun! I have a long list but will put your name on the list and always take orders! Some of the guys get knifes every month they ordered almost two years ago. Thank you for looking at my knives. Mike Miller has most all my patterns except maybe some i have made out of random cut off's. My brother Rocky is getting good and can be reached thru Vince Mazzei.
Menefee custom butcher knife. 11-3/8" 0AL,6-3/4" blade with a 6" cutting edge 1/8" stock CPM 154 CM ss deep hollow grind,un believeable sharp.Swedge as long as your leg.Full tapered tang.Micro red liners,ss pins & tube & real nice looking & practical natural Cocobolo,for scales,fully contoured.Fancy Tooled Parsons scabbard. This is a knife for the serious knife enthusiast.Not many makers can build a knife as such.
Available for purchase. $335. shipped Con US Comes with a cordura storage case.
That is an oldie and goodie retrieverman that he hasn't made for quite a while. Another nice Menefee.
I now have two Doziers and two Menefees, and I really need to add at least one Miller to my "collection" (Though I really don't consider my knives "collectors" since they have all been used to clean at least a few deer and hogs.)
damn Rick makes some beautiful stuff. Hopin' to sneak in a few pointers from him, but not till after he goes fishin'. After seein' some of the fish those boys catch, I'm not sure that fillet knife is long enough.
Use it! You wont appreciate it until you try it out. I dont like makeing fish knives because they hurt my hands to grind.If i had 50 of them i could sell them tonight! Maybe sometime after the blade show i will do a group buy. I think everybody should have one for the kitchen. Mazzie is getting one in the next week or so.
Rick, sad to say I haven't used the knife since receiving it because I haven't caught a fish. Will be retiring next Friday so am planning to wear it so thin you'll have to replace it under warranty.
He has bought enough from lots of makers ;therefore, he knows whats not dog [bleep]!!
When I first met Rick,he says to me,"I'm into these slipjoints now,not so interested in straight knives" Then I saw one of his fixed blades.I told him,he was out of his mind. Next thing I know he's asaking me about kitchen knives. I think way back in this thread I posted a kitchen set. There is a bowie in there I use I bet 3 ,4 times a week at least,its one of my fav's 4 sure
Just keep telling him Vince.....FIXED BLADES......FIXED........BLADES
In order to build those custom slipjoint folders,you have to be a pretty talented knifemaker. Rick has been making them for a few years now & has stepped up to a very ,very high level. They are sought after by collectors & enthusiasts. They have wicked cutting blades.He has mastered many patterns (styles/designs)
But in order to grind the long blade such as the fillet posted previously,the way he does it,super thin & very much,as perfect as could be done by hand,a whole other set of skills is needed. Like I said last nite here,there are only so many makers that can do this.
But then,you'll see hidden tang hunters ,again,posted in this thread,and small paring knives out of 1/8" stock,with tapered tangs so thin it's amazing. Tapered tangs on a small knife like that really serves no function,but is a statement by the maker that he can do it.
I always said Rick was a very talented knifemaker,period. That's my story & I'm sticking to it -Vince
Don't be pushin' him too much on the fixed blades, I'm trying to talk him into teachin' me some about making slip joints. On the other hand, I wouldn't mind learnin' about 10% of what Ole' Rick knows about making fixed blades either. Amazing what all those years of experience do for ya.
Vince you remember my mosaic pin fixation...??? Now it's tapered tangs and swedges........thanks. Rick does that [bleep] in his sleep......imagine asking ol Charlie M for those options..? Right..!!!
Vince you remember my mosaic pin fixation...??? Now it's tapered tangs and swedges........thanks. Rick does that [bleep] in his sleep......imagine asking ol Charlie M for those options..? Right..!!!
Every knifemaker has his own style. I like alot of styles & different makers work.
Tough to top the hand rubbed finish on Gene and Charlie's knives.
I like to look at a makers knife & say to myself ,"man he did a nice job on that" Its a great feeling,it keeps you in the want. Its a great hobby ,knife accumulating. Some call it a vice. I tell guys,if you go off on a bender,you can always sell your knives. Its not like an empty bottle,the day after.
Use it! You wont appreciate it until you try it out. I dont like makeing fish knives because they hurt my hands to grind.If i had 50 of them i could sell them tonight! Maybe sometime after the blade show i will do a group buy. I think everybody should have one for the kitchen. Mazzie is getting one in the next week or so.
Remember, a good filet knife is outstanding for boning Deer and Antelope.
Have to admit a woman taught me the virtues of a godd filet knife, was my Mom using a 40 year old Rapala wood handled filet knife on my first deer a few years ago. Still my favorite knife in my game pack.
Got to handle the stag ones at the sheath maker. I thought they were smaller than they are in real life. Rick out did his self on his hand rubbed finish on these. They are the best I have seen him make and he makes some nice knives.
I just got a look at one of Rick's newest fillets and that thing is beyond sweet. Gonna have to get you to teach me how to get that long thin grind to happen and the swedge is beyond fantastic.
I just got a look at one of Rick's newest fillets and that thing is beyond sweet. Gonna have to get you to teach me how to get that long thin grind to happen and the swedge is beyond fantastic.
Here is the knife MtMan is referring to,in the middle Butcher /slicer ,on top,standard fillet on the bottom
This knife is one of the coolest knives I've ever had the opportunity to enjoy Thanks Rick!
Yeah those two came out great! Here is another cool one. Sheepfoot Proto. Just back here from Larry Parsons for the pocket sheath. African Blackwood,Tapered tang
Here is a couple i made when dennis and Dale were here. These are going to the blade show. I have not made fixed blades to take for several years. Both are prototype's
Dennis and I got to see these two in the making and I have to say it was hard to keep from beggin' to buy 'em. Pictures just don't do these two justice.
I think i will have 6 if i finish the big subhilt. I will get a group shot after i get parson to make sheaths for the lot. Two orders tonight on Dennis's knife which is what it will be named. Dale has been working on a web site that is as good as it gets that will be up and going soon as i have a little time to get some pictures around. I might make some special knifes in the future to post and sell on it. I have been wanting to make a few bowies and even maybe a few linerlocks.
this trip was'nt my 1st to a knifer's shop but my first real trip thru the whole process. in fact i was realy fatigued by just following dale & rick from station to station.oven to air cool to cryo to grinder to demagnitizer to flat grinders to wheel grinders to deburr to forever back & forth. may i say i much prefer moving beds & couchs cleaning carpets to actually making quality knives. hundreds & hundreds of mini journeys that took a complete day & the blades had been heattreated before our arrival. per hour rick probably makes about 8 or 9 dollars an hour. outsiders would be truly amazed by the amount of effort to make a real fine folder.--cranky72
Vince Mazzei has the orders to make it happen maybe for a group buy after the blade. Bust his balls maybe it can happen!Everybody ought to have a fish or butcher knife in the kitchen. The little fish knife Vince owns is one of my all time favorite and useful knifes.
I spoke with Vince this morning a little, he was on the job. He didnt say one way or the other but when he got home he would look though his order books and see if it was possiable. I am working on orders from 2010.
Lots of people have asked about a web-site. If you go to Vince Mazzei-vmcknifes theyre is a link to mine. It will be changing a little in the near future. Theyre are some older pictures that will be changed out with some of better quality. I might have a few high end knives in the future on theyre.Multi-blade folders, camp maybe a frame-lock or a bowie. "I do make a knife for every hunter" Rick Menefee
Another GREAT!! Knife deal from the best knife dealer. VCM custom knives. So helpful and smooth as glass. Doesn't get any better. (Menefee Semi-skinner)Thx buddy....
Another GREAT!! Knife deal from the best knife dealer. VCM custom knives. So helpful and smooth as glass. Doesn't get any better. (Menefee Semi-skinner)Thx buddy....
JB
Good to see you here posting JB,Glad U like the knife.
For anyone reading & does not know,Baker is one of the top ,top,two legged Cous Deer trackers east of the Mississippi. Many trophies under his belt!
rick i would like one of your knives but was wondering if you have some type of payment plan or would take trades, how about a bunch of 330 coni's or something, ha
I never turned anybody down in my life other than a few dealers. I would take some of those old newhouse's or i might lower myself to take a few sterlings.
I learned way to much on tour..lol. I sent Bob (Kid Rock) a picture of that knife and Dale Jr. they both want one. Told me to holler at you and let you know...
rick you can have the sterlings, got a pile of newhouses here and even a #14 but you aint getting your grubby little hands on them, lol. by the way thats a nice one you got there, i like it alot
Sadly enough I'm old enough to know what a Newhouse is. Fine piece of equipment as they were originally made. Sterlings are nice as well but I saw my first Newhouse 44 at somewhere around 40 years ago and still remember it. It impressed me enough that I'd still like to have one. There's a yuppie pub near where I live in the Adirondacks that has a working Coni 330 on the wall as a decoration. I've always wanted to go in for a diet pepsi or two and set the 330 before I leave. My buddy says no because some tourist's kid might get their head stuck in it. What do you think?
yea the #4 is about all i use, got a few 3's, i ended up with all of crab's, recken how old some of them are? i know he said he got alot of them used when he started. i dont care for the traps that both jaws lock down, i have trouble catching myself before its over
Coil springs are for girls. Maybe if you catching short game that other stuff is alright. I hunted a three leged coyote almost two years in a sheep pin. I watched him pump out of a sterling when i was driving up to him luckly he didnt get fare. Newhouse is the standard for coyote wolf and lion and for most anybody that has been on long lines for decades. Crab use to run a lot of 3n's did you get some of them. I also have most every finger crooked from traps
i got afew of them, most of the ones i have were mine. i think the sterlings are great traps, i just cant bed a trap that both jaws lock down, i got to be able to throw one jaw up. i got a jc conner trap that i love and its a coil, if they told me they would buy me anything i wanted it would be the conner and its a coil, remind me and i'll show it to you sometime
Here are a couple new pattern for me. I'm on a fixed blade kick! 3 1/2 drop-points One has sambar stag the other my own jigged micarta. My fav pocketknifes are the remingtons from the 30's and i think theyre jigged bone and swedge work is what draws me to them. Remington made a line of fixed bladed in the 40's that had jigged and checkered plastic handle after that you start seeing a lot of bakelite and delron being jigged with the trad-pocket knives. Blade thickness and end of the tapered tang measure about .010 [img][IMG]http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr82/rickmenefee/bosedropstag003.jpg[/img]
Here are a couple new pattern for me. I'm on a fixed blade kick! 3 1/2 drop-points One has sambar stag the other my own jigged micarta. My fav pocketknifes are the remingtons from the 30's and i think theyre jigged bone and swedge work is what draws me to them. Remington made a line of fixed bladed in the 40's that had jigged and checkered plastic handle after that you start seeing a lot of bakelite and delron being jigged with the trad-pocket knives. Blade thickness and end of the tapered tang measure about .010 [img][IMG]http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr82/rickmenefee/bosedropstag003.jpg[/img]
Those are great looking lines! I'd say those are going to be a hit. More specs please..........
They will both be for sale the minute the blade show door swing open @ high noon on friday. Send me your name and contact # i can put you in the books if would like.
Originally Posted by retrieverman
If you are selling either of these knives, I am interested.
triple draw, double cryo, hollow ground on big wheel, cpm154 the stamp on the blade says 154cm simply because i am not spending 100. on a stamp that says cpm and i dont think theyre is a lick of diff in the two steels for the most part. The stag knife has a hand finsh and the micarta knife has a 600 grit as ground finish. I dont know who you are however i think by looking at some your post you know who's pattern it is.Thanks Rick Menefeequote=Lawdwaz]
Originally Posted by rickmenefee
Here are a couple new pattern for me. I'm on a fixed blade kick! 3 1/2 drop-points One has sambar stag the other my own jigged micarta. My fav pocketknifes are the remingtons from the 30's and i think theyre jigged bone and swedge work is what draws me to them. Remington made a line of fixed bladed in the 40's that had jigged and checkered plastic handle after that you start seeing a lot of bakelite and delron being jigged with the trad-pocket knives. Blade thickness and end of the tapered tang measure about .010 [img][IMG]http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr82/rickmenefee/bosedropstag003.jpg[/img]
Those are great looking lines! I'd say those are going to be a hit. More specs please..........[/quote]
I really like that pattern Rick. Don't one of the Bose connection make a fixed like that too ? I think it was called a swinger or flipper or something ?
This is a new neck knife. I made it for the blade show. Its a one of but i kept the pattern and maybe if the mood strikes me we can do a group buy in the future. Its very small but steal a tool that will work if its all you have. I think it would be great in the boat or the farm when you need to do a small job.
spec: name: The Dink blade: 154cm cryo treatment handle: fossilized walrus Teeny Weenie and features a taperd tang and swedge work
I carry a Charles May handi-scandi, which appears to be about the same size in my pocket. It's amazing what you can do with a knife that size. Mine's cleaned a number of deer and hogs because it's always with me. Let me know if you decide to make another one.
I have a 3 finger which a Guy Named Dan Burke started making in the 70's and he referred to it as this name. I mod the pattern he gave me just a little. A lot of cowboys carry it with a loopsless sheath in theyre pocket around this part of the world. I thought it might be a little big for a neck knife. Maybe get in the way?? The "DINK" is so small i think the neck knife sheath would be great for it and like your saying i think a guy could do a lot of jobs with it. I hollow ground it on a 14 inch wheel and its a whicked little tool. I have a couple fed law enforcemnt investigators buddys that called when they saw it and ordered one.
quote=Ron]Rick, your web site looks great! I carry a Charles May handi-scandi, which appears to be about the same size in my pocket. It's amazing what you can do with a knife that size. Mine's cleaned a number of deer and hogs because it's always with me. Let me know if you decide to make another one.[/quote]
That is a great name. I have another neck knife in mind to build it looks like a mighty miget. DINK is the name of this model and will be so because of all the good memmories.
Originally Posted by cranky72
that dink pattern might be called the "mighty miget"--cranky 72
Rick's a helluva guy who makes some great fixed blades and outstanding slip joints. He's a big ole' fella and some am I! Both from the country and love knives, Booze and smacking midgets! I can't wait to see the the "Dink" pattern. IT's going to be a neck breaker...
This another gman that works with me and dowell.He also makes knives. Vmc custom knives may have a few on hand ? I think he maybe fixing to get another load? First thing Vince told me theyre were no sharp corners on his knives. cra1 uses a knives everyday. Therefore he knows how a tool should feel! Bret is doing his heat treat @ present so you know its perfect. Vince also told me his grinds were thin. Grind and heat treat is everything! When i started makeing knives i could count on one hand how many knivemakers were in okie-land. For guys buying custom knives today theyre getting so many choices. What a great time to be a consumer!
Originally Posted by cra1
mtnman dont let him fool you, he's just a old softy, aint ya rick? i was just yankin ricks chain, he know how i am
Dale you know from being in texas. Okie land have better looking woman sharper knives colder beer better huntin better fishing better cattle cleaner air less people better shooters better guns and the only reason you guys kill more prisoners is because your twice as big.
Originally Posted by mtnman1
damn, another shooter and a knife maker and an okie to boot, we're outnumbered.
That's a helluva knife. He can contour a handle, that's for damn sure. His are some of the nicest I've held. Just like it's so nice to pull a custom out of your pack to take care of a game animal...it'd be nice to pull that sucker out when it's time to fillet some fish. That'd be a great score for a fisherman that really values the whole experience.
That's a helluva knife. He can contour a handle, that's for damn sure. His are some of the nicest I've held. Just like it's so nice to pull a custom out of your pack to take care of a game animal...it'd be nice to pull that sucker out when it's time to fillet some fish. That'd be a great score for a fisherman that really values the whole experience.
Its serious Antlers I'd keep one,but I have the butcher,the small fillet,the catfish,and this one takes the spot for the big bad boy..
The chef knife is an 8" blade so you can see that big bowie is a moster fillet slicer
Takes some definite skills to gring a blade that long and that thin especially hollow ground on a 14" wheel. Ole Ricky definitely knows what he's doin' on those fillet knives.
Here are a couple going to the accuracy shop in LA. Bobbie Martinez and i desighned the elipical skinner which has the jigged micarta, dommed pins. The other is a prototype made from a T.Bose skinner - Carbon fiber. Both 3/16 cpm154
The carbon fiber knife was my second try. I had to practice on one, I ground my name off it when i was tapering the tang. It really looks nice when when you use thick stock and taper both ends. I dont do it very often anymore because its a lot of extra work. One advantage it makes it blade heavy and the knife works for you when skinning.
Thats remington style jigging. The remington's from the 40's are some of my favorite knifes. Schrade peachsead jigging is also hard to beat. I am worling on one that will have peachseed style for a customer.
Originally Posted by cranky72
either would be super skinners but i like the jigged micarta better for handle material.--cranky72
There's the recent catfish knife on the magnet strip. Notice the color change to the older knives My chef,by Rick is out for leather,it'll be back soon
That's a very nice one! How does he set those shields in the scales so perfectly? You can see even the slightest hint of a gap anywhere around that thing! Incredible detail work!
That's a very nice one! How does he set those shields in the scales so perfectly? You can see even the slightest hint of a gap anywhere around that thing! Incredible detail work!
Check out my new flashlights that I am offering on my web-site. The best I have found bar none! Ever hunter should have one of these the beam is crip and clean!!!!
Those look like a good deal. Those "funky" batteries (123's) will eat you out of house and home cost wise. Nice to see those ones Rick sells take common batteries that are cheap to buy anywhere.
Japanese Tanto style.The obverse side tang is marked PROTO. I do not think Rick will make many of these. Delivered to me at Blade.It is CPM154 CM .tapered tang. It is 3/16" at the thickest spot on the spine,fully tapered,I'm not sure what stock thickness he started out with. The Mokume bolsters were made of 3/16" material. It is 10-5/8" OAL,the ndle is 4-5/8". The blade is 5-7/8" with a cutting edge of 5-3/8". Top edge is not sharpened. The sheath by Larry Parsons has alligator inlay
I took these pics earlier today & the tapers there are 4.5 to 5" for size reference
Here's a few pictures of some recent knives Rick built
This is a big fillet Rick did,pretty sure it's going to PA.
Next,a skinner & a framelock folder
Yep thats right,a Framelock. If you want one of those built contact me,as I'll be handling any that will become available
Next is a Santoku for some whackadoo knife nut in NY that just does not have enough kitchen knives I will have these in very limited quantities with scabbards,sometime in the future.I think it'd make a great camp knife,too
Try not to flipout too hard over that post & if U can't wait for an ordered knife,Rick has a double set ready to go on his site,plus,I have a Catfish ready to go,too
Me too. I'm a materials engineer and do custom heat treating specs. I have had over 900 customs and have some 300 now. I work over several hundred critters a year between wild and domestic on our ranch, and put myself through college partly working in rendering and processing plants. The things I read here make me truly want to test a couple...
what kind of steel are you heat treating? One of me best friends is a tool and die maker- He has heat treated dailey for 35 years for a large Beer Manufacture. He has taught me a great deal. Its interesting how little temp variance make big differance's.
Originally Posted by Journeyman
Originally Posted by Badley
I'm thinking I need to get on that list.
Me too. I'm a materials engineer and do custom heat treating specs. I have had over 900 customs and have some 300 now. I work over several hundred critters a year between wild and domestic on our ranch, and put myself through college partly working in rendering and processing plants. The things I read here make me truly want to test a couple...
Well, he is very busy. I spoke with Jim Layton and he will be making some sheaths for me. I also invested in an adler leather sticher. I made sheaths for years myself. I think Jim Layton and Larry make some of the best sheaths today. They are both busy because they both make an outstanding product. I think it is worth the wait. I hope you feel the same.
That is simply awesome. I have never wanted a fillet knife so bad. I could not have designed it any better. Not to be nosy but what would something exactly like this run?
THAT 4.5 IN. TRAPPER IS ENOUGH FOR HUNTING & CAMPING IF ONE WISHES TO TRAVEL LIGHT. THE FEDERAL SHIELD SETS OFF THE DARK JIGGED HANDLES BEAUTIFULLY.--CRANKY72
That's a great looking knife. Bet it'll be a solid performer too. Great design! Looks to be real stout! That tapered tang goes down to nearly nuthin'...and those handle contours are second to none! Those guys that got in on the group buy for that knife style made good decisions! Extremely nice!
Here are some available hunters... First up a "3 Finger" This is about a 5" OAL knife with a 2.25" blade Tapered tang ,154 CM ss (1/8" stock) Red liners,ss hardware. In pocket loopless sheath by Rick. Hollow ground blade has a satin finish & a killer swedge This is a pretty rare one,hafted with India Sambar stag $250. shipped
This one is a drop point,one of two Rick recently built with no pattern. A very nice feel to it,blade is just right. 7" OAL,3-1/8" blade with a 2-7/8" cutting edge. 1/8" thick stock 154 CM ss,hollow grind,satin finish. SS pins & tube. Super thick heavy duty no belt loop,in pocket leather sheath by Rick $250. on this one
That small 3 finger knife is especially nice. The stag on it really looks good. What a neat knife! It's small but still has a great tapered tang and swedges. Real quality piece.
That small 3 finger knife is especially nice. The stag on it really looks good. What a neat knife! It's small but still has a great tapered tang and swedges. Real quality piece.
Those are neat little knives Like a scalpel,for sure
"DuckScarer"......you know, right at this very moment the rice cockies around here are employing fellows to drive around their rice bays and shoot/scare the ducks away. Goes for a couple of months, both day and night shifts.
Are you in the south? How do they get away with shooting ducks or is there a bag limit?
My handle comes from a bad morning of shooting. I'm a high school basketball coach and about 15 years ago years ago we got beat by a team that I thought we should handle easily.
Went home after the game and couldn't sleep, so got my son up called my brother and we went duck hunting.
I was on the right side of the blind, my brother was in the middle, and my son was on the left. As luck would have it the first two passes came in on my side and my shooting was less then steller. My son looked at me and said " Dad, lets trade sides so I can get a couple of shots in before you scare'em".
I do believe I like that pattern better than any I've seen.
Question from the cheap seats (someone who knows next to nothing about folding knives) for anyone who knows...is it more complicated to make a slipjoint or a liner lock?
The way a slipjoint is built,in the end it is "peened" together (yep bang the pins with a hammer). It could be disassembled for adjustment,but most makers just would build another knife,rather wrecking it,disassembling it,for an adjustment.
The spring has to be a certain Rc ,otherwise there will be friction issues in the pivot,where the blade tang & spring meet.
The springy part of the spring is mainly determined by the spring section from the middle pin to the tang,how thick it is. Thin,less spring,thicker,more spring.
So the action,"walk n talk" ,as they say,has a few factors.
I know many knifemakers who will not trouble themselves building slipjoiints. Then I know one who makes them up at reasonable prices,yes,not on the level of fit & finish as Rick's folders,but sometimes they present a challenge to sell them,because they have one or two issues,imperfections one could call them. I'd say a slipjoint is way harder to build than a liner lock,if I were asked.
The CF knife I just recieved,the spring tension is a little ,little bit less than I'd prefer,but the action is spot on. I know what it took to make it,so I will not even hesitate to say,"it's a keeper"
As the saying goes,"be careful for what you wish for" , kindof applies here.... Harder snapping slipjoints,well,they run the risk of spring failure,or "gauling" (that is where the blade tang could scratch the spring,causing a less than smooth pivot action) In reality,the way that Rick has this folder laid out,for EDC,opening & closing frequently,he has it perfect.
Rick has listened to me talk about carrying custom slipjoints on a daily basis,and I think he is so smart about building these,that he made it this way on purpose because he knows how I carry & use a slipjoint. It would not surprise me if it were so. Yes I know when he reads this he'll laugh,but point being,no BS Rick Menefee is a genius knifemaker , right now,making many types & styles of fixed & folding knives & I am proud to call a friend.He has opened my eyes to aspects of custom knives I never would have known.
I do believe I like that pattern better than any I've seen.
Question from the cheap seats (someone who knows next to nothing about folding knives) for anyone who knows...is it more complicated to make a slipjoint or a liner lock?
Slipjoints are the hardest to make of any folding knives.
Very interesting and thanks for the answers Rick and Vince. It appeared to my untrained eye that the slipjoint design would be tougher to get right....especially considering the unknown individual use/preference factors mentioned.
I own 1 custom folding knife and carry it daily. I don't care much for the "tactical" look of so many folding knifes...the style/pattern of a slipjoint like the one pictured really appeals to me.......but I do like the ability to open one with 1 hand while I'm working on something or the other hand is in the middle of holding something.... I have no real need (or argument against) a lock but the general "tactical" look turns me away from them and towards slipjoints.
Considering the walk/talk of a well designed slipjoint, I guess they can not be made to open with one hand?
Very interesting and thanks for the answers Rick and Vince. It appeared to my untrained eye that the slipjoint design would be tougher to get right....especially considering the unknown individual use/preference factors mentioned.
I own 1 custom folding knife and carry it daily. I don't care much for the "tactical" look of so many folding knifes...the style/pattern of a slipjoint like the one pictured really appeals to me.......but I do like the ability to open one with 1 hand while I'm working on something or the other hand is in the middle of holding something.... I have no real need (or argument against) a lock but the general "tactical" look turns me away from them and towards slipjoints.
Considering the walk/talk of a well designed slipjoint, I guess they can not be made to open with one hand?
Thanks again,
Jay
Spyderco UK Pen knife is a one hand opener slipjoint,I do believe. My guess is Benchmade has one too. One custom maker I know of that makes one is Michael Vagnino,he calls it a zip slip.
Funny thing about losing pocket knives, I haven't lost one my entire life until a few years ago. The first one to go? A Menefee folder right into the the Gulf of Mexico. Then I lost another one a few months ago, and it was a Dowell folder! Oh well, I figure I'm caught up now.
Go ahead and get the knife. Don't be afraid of losing it. Carry that bad boy and use it.
Very interesting and thanks for the answers Rick and Vince. It appeared to my untrained eye that the slipjoint design would be tougher to get right....especially considering the unknown individual use/preference factors mentioned.
I own 1 custom folding knife and carry it daily. I don't care much for the "tactical" look of so many folding knifes...the style/pattern of a slipjoint like the one pictured really appeals to me.......but I do like the ability to open one with 1 hand while I'm working on something or the other hand is in the middle of holding something.... I have no real need (or argument against) a lock but the general "tactical" look turns me away from them and towards slipjoints.
Considering the walk/talk of a well designed slipjoint, I guess they can not be made to open with one hand?
Thanks again,
Jay
Spyderco UK Pen knife is a one hand opener slipjoint,I do believe. My guess is Benchmade has one too. One custom maker I know of that makes one is Michael Vagnino,he calls it a zip slip.
Thanks for the info. I didn't mean to say I was against a lock, mainly the look of many of the liner lock knives. I looked up the UK Pen knife and from the description it is similiar to a slipjoint....but the look/design of the knife just isn't the same.
I'd be fine with a lock, just something that had the pattern of Rick's with a small stud or oval on top to allow 1 handed opening....without the "tacticool" look. Can't always get what I want though
I had no interest here on the Fire. I traded that knife to one good guy here,that I have done a few deals with. He loves it.
I did see that one a while back. I thought it was a nice looking knife as well, but the pattern just didn't trip my trigger like this one.
Most true blue ,serious & estrablished slipjont knifemakers ,will not get involved with pocket clips,thumbstuds,or the "one hand" opening knife concept.
The bottom knife is a mod Bose drop point. The top is a straight back hunter Roy kind of came up with that pattern. That bottom knife is good as it gets for a all around hunting knife.
Originally Posted by woodsonchris
I love the look of the "amber stag hunter" on Rick's website. Are those the drop point hunters?
I just got a menefee folder, by far the finest pocket I have ever owned! Plus took me a few days to get payment sent and Rick was very understanding! Great fellow to deal with! John
I bought this catfish knife from Vince a few months ago. I love it. I had always liked a little more whippy knife, this one is perfect. It takes silverskin off, better than anything I have ever tried before.
I bought this catfish knife from Vince a few months ago. I love it. I had always liked a little more whippy knife, this one is perfect. It takes silverskin off, better than anything I have ever tried before.
Dang I've yet to use that "catfish knife" on a fish but its been used atleast weekly in the kitchen. Trimmed up more than a couple back straps too. Great knife and I'm glad I was able to get one!
My 9 year old shot this one last night 256 yards. Its a lot of fun having two little girls in the blind. Took the top of his heart off with 80 barnes bullet.
I am very lucky in the wife department. She was raised around it. Does not know any differant as my kids. The younger one will be the real hunter. She is not scarred to get blood and guts on her. I have to sneek out of the house in the morning or she raises holy hell if she doesn't get to go.
stainless hardeware 154cm blade and spring cryo treatment blade lays center grind and swedge symmetrical flush in all postions great and talk pull about 5.5 very!! good elephant ivory opp side looks like a small crack but its just bark texture. Lots of swirl in this ivory Great knive!!! Also posted on another forum so which ever guy is first gets it! I am makeing a list that will be out maybe in another two weeks for extra knifes. If you want in let me know [email protected]
Thank you. We wanted a island so we got the Amish here to whip that top up. It's just a big walnut and maple butcher block. We just oil it and clean it like any other but her block. Works real well for us
Those are great bucks! Heavy horned...those G-2's on your bro's deer have some length on em'! Congratulations to you both. Sure is nice to take those deer apart with knives as fine as those you've shown too...
On the bench half orders other are what I want to do in the next few weeks. Anybody got a old rem 700 .243 or .308. Also hunting a new Gold ring spotter.
That is a couple of great looking knives from the man himself. Great job Rick. They both look killer and that is some seriously good looking micarta. How long is the blade on the butcher knife? Vince, I tell you what man, you really do make it tough for the guys on here to keep any $$ in the pocket. Happy holidays to both of you.
Is that micarta linen? It sure looks good. Those blades are awesome. I've not seen finer skills making knives than Rick Menefee has. Check out the contour on the handle of that big knife! Those tangs look great too.
When I went out west Rusty and I called and killed 16 in about 6 hour's we have not hunted yotes for 5 or 6 years together. We learned from the same and think the same so it like hunting with myself! Those numbers dont happen much anymore. Know days to many people hunt-em. I saw Rusty shoot 5 @ one stand. I just watched a called. It also dont hurt when you hunting some of the best un-molested ranch's Ranches in the world. I just thought about this again. We hunted 8 hours 6 one morning 2 the next.
My granddad was calling in the 60's when people had never heard of it. We were lucky because coyotes even in the 80's in are area had never heard a call. He took us most everyday. know days my pulse dont even rise when I see one coming. WHen I'm thru with the G I wont ever kill another. Its much tougher hunting know in this area.
man that reno would make a great carry for 90% of the outdoors. got to love that handle material. i imagine rick has concentraded on straight blades due to the hunting season. i usually do;nt bloody a folder on deer since clean up time is greater & during the season i desire to spend max time in the boonies. cranky72
I don't want to swell my friends head to bad but what I'm saying is,in my lifetime I met a legendary iconic knifemaker here .Just no one realized it ,but I did.
I have / had,handled sold,some Rick Menefee made knives that are once in a lifetime knives. Many of you have them. I have a set in my kitchen,I know,there is no other knifemaker I know of that could come close to duplicating.
Kind of funny all the peverts who now want to make money off me. First knife I ever sold him was [bleep] up. I fixed it the same week. He wanted 2 a week the rest of his life after that. He and I know that can't happen but he gets more than anybody and will buy anything I make. Some think I am arrogant. I will help any knife maker that ask ;however, I am set in my ways and have enough to keep me busy for a long!!!!! time.:
Originally Posted by VinceM
I don't want to swell my friends head to bad but what I'm saying is,in my lifetime I met a legendary iconic knifemaker here .Just no one realized it ,but I did.
I have / had,handled sold,some Rick Menefee made knives that are once in a lifetime knives. Many of you have them. I have a set in my kitchen,I know,there is no other knifemaker I know of that could come close to duplicating.
That 16 bore is sweet. Got to handle it and the sub-hilt this afternoon before they were to be shipped out.The Reno is up there with them also. We had a nice discussion about how these big wheel grinders make them cut so well. The price increases are just to keep us level. I have had too many 2 to 3 % increases and insurance goes up $50 or more a month.We are never on par with what our costs amount to.
i do'nt believe custom knife makers make any money, they are lots of farmers & ranchers doing it in their spare time but the money comes from wives & other side jobs like welding , goats,hogs, & chickens. if any doubters are out there ;please request a visit to one of these guys shop. you better pack your own lunch.--cranky72
i do'nt believe custom knife makers make any money, they are lots of farmers & ranchers doing it in their spare time but the money comes from wives & other side jobs like welding , goats,hogs, & chickens. if any doubters are out there ;please request a visit to one of these guys shop. you better pack your own lunch.--cranky72
L parson had his first price increase after doing bussiness for maybe 10 years. I think he went up about 10 bucks thats part of my increase. He deserves more than that. Frankly his sheaths are worth double. The sheath is just as important as the knife!
Vince you and Rick need to get together and settle your differences! He just wants to shoot them and blow them up and you want to oh never mind. Nice knife Rick !tt
Vince you and Rick need to get together and settle your differences! He just wants to shoot them and blow them up and you want to oh never mind. Nice knife Rick !tt
There's times Mike , when I want to kill it ,eat it,too.
Here is a 7" semi skinner called the "The Reno" Its got a 3-1/8" blade with 2-7/8" of slicer edge. Tapered tang,some killer Ivory micarta,red liners & black micarta pins. A real nice one with super thick Menefee made in pocket leather.
These two are in the pocket small fixed blades,a "3 Finger" and a "Little Dandy" . The three finger has ivory micarta and black micarta pin,with a tapered tang & red liners. The Dandy has 1/8" stock,usually 3/32",it has black micarta hand jigged by Rick ,with red liners & spun pins. Both have Menefee leather,and "drawn" swedges on the blades.
Here is a 7" semi skinner called the "The Reno" Its got a 3-1/8" blade with 2-7/8" of slicer edge. Tapered tang,some killer Ivory micarta,red liners & black micarta pins. A real nice one with super thick Menefee made in pocket leather.
Those are some great looking knives Rick and Vince. But I imagine you guys can guess which one I am partial to. I cant wait to get my hands on "The Reno".
Rick the pics of the 16 bore do not do that thing justice. I really like it and it fits my big mitts surprisingly well. The stag 3 finger you sent is no slouch as well. Both are top notch work.
I do like the ivory three finger as well. Is it the same, size wise, as the stag one you just sent me?
That one is sweet too. Love the way that carbon looks when Rick or Bret finish's them. Has a 3D type look to it that changes it's shape so to speak when you hold them out in daylight. Never thought I would like carbon fiber until I got one from Bret. I like that stuff much more than any micarta and I would think that it is durable. What's your take on the durability of carbon fiber compared to other synthetics ?
Does it add alot to the cost of say a fixed blade Rick ? Is it harder to work with from a makers standpoint ? Can't remember off the top of my noggin what Bret charged me for that Carbon Fiber, but I really like the looks of that stuff.
*** felt strange ordering a knife without Amboyna.....
Its tough on everything. Bandsaw blades,lungs, you get it on your hands next thing you know you scratch your head or rub your eyes, and ya it adds more to the cost simply because of the cost. I just looked on ebay and one set will run $20. Best thing to do is buy in bolk but then you tie a bunch of money into something that might sit on your bench for a year. I add $25 for carbon fiber over micarta and when you add it all up I think thats pretty fair.
Bret, is the carbon fiber you used on my knife any particular style or is it the same as anyone else uses ? I see some names like "lightening strike", twill, checkerboard or something like that. I want to order some of this stuff for a handmade pen.
$25 is damned cheap, that chit is the nastiest stuff I've worked with. Looks great when finished, but costs a bunch and the damned dust is like poisoned charcoal and gets on everything.
Its harder to work and everything Brett said. 25.00 pocketknife and 50.00 for a fixed blade. The price went up on the thicker stuff and had to buy a bunch to get it @ this cost. Lots of diff in Carbon fiber Quality!
Just looked around alittle and saw the stuff Bret was talking about...areospace quality. That is more expensive, but it looks nicer too. Think I'll have Bret make me a shadow trapper with that stuff.
Just looked around alittle and saw the stuff Bret was talking about...areospace quality. That is more expensive, but it looks nicer too. Think I'll have Bret make me a shadow trapper with that stuff.
i realize lots of folks dig c.f. but not attractive to myself---nice wood anyday is my preferance. i understand the particles are so fine they stay in air & can move around like a gas. i really have some great friends making knives & hate to see them using products that may ruin their lungs in the future. cranky72
Yep. He definitely has the 'knack'. I've not seen anyone who can contour a handle, taper a tang, or grind a blade (and cut swedges) like Rick Menefee can. They are simply superb. If we were all as good at our chosen professions as Rick is at making knives...we'd be some productive Mo Fo's.
I gotta say that is right tastey right there, now. I loved that pattern the minute I saw it. One of your best I think, Rick. You're going to start taking all Tony's business away.....LOL
Plenty of business for everybody. Tony took 10 years off my learning curve. He is a master!
Originally Posted by 2muchgun
Originally Posted by rickmenefee
One going to a new home! Lanny's Clip
I gotta say that is right tastey right there, now. I loved that pattern the minute I saw it. One of your best I think, Rick. You're going to start taking all Tony's business away.....LOL
The lanny looks great. I bet its headed to LA. If so he'll be real happy. Why dont you find me another piece of stag just like it for the one I got to build. hahaha
The lanny looks great. I bet its headed to LA. If so he'll be real happy. Why dont you find me another piece of stag just like it for the one I got to build. hahaha
That stag like 60 class whitetail. Its around every tree! We need to pick up sum in St.L .
Frame-locks are nothing new some knives were produced in the early 1900's with a frame lock device. After trying to buy a tradional frame-lock w/ class without success, Friday night I decided I had to make something. It will be named Caruso after a friend!
Here's some pictures of some recent knives by Rick
First a fillet he made for an up coming fishing tournament
A Western Trapper a friend of mine ordered
And then this one is Rick's rendition of a Dowell folder,that is a take off of a Loveless style folding "Stiff Horn"
Knife is marked Proto,has red liners,and that's a warncliffe blade is what they call it . This one ships out to Carusoville tomorrow for redistribution.
That is the sweetest custom folder I have seen in a long time, maybe of all time. The blade profile with a hint of belly and top swedge is perfect in my opinion. I also like the upper and lower lines that flow well together.
I would like to see that pattern in yellow and red Micarta if they exist.
4-3/8" closed titanium framelock folder. Open it is 7-7/8" Blade is 3-3/8" with 3" of cutting edge. Hollow ground 154CM ss is a hair over 1/8" thick. The thicknes of the handle is 7/16" . Lightweight,my guess is no more than 3 ozs. Glass smooth ,feels great in the hand. The blade folds into the handle compact so it carries well. Really nice job Rick. This one sold but I will be getting more on a very limited basis,if you are interested contact me. Here is the eye candy
beatiful lines & bevels; the blade almost dissapears when closed--no easy feat. i.m.o. rick is pionerring a tactical but not tactical knife--made to be carried in any belt sheath or pocket.a sleek all metal folder that doe'snt look like a clubby black mall ninja model.--cranky72
What does the Menefee Kool-aid taste like? They look pretty nice for safe queens, but how do they perform where the rubber meets the road? I bought one of Rick's knives when he was producing "user" grade skinners and dulled it after only two days into an elk hunt. It would still shave slightly, but I had to re-sharpen it during the ride home from Colorado. Oh, did I mention that this one knife skinned five bull elk and two muley bucks. Guys, if you're not using these perfectly ground & tempered knives you're just missing out. I've searched high & low as well as wasted lots of time & money searching for a combination of blade shape and edge retention. Save yourself the headache and buy a Menefee Made knife first. I hope to see more posts about the function of Rick's knives on this forum. Rick would be proud to have more outdoorsmen using them, they're too good to leave at home collecting dust!
have to agree with chooten--pretty knives are fun to look at but the real experience is how well they cut. chootem gets lots of milage out of his menefees but some credit has to be given to the man that knows how to use a blade. rick's knives have exceptional abrasion resistance performance.---cranky72
Catfish knife made from cpm3v. I think this is the only steel I have tested that will beat 154cm for general use hunting and fishing knife. The advantage of the material is you can grind the bevels down to nothing without chipping. This catfish is ground to .002 before sharpening. I will make a few hunters in the future with tumbled finish and kydex sheaths. It gets wicked sharp and seems to resharpen very easy. I will be putting this one thru a wheelbarrow of bluecat ribs in the very near future.
rick let us please know how this model compares to your standard 440c. certainly i expect a patina but 3v does'nt rust easily in my experience.---cranky72
Very nice lines. Scales look like they are a good match for a long lasting & functional skinner. Who ever ends up with these will be able to pass these down to the next generation. These should see lots of blood!
I would take 6 orders for that Western folder,I can get 'ol Ricky to do it Maybe like early Aug. delivery. With a choice of cf,green linen micarta or ivory micarta. a Remington style Federal shield,as an option. If you guys want I'll start a thread for it but Rick says only after the 16 Bore is done
Vince, for clarification, is the western folder shown above with the CF? Will this be from cpm3v? Bolsters? Fluting? Is an overall of 3 3/4 an option? If so, please add me to the list with a CF, front bolster, and shield version.
Maybe I'm jumping the gun here but do want on the list.
I'm not much of a folder guy, but I do like certain one's in the 'shadow' pattern without bolsters. That Western Trapper is one of em', and the other one is a Lanny's Clip.
Rick, when you say you listed a knife, where do you post it? I've went to your web site the last two times I've read that on this thread and can find nothing.
Rick, when you say you listed a knife, where do you post it? I've went to your web site the last two times I've read that on this thread and can find nothing.
Rick, when you say you listed a knife, where do you post it? I've went to your web site the last two times I've read that on this thread and can find nothing.
I see Vince has some of your knives with a tumbled finished. Can you tell us more about this? Is the completed knife tumbled in a media of some type, stainless steel perhaps? Is a special type of tumbler required?
I use ceramic media. I finish the knife just like I would any and then throw it in the tumbler. I like the look and feel.
Originally Posted by j_elky
Rick,
I see Vince has some of your knives with a tumbled finished. Can you tell us more about this? Is the completed knife tumbled in a media of some type, stainless steel perhaps? Is a special type of tumbler required?
Friend of mine was kind today,dropped off a pair of keeper Fluke. 20" range . He told me the regs were lowered this year to 19". It's nice to have nice knives to do your knife jobs.
Nice Vince. I must admit they look much more appetizing on the plate than they do on the table. Kind of nasty looking things. Lol.
Reno
You know Reno,now that you say that,I should have photo'd them with one of them,bottom side up,pure white. If MarkFed see's this ,maybe he has a picture of the other side of one of these game fish. We stuffed & baked those fillets. It was accompanied by salad & green beans. Ackerly Pond Vineyards '06 Chardonnay. That vineyard is one of our neighbors two doors south, and my spelling is proof
Both are super, but that Lanny's Clip in particular is a dandy. I love that one and the Western Trapper. Your work on folders and fixed blades is really impressive man.
Rick - Thanks for the offer! Quick question - I noticed that I need to touch up the edge a bit on the catfish; these crappie bones are tough. What do you suggest as the best way to do this? Ceramic sticks like Kaleb has in his pic above?
Rick - Thanks for the offer! Quick question - I noticed that I need to touch up the edge a bit on the catfish; these crappie bones are tough. What do you suggest as the best way to do this? Ceramic sticks like Kaleb has in his pic above?
jason
Question, doesn't anyone over there just use a steel to touch up the edge.
I use a course diamond on everything. I like to feel it cutting. quote=JSTUART]
Originally Posted by Gies340
Rick - Thanks for the offer! Quick question - I noticed that I need to touch up the edge a bit on the catfish; these crappie bones are tough. What do you suggest as the best way to do this? Ceramic sticks like Kaleb has in his pic above?
jason
Question, doesn't anyone over there just use a steel to touch up the edge.[/quote]
rick's excellent pics give a good idea how much stag gets wasted to fit the sides of that folder. initially the stag slabs appeared large enough for pistol grips; so this explains why stag is so much more expensive as handle material. anyway i've watched stag go thru the roof since the 70s, however i consider stag to be worth the x-tra money.cranky72
rick's excellent pics give a good idea how much stag gets wasted to fit the sides of that folder. initially the stag slabs appeared large enough for pistol grips; so this explains why stag is so much more expensive as handle material. anyway i've watched stag go thru the roof since the 70s, however i consider stag to be worth the x-tra money.cranky72
Not to mention finding stag of that size and caliber these days. It's becoming more and more difficult to get your hands on stag of that grade.
I can only imagine what your thinking when you answer my calls............Probably something like...." I'm going to kill Vince for telling this NJ nut job about my knives.........
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
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 anybody can make knives. Most people are just smart enough to buy. You just have to dedicate your time to it and not give up easy. Thanks for all the nice comments from everybody.
Originally Posted by RDFinn
Originally Posted by cranky72
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
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...!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Now that's about the best of everything rolled into one package. That one belongs under a glass dome with a spotlight on it. Beautiful work Rick! I know it was hard for you to part with those scales. I doubt that they could replaced at any cost these days.
Now that's about the best of everything rolled into one package. That one belongs under a glass dome with a spotlight on it. Beautiful work Rick! I know it was hard for you to part with those scales. I doubt that they could replaced at any cost these days.
Have not parted with them yet! It will take lots of frog skin's.
Can't make my mind up which one I would want Rick. I guess I'd have to sell a kidney to afford either one right? Let me know if you're having trouble moving these knives and maybe we could do some trading. You like shrimp and crawfish boudin? What in the world is the scales on the green knife made of? SWEET!
Chootem trying to fund a new eye-tube schitt-n-bend or one of those new Henscocks for my new bang-flop sage gun if I manage to find a sucker, will have some down money. Never saw the green stuff before it just appeared thru the mail.
Here is one that has been a long time in the making (and worth the wait).
It is Rick's Tony Bose drop point hunter pattern. I had Rick center the lanyard hole, and lengthen the cutting edge/blade by about 1/2". Lengthen the swedge a tad also. The blade length/profile are EXACTLY what I was hoping for, and am loving it in that regard(and others).
It is Elmax steel with 416SS pins and lanyard tube. Scales are buffalo horn and orange g-10. Tapered to .005. I'm thinkin' it came out pretty cool and can't wait to get it.
Rick---feel free to add/correct any details or add a pic of the Parsons sheath. And again, thank you:
Thanks guys. Rick did good. It is kinda wild lookin' ain't it? Almost like neon. Maybe we'll call it a "neon hunter" . Would be cool in blue or zombie green g-10 also.
Here is a little info on Elmax. Rick and Dale have worked with it. I've only read about it:
Here's a stag beauty by Rick. Spun head ss pins,tapered tang ,sweet. Leave it to Rick he can do it! Jim Layton sheath is a functional work of art. Together this is one sweet package
I held that knife. I had a tough time walking away from it. Still kinda regret it.
I'm going to push a little & see if I can get the big guy to make a few more Nicest knife I've seen in a while. Trying to picture what it'd look like with micarta ,or ?
Vince I think that knife would look good with a cut swedge. one that runs over the top like your new Tony.
Rick I have a pocket knife from you, too , that has that style swedge. I'll take some pictures so we can show what we are talking about. This knife would be a great candidate for a future group buy
Sweet, would go excellent in a suit pocket, and the blade choice excellent for those who spend their days in an office - but then I'm sure EVERYONE else would find the knife plenty handy.
I'm know I've gone over the edge, I choose a knife to match how I'm dressed. It wasn't so long ago I only had a couple of folders. But I know Cranky has more than me so I'm good.
Just thought I'd post a couple of pics of my new Menefee that Rick made using the " RF Hunter " pattern from Bret Dowell. Made from 5/32nd's CPM-154 with green canvas micarta, black G-10 liners, tapered tang and SS hardware. Not my pics and the knife isn't in my hands yet, but it looks great !!!!!
The last time I saw a peice of natural end grain cypress that had been burried under the mud of a lakebed for hundreds of years, churned up in a hurricane, then slowly water washed by the tides for another hundred years it looked just like that one. I've been diving in the lake looking for another peice like it ever since.
Roy I always make two of a new pattern the first time. Its habit from back in the days when half the time I screwed one up. You better buy Vinnie's for a extra. Guys will still get orders if it's there time but as for extra's None
That's really some impressive work right there. I just don't know how custom knives could ever get any better than those examples. Form, function, fit, and finish are all as good as it gets. Each one is something a guy could be proud to own and use for his whole life.
Just as an example, and those of you who've held one of Rick's contoured handles in your hands know what I'm talking about...I've never seen anyone contour a handle so symmetrically, and just by eyeballin' it at that...! His contoured handles to me are as impressive as his handcut swedges and his blade grinds are. And takin' those tapered tangs down to fifteen-thousandths, again just by eyeballin' em'...that's just on a whole other level.
Well, I only own one of Rick's fixed blades, so not a great data set from which to draw a conclusion
But I thought, before I purchased the knife, that the tapered tang was for looks
But upon receiving the knife, it feels soooooo balanced I'm "guessing" that because the knife is tapered at both ends, it puts the "heft" of the knife in the middle of your hand
My knife is a remarkable piece of craftsmanship, no two ways about it
...I'll try to snap a pic or two of the last one I got from Rick which was tapered at both ends. He made that one from 5/32 CPM-154 so there must have been a lot of sparks flying on that one.
It seems to me that it likely requires more skill to peen those pins in properly than it does to use Corby bolts. Those guys use a tapered reamer to ream the holes before they start peening, and the pins probably have to be annealed. There's so much more to making these knives, process wise and technique wise, than I realize...and it's always interesting to me to learn little things from these unique craftsmen.
I just like to screw with Roy He gives and takes will. I value him very much as a customer and he likes the Corby's so I always put them in when asked. I like pins for the look and strength I have never had a handle come off after many years. When you peen the pin and taper ream its crooked from top to bottom. Corby"s are great - I just don't like the hassle.
Originally Posted by antlers
It seems to me that it likely requires more skill to peen those pins in properly than it does to use Corby bolts. Those guys use a tapered reamer to ream the holes before they start peening, and the pins probably have to be annealed. There's so much more to making these knives, process wise and technique wise, than I realize...and it's always interesting to me to learn little things from these unique craftsmen.
Sometimes I just like the look of Corby's especially with micarta. Just depends on my mood. I think the hunter you made for me with that nice Amboyna Burl looks better with the pins and if I were going to use stag or dyed amber bone of some sort, I'd use pins also. It's all good stuff.
Finished the sheath and knife today. Bait master with orange g-10,taper tang The Master baiter is made from Kryptonite and w/ Vince's advice It has double cryo cycles and triple temper. Strickland hit it out the park with a new design.
The wood is out of my stock. The knife handle has been stabilized. The stock was stained with a mild acid solution. Blonde curly maple is one of my fav handle material. It seems to take impregnating the best of any.
I'm a huge fan of Rick's knives but his flint really turns my head. What's the story behind that beauty? Plus, I'm betting it comes with a matching knife.
Pretty sure the whole gun is hand made,every part My wife has an English Quill knife,parer,that Rick made with this wood. Stable as you'll see. It gets used almost daily & has not moved any,at all
I'm a huge fan of Rick's knives but his flint really turns my head. What's the story behind that beauty? Plus, I'm betting it comes with a matching knife.
Good Lord that is an alluring picture of a flintlock.... I have never fooled with one of those and now suddenly I need one..... Something in maybe .36 for squirrels and varmints Matching knife to go with it..... Hmmm, think it is time I sold off some guns that have just been gathering dust in the safe.....
I'm a huge fan of Rick's knives but his flint really turns my head. What's the story behind that beauty? Plus, I'm betting it comes with a matching knife.
Good Lord that is an alluring picture of a flintlock.... I have never fooled with one of those and now suddenly I need one..... Something in maybe .36 for squirrels and varmints Matching knife to go with it..... Hmmm, think it is time I sold off some guns that have just been gathering dust in the safe.....
One of my most prized possessions. I started it and my father in law took over and finished. Everything is 100% hand made other than Douglas spout. All parts sand casted and forged-2 year project. My father-in-law is a true Gun maker. He no longer does much due to bad eyes and age. Did a lot of stock work years ago for Champlin Firearms In Enid Ok. Made lots of guns- skilled machinist made actions thru barrel's. He was a Game warden I a poacher. I married his daughter so he was forced to help. The End.
i also was fortunate to hand examine this fine rifle. perhaps the moat beautifal gun i've ever seen. rick always takes a deer each year with this wonderful piece. one factor is you have to really hold steady about a second & a half after pulling the trigger.---cranky72
Oh man I'm thinking tomorrow for some drop points There is an ivory micarta unclaimed freight. I put it on the 'What's New' section of my site that is un navigable
Oh man I'm thinking tomorrow for some drop points There is an ivory micarta unclaimed freight. I put it on the 'What's New' section of my site that is un navigable
Boise are you looking ? Available ,new model,drop point
Oh man I'm thinking tomorrow for some drop points There is an ivory micarta unclaimed freight. I put it on the 'What's New' section of my site that is un navigable
Just ordered a 20 1/8 inch contact wheel for hunters with over 4 inch blade. hopefully by late spring I will have a machine up and going. What you will get is even more of a flat grind on bigger knives but the first 3/16 behind the edge it will be thin. Should cut like know other!
Lets see how it goes. May not make much diff. Expensive test!! It wont make a diff until you get close to 3/4 wide and 5/32 thick. 1/8 material should be better with thinner knives. The only thing it will do is allow less material removal when sharpening.
Here is my blades in the kitchen. The most recent is the T Bose collab. paring knife,you can see the color before it "cooks" in. The darkest are the oldest
The maple knife on the left is a paring knife that Rick made for my wife,an English quill design.
Those are some fantastic looking blades, the colors of that micarta are awesome, the ones with the dark orange tinge is that butterscotch micarta.
On the left is maple. All others are the same antique paper base micarta. The darkest color is what they all will eventually turn to. The straight parer,the newest of the bunch. I love this set
I need to invest in some good kitchen knives, like you have there, pretend there a gift for the wife!! Thanks for posting.
I accumulated those over time. Now the problem is resisting buying the same models with other handles. But in reality,right there is way more than anyone would need. The good part of it is not one knife bears the brunt of usage,so they kinda stay pretty good shape. You guys can now visualize me standing in that corner of the kitchen,looking at them,pondering witch one to use
I tell guys & will continue to tell them,"If not for this set,I would not be selling you this knife " Like the green canvas Catfish I recently sold.
Rick - In your second photo - what's the first pair - tanto-esque?
Good spot Jason. That is an Oriental influence style. Tanto , maybe he calls it but its more a kwaiken. If you go back in this thread I postedxa carbon fiber one in 3V
Vince answered - I like the simple lines and function. I'm taking one of those hunting with my brothers @ the end of the month. Vince's might be the only one I have made.
Originally Posted by Gies340
Rick - In your second photo - what's the first pair - tanto-esque?
Its fun to see group shots- It would be interesting to see were some of them have been. Vince told me once about a pocketknife of mine that had made it across the pond several times each direction. Lose-m or you use them up I Alway catered to repeat consumers.
I've had an opportunity to field test a couple of Menefees that Vince has sold me this year.
Yesterday I used my VCM Hunter on my daughter's mule deer doe. Gutted, skinned, quartered and filleted the backstraps off. What a great knife. Still razor sharp.
On Wednesday, I used my Reno (mine has green micarta scales) on my mule deer buck. It also is a great knife. I can see a little Dumpling and a 16 Bore in my future.
I've had an opportunity to field test a couple of Menefees that Vince has sold me this year.
Yesterday I used my VCM Hunter on my daughter's mule deer doe. Gutted, skinned, quartered and filleted the backstraps off. What a great knife. Still razor sharp.
On Wednesday, I used my Reno (mine has green micarta scales) on my mule deer buck. It also is a great knife. I can see a little Dumpling and a 16 Bore in my future.
No disrespect to Rick but sorry you say there is a knife in those pictures? All I see is a nice Muley!
Rick, you are right on the money. Hunting with family is where it is at. My father came with me when I got the buck and on Saturday he and my two teenage daughters were out hunting. So far 1 buck and two doe MD. I wish my brother was there, but his wife needed him on a vacation in the Dominican Republic. Why schedule it in deer season?
I would not let mckenzie shoot a doe tonight. I did not think I had bought her a tag. Got home and realized I had. Maybe tomorrow she can whack a Barron doe
I would not let mckenzie shoot a doe tonight. I did not think I had bought her a tag. Got home and realized I had. Maybe tomorrow she can whack a Barron doe
Thinkin' she'll get plenty mores chances knowing dad.
Skinned, 1/4, boned, scraped the scull - never hit a lick and steal cut's very will. Hard to beat the most constant steal a poor old dumb okie can manage. Its INSANE!
Skinned, 1/4, boned, scraped the scull - never hit a lick and steal cut's very will. Hard to beat the most constant steal a poor old dumb okie can manage. Its INSANE!
Rick, I notice the knife has a relatively plain handle - sans the sculpting you have on so many of your others. Care to comment? Also how about sharing a picture of the buck, can't imagine you 'scull' scrapped a doe.
I do it both ways on the handle. Makes no diff to me. As far as the knife it's a piece of scrap which I made into a knife last week. I changed direction 3 times with personal hunting knives last week.
Originally Posted by Boise
Originally Posted by rickmenefee
Skinned, 1/4, boned, scraped the scull - never hit a lick and steal cut's very will. Hard to beat the most constant steal a poor old dumb okie can manage. Its INSANE!
Rick, I notice the knife has a relatively plain handle - sans the sculpting you have on so many of your others. Care to comment? Also how about sharing a picture of the buck, can't imagine you 'scull' scrapped a doe.
Agreed. It's a nice basic design that looks like it would fit the hand well. Blade is shaped for business. Plus, it has a cool swedge(which I'm always a sucker for).
Been Hunt-en w/ Rusty 4 days. Hunted w/ The oldest girl the first 5 days she never missed a lick. Starting again tonight hopefully the weather wont get to bad in the next few days. Fill like I'm guiding 9 year old Marty STuFFER. She turned down a handful and we ain't hunting at home! watched A giant w/ 15 walk by a thicket were you killed your big whitey thru the Leica over mile. Next year I will own him. Saw a set a stinger went thru that jumped over the Bc book.:)
quote=Badley]Nice one Rick. Been slow here, but my boy is still sure he's going to get the job done. He would fall over if he saw that thing walking towards him. [/quote]
He looks happy. Like those shooting sticks. Better tell him to start mentally preparing. Breaking something to lead that weighs 50-100 not for the girls.
Been trying to work with Kydex a little. This is the system I have came up with that works well for me. One of the problem w/ Kydex is it scratches the blade. Sand, dirt, blood gets inside the case and you can't get it out. I made a set of spacers to set on the blade while forming the sheath. It gives .040 gap on both sides and a hole at the bottom. It can be washed out eliminating the crud build up thus reducing the risk of scratching. I have something in the works to eliminate the hole coming from the side and to make it go out the bottom. The pressure on the opposite side holds the blade in place until you push the tab. BD does something like this also. I can't seem to get his system done with it appearing crisp and clean. Push on the tab and it releases the knife
That looks real fine. I like that natural canvas micarta that you use quite a bit. The knife looks great, as does your Kydex. Nice job. Simple, rugged, exceptional quality.
Eye candy for sure...! That top knife is really super sweet, and the bottom one is an absolute favorite of mine. It's a stud knife all the way around. Black paper micarta finishes out so nice...!
I'm surprised you're lettin' go of that Westinghouse tanto Vince.
Dale
Dale I have that whole set in that material & I've been on a wood kick lately so I chose the cocobolo one. The fella who is getting that butterscotch one ,he passed on it,then came back to claim it.
There's alotta guys wanting Rick's knives. I have two small ones listed & available FS on my site.
A while back on another forum, I posted some pix of a few different rifles. Well one thing led to another and I started a PM thread with a fellow. As conversations sometimes due the direction turned to knives. Turns out the fellow I was speaking with was a knifemaker. In the course of our conversations I explained in my limited fashion, what I liked and didn�t like in a �skinning� knife. Well, after some back and forth, this is the result of our conversations.
Ya know how ya go to a barber shop and you tell the barber how you want your hair cut. Many times it don�t matter cause the barber already knows how he�s gonna cut your hair before you get the apron around your neck. Well that was not the case with this knife. Pretty much exactly as we discussed. 154 CM steel rather than D-2.Black micarta scales, tapered with recess for index finger, red liners, thin grind, tapered tang, 4-3/16� handle, 3-5/8� blade. Neither too long or too short. Left hand sheath. Nothing fancy, just to my mind a great interpretation of a �working� skinner.
And as the maker stated � sharp enough to cut the devil out of ya��
I told him, no doubt, but it won�t get no cherry! Best, GWB
PS: I got the chance to try it out last week on a bar-b-q sized hoglet.
I do believe it is sharper than my Havilon.
In fact it's prolly the best skinner I've ever used, and I've used a bunch of knives over the last 40 year plus.
Might have a couple after being told I make to much half the day.
Go fer' it.
Rick,
a few things I've learned over the last half century,
selling below cost but making up on the volume is a fools game,
its hard to lose by making a profit.
There is price, quality, availability and service. Hard to get the best of all four. I never want to compete on price. Always a greater fool out there.
One is seldom sorry that they went first class.
I figure I'd much rather a man I know/like to have my money than someone I don't know or don't like.
I've said this before in this thread , I think. But you all know Rick as a hunter and a knife maker. You all are probably happy he sells knives here on the Fire.
What you do not realize though , you're dealing with one of the best knifemakers in the World. I've handled many knives , all sizes and styles. Rick does not realize this himself. But it is the truth. We are fortunate in our lives to be able to experience this.
Here is one of Ricks earlier knives that I picked up a couple weeks ago. It is a great example of his work. It is when he made his own leather as well. I think he did a darn good job.
He is of the best. Period. I've sold knives that fetched bi bucks, one,;well over 7K to collectors , I do not care to mention names. But they did not compare. Keep in mind, the slab side tapered tang hunters we are seeing and loving here, are the lower end of what Rick can build.
He is of the best. Period. I've sold knives that fetched bi bucks, one,;well over 7K to collectors , I do not care to mention names. But they did not compare. Keep in mind, the slab side tapered tang hunters we are seeing and loving here, are the lower end of what Rick can build.
And they are awesome! When I need to sharpen them, I'm a little afraid of screwing up perfection. They are exceedingly well balanced and razor sharp.
FWIW, I try to inject a little humor in most of my posts, and tend to downplay my abilities and experience.
I'm not an outfitter or guide, but sometimes am on two trespass leases per year here in Texas. That means between my oldest son and I we can take 10 white-tail deer (we usually tag out), 8 turkey, unlimited fox, coons, coyotes, and hogs, and exotics, which include axis, sika, fallow, blackbuck antelope etc.
In a good year I may kill fifty hogs or more. I typically skin or take meat from all game animals I kill.
I've used Knives of Alaska, Bear, Boker, Browning, Buck, Case, Schrade, Cold Steel, DH Russell, Forschner Gerber, Junglee, Kershaw, Loveless copies, Puma, Randall, Spyderco, Victorinox, Winston to name a few.
During our conversations I told Rick that I did not want an Object d'art. I wanted a "working man's" knife that I could skin with and sharpen without too much difficulty. I don't hack or pry with my skinners. I've other tools for that. I wanted something that would feel "alive" in the hand, but not be slippery when wet with blood and fat. Our deer typically have thin hides and this knife makes caping without piercing the hide simple should I choose to do so. The grind at the point is thin enough that it almost floats when skinning. To me, these things are the measure of a knife.
Time tells all tales, but I'm very impressed with the "Bose drop" that Rick fashioned for me.
Rick does not realize this himself. But it is the truth. We are fortunate in our lives to be able to experience this.
Amen to that. I've owned lots and lots of knives that many here would hold in high regard. Fit, finish and feel in the hand are better on Rick's knives in my opinion.
I feel very fortunate to know Rick, and see his work first hand at all stages. To watch Rick grind a knife is comparable to...... say a snooty heifer watching an opera. It is so beautiful it almost brings a tear to my eye. Not really but it is awesome to watch.
I think that knife is about the same age. I use to call that pattern the elk skinner.
Originally Posted by RenoH414
Here is one of Ricks earlier knives that I picked up a couple weeks ago. It is a great example of his work. It is when he made his own leather as well. I think he did a darn good job.
I showed one earlier in the thread,with not much comments on it.
Yeah guys sometimes you need to think outside the box.
Feels like,one of the best I've had. For anything,hunting,kitchen,camp,etc.
Three guys I know of have 'em,two are good friends & me.
The blade is pretty much a great boning/hunting,big fish fillet (big fish)
The handle is simple ,comfortable , for hard work,your hand is not cramped,no discomfort in any position.
For a big guy , Rick has a knack for making a knife feel delicate,like a fine cutting instrument,nothing clunky about them. A talented maker , I have owned & own knives,I'm certain,not too many in the world could replicate with comparable results.
Nice post Vince and another cool looking design from Rick. You know its not that far removed from the 16 bore design. I use my 16 bore ALL the time. It really is amazing how often I reach for it.
If guys new what I know about how nice they are to work with they would be fighting over the one 16 bore you have for sale.
Rick really does build wonderful smaller type straight knives.
Nice post Vince and another cool looking design from Rick. You know its not that far removed from the 16 bore design. I use my 16 bore ALL the time. It really is amazing how often I reach for it.
If guys new what I know about how nice they are to work with they would be fighting over the one 16 bore you have for sale.
Rick really does build wonderful smaller type straight knives.
I have small hands and the longest blade I can safely handle when gutting is 3". I insist on being able to place my finger tip beneath the blade tip when making my cut up the belly. Since I always have two knives when hunting this shouldn't preclude me from owning a longer blade but any more it seems I finish an animal with the knife I start with. And having moved to South Dakota the need for boning out an animal has fallen to near zero. I do like the looks of the tanto pattern, Rick does such a great job on his knives - I have another of his headed my way.
Ditto! Her had me when he named it "Mule Deer". Very nice pattern. I predict it will be my favorite. 3.5" blade, Micarta scales. Very nice. Looking forward to it.
Here is one of Ricks earlier knives that I picked up a couple weeks ago. It is a great example of his work. It is when he made his own leather as well. I think he did a darn good job.
Reno
Reno, if you get the itch to send this down the road I'm your huckaberry!
Here is one of Ricks earlier knives that I picked up a couple weeks ago. It is a great example of his work. It is when he made his own leather as well. I think he did a darn good job.
Reno
Reno, if you get the itch to send this down the road I'm your huckaberry!
Randy
I'll keep it in mind Randy. For now it is resting next to the Rams horn knife Rick made awhile back. I think picks of it are in the "trip to Ricks" thread. They make a nice pair. Gonna try to bloody them up next fall. Hopefully, they will get a bunch of work.
This green knife was spoken for @ 1 o'clock thru pm. I don't want to make people mad. Thought this would keep me from trouble from Class guys. I was wrong. Will figure something else out.
Here is one of Ricks earlier knives that I picked up a couple weeks ago. It is a great example of his work. It is when he made his own leather as well. I think he did a darn good job.
Here is one of Ricks earlier knives that I picked up a couple weeks ago. It is a great example of his work. It is when he made his own leather as well. I think he did a darn good job.
Reno
Reno, congrats. What an awesome looking blade!!
Eric
Thanks Eric. I really like that one. Rick does some amazing work.
Received this one a couple of days ago. Weather has been wet and overcast, today the Sun is out and had a chance to take a picture. Really a nice pattern. Looking forward to using this one. Thanks Rick!
Received this one a couple of days ago. Weather has been wet and overcast, today the Sun is out and had a chance to take a picture. Really a nice pattern. Looking forward to using this one. Thanks Rick!
What pattern is that? I don't think I see that on Rick's website.
I don't believe that's the Tony Bose knife. I'm not sure that Rick has a name/# for each pattern cause there's so damn many he makes with slight variations. I just saw a pic of one of the fixed blades he made for VinceM and said I wanted that pattern and sent him a block of Amboyna Burl.
I like it Rick, this one along with the "Reno Skinner", "VCM Hunter" and the one you called "Mule Deer" all look really good to my eye. If you or anyone else has other pictures of those They are always great to look at. I may have to contact you and get my name on the list. I have Rocky's version of the VCM Hunter and use the heck out if it around here.
I like it Rick, this one along with the "Reno Skinner", "VCM Hunter" and the one you called "Mule Deer" all look really good to my eye. If you or anyone else has other pictures of those They are always great to look at. I may have to contact you and get my name on the list. I have Rocky's version of the VCM Hunter and use the heck out if it around here.
Thanks
Out of the chute first of the year. 4.5 backpocket w/ horse
buster, I have a Badley that Rick did for me. It was done in African Blackwood and it has no tube as per my request. I have used it more this deer season that other knives combined.
I will try to post a photo of it later.
I also have a Meneffee back pocket in my back pocket right now LOL
I like it Rick, this one along with the "Reno Skinner", "VCM Hunter" and the one you called "Mule Deer" all look really good to my eye. If you or anyone else has other pictures of those They are always great to look at. I may have to contact you and get my name on the list. I have Rocky's version of the VCM Hunter and use the heck out if it around here.
Glad you like them. I have them all.
I've used the Reno and the VCM. Just received the Mule Deer.
I like it Rick, this one along with the "Reno Skinner", "VCM Hunter" and the one you called "Mule Deer" all look really good to my eye. If you or anyone else has other pictures of those They are always great to look at. I may have to contact you and get my name on the list. I have Rocky's version of the VCM Hunter and use the heck out if it around here.
Glad you like them. I have them all.
I've used the Reno and the VCM. Just received the Mule Deer.
Does the family have any pictures they could share?
Vince, That is an interesting design that in the hand is wonderfully useful. I bought Rocky's version of that knife from you this past fall and have used it for everything from dressing out a mess of rainbow trout to skinning and processing four whitetails so far. I also use it often in the kitchen.
The only person that can outdo you at making knives...is you...! I see these beautiful knives that you make and I think..."they just can't get any better than that"...then you go and make another one that impresses even more...! Awesome work and craftsmanship.
The only person that can outdo you at making knives...is you...! I see these beautiful knives that you make and I think..."they just can't get any better than that"...then you go and make another one that impresses even more...! Awesome work and craftsmanship.
Danny you need to speak with the wife. She doesn't think I'm that special.
Roy its rosewood burl. Bought nice jag of it. Want it on your in progress. Knife is sold
It's pretty but I'll stay with the micarta I sent.
I would never argue that micarta isn't more functional but by my way of thinking, "life is too short to hunt with an ugly knife."
Kinda like huntin' with an ugly rifle. Who the heck wants to do 'that'...? Or goin' through life with an ugly woman. Who the heck wants to do 'that'...?
I have shoe boxes full of old knives 75 to 100 years that are hafted wood , bone and ivory. Perhaps if micarta was around at that time they're would be 4 times the amount of older knifes lift.
Roy its rosewood burl. Bought nice jag of it. Want it on your in progress. Knife is sold
It's pretty but I'll stay with the micarta I sent.
I would never argue that micarta isn't more functional but by my way of thinking, "life is too short to hunt with an ugly knife."
I agree, but this knife will be used for cleaning trout mostly and will get plenty wet, so I just don't want a "looker" for that. This one will be my "Echols Legend Knife" ....
Roy its rosewood burl. Bought nice jag of it. Want it on your in progress. Knife is sold
It's pretty but I'll stay with the micarta I sent.
I would never argue that micarta isn't more functional but by my way of thinking, "life is too short to hunt with an ugly knife."
I agree, but this knife will be used for cleaning trout mostly and will get plenty wet, so I just don't want a "looker" for that. This one will be my "Echols Legend Knife" ....
No doubt the micarta will perform better BUT the burl Rick is using is damn nice. BTW, the fillet Rick built me has micarta handle, its just that I couldn't help commenting after seeing that burl.
After be around city slickers, I have learned that not every one wants to own their heritage. I, however am proud to be an ass backwards, eat'n with both elbows on the table, belchin, fartin and blowin my nose on the ground red neck. Who wants to blow snot in a little white rag and put it in your pocket?
OK, That doo-doo-head Atkerson hurt my feelers with the redneck comment, so I decided to clean it up. Robbed a pocket clip offa a chineezy piecer, and replaced the tape-measure-hanger thingy. Looks a bit more perfeshional now.....Back pocket, watch pocket, boot or under-belt carry is moo-cho improved-o.
This kydex in new to me. I like a flat package for my backpocket or pack.That being said a snap ring or clip seems functional. Might have to make some titiunium clip with two rivet holes for bigger knives. ANY body interested Dale Akerson makes the BEST presses.
Side note I hear someone on long island is hafting. (Hint)
Huntsman, redneck ingenuity is a dying art, along with common sense and a descent work ethic. Who else could take something worthless and make it functional. I might have been more impressed if you had attached the tape measure clip with bailing wire or duct tape. LOL. I think your my kind of people.
Speaking of Kydex Dan Crotts has one of the best, probably the best I have seen or used, here is a cross draw kydex it comes off and on without removing the belt and literally snaps into Kydex, it takes a bit of effort to remove and you barely feel it on waist, sorry no ass shots like Huntsman, lol.
You can see I whacked the paracord lanyard off. There's no place for one on a critter knife, as they really gunk up with coon/badger fat. I'm even contemplating filling the hole with epoxy, just to make clean-up easier.....
3/16 aluminum rod and peen. Send it and I'll do it. Would not use lanyard's for a long time. For your reason. Only use is to pull out of sheath or hang. Looks to me you might have a pungent job.
Looks like work is for people that don't know how to hunt & fish. Very nice photo's of another successful fishing trip. Congratulations Rick. Gotta' go now, I'm late for work.
Looks to be more fun than a feller' ought to be allowed to have with his clothes on. Course, bein' it was 20 degrees or so, I guess fishin' in your skivvies might not been a heap of fun unless you was reelin' em' in hot n' heavy.
7 lb.'s of eggs. Goes for 50.00 oz. on the black market.
Arles caught the big fish of the trip. I'm sure his vocabulary is larger and his innocence is less after running with the big boys. We did keep him out of the 38 degree water.
For the most part that's true, but now and then one can gain some words of wisdom from a book.........
If, by Rudyard Kipling.
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with triumph and disaster And treat those two imposters just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to broken, And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breath a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch; If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you; If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run - Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!
Damn geedubya don't let on that we read books in Texas you'll ruin our reputation.
Originally Posted by geedubya
For the most part that's true, but now and then one can gain some words of wisdom from a book.........
If, by Rudyard Kipling.
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with triumph and disaster And treat those two imposters just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to broken, And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breath a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch; If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you; If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run - Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!
Holy Crap...! They just don't get better lookin' than that...! Love the black and orange liners underneath those scales. Peened in pins and the flared lanyard tube are pure quality. Tapered tang looks fantastic, as does the jigging on the scales. Swedges are awesome, and the Kydex looks darn good too. What a great design...!
I do not have a huge collection of blades ,but I'd like to think it is a diverse selection. If that is the correct word. I hate to see a guy buying a ton of one single blade profile,I definitely would advise against it.
That little knife is really growing on me. Can't help but think of the Paddlefish in the pix you posted. Kydex sheaths with retention set up cross draw are growing on me for carry.
That little knife is really growing on me. Can't help but think of the Paddlefish in the pix you posted. Kydex sheaths with retention set up cross draw are growing on me for carry.
Best,
GWB
Love that lil' black fillet with the jimped scales..
Dale the holes in the kydex at the bottom allow for a garden hose to wash blood out. I think it makes the sheath twice as workable. It interesting stuff.
gee bose pattern has some nice micarta. 20 year old cross cut black micarta. Have only one set in my hands. It will be going south sooner or later. Its unobtainable.
vince whats the scoop on this new model by rick green scales tapered tang red liners
gene
Gene & all,it's just in.I'm floored! 8.25"OAL,blade is 4-1/8" tip to handle scales with a 3-5/8" cutting edge Green linen,red liner CPM 154 CM ss is about 3/16" at the spine (widest point) Special sheath,horsehide,Jim Layton.I'll let Rick tell you more cause right now I'm speechless for now I'll take better pics sometime
Front of sheath
Back of sheath
I have this knife in here from a collector,it is un used ,going to list it so let me know ,rare bird one of 10. 5/32" CPM 154 ,the original " swedged hunter"
I don't know which knife. Only thing I have is the paring knife in the classifieds. Vince has some he received last week from a outside source and myself. I think?
Originally Posted by gene270
Rick is that new model a thread fin? looks like a bose but maybe smaller? is it for sale
His Swedged Hunter is a particular favorite of mine. Great blade design, his wonderful grinds and symmetrical swedges, and his awesome contoured handle. It has it all...!
Danny I made a few from 3/16 CPM 154 which I surfaced down. Lot more work but it makes them heavier bladed at the front. Which makes the knife work for u. I tend not to explain some of these things. Yours and Finn knives are both examples of this. Both my brothers Vince and maybe three others. When I do it again it will get pricey. Hurts my hands to do that much grinding now.
Gene that knife pattern was requested by Inthemts. I made a hard pattern and will def. be making more. The name so I can keep things straight for me will be JB hunter (Jamie-Bose)
love that jigged handle , looks like bone but well never crack or slip. lots of grinding in that 3/16ths stock. knives with slightly heavier weight in the front cutting area do more work with less effort. cranky72
Great knife. Congratulations. Nice shootin' too...! I love shootin' waterfowl...but I don't like eatin' em'. After a successful duck/goose hunt, I give the bounty to someone who likes to eat em'...and then I cook myself a ribeye. That really is a great knife...!
I tried it that way too. I make good jerky out of venison and such. I made some jerky out of goose breast once...and I chewed it, and chewed it, and chewed it until the jerky flavor and seasonings were gone. Then I just had that nasty a$$ goose flesh in my mouth...still. I spit that schit out. Don't like it...no way...know-how...! I do like your knife though. A lot...!
It doesn't. Size doesn't matter. It don't. I know it doesn't. It don't. Some people think it does, but it doesn't. It don't. I know it don't. It doesn't. I know it doesn't.
Paypal says I spent nearly $1900 through PP in 2013. I can assure you that the majority of that was on Menefee made knives.
Can I resist (at least until the African trip is complete and paid for)? I better.
But man those knives look great!
HA! Rookie! I need for my accountant to figure out how I can write off my outrageous investment in this man's art.
Thank God I'm not going through a divorce because the biggest debate would be over the cutlery. Her Lawyer would likely subpena Vince to confirm purchase and prices.
chum knife aeb-l steel/ seems to take one of the sharpest edge's I have ever been able to obtain. Dennis Strickland will be the testing to see if it is worth pursuing. Double cryo triple temper.
AEB-L is some great steel from what I've seen so far. I'm really impressed with it. Clean steel and as you said it takes a wicked edge. Seems to hold it really well too. I've heard it compared very favorably to a stainless 52100 which sure ain't a bad thing. Dennis will definitely put it thru it's paces.
Went back a took a look at these again. They tend to grow on ya'.
Nice set.
What are your plans for the set?
Best,
GWB
geedubya ,big Ricky Bob told me straight up,he says , "You know Vince you can keep a few of these knives for yourself ,you know" I thought no one liked the maple anyhow,I never could sell one too easy. I like blondes ,what can I say, but if you want your Santoku in maple rather than blackwood,just let me know.
I think the knives with scales of beautiful wood, weathered elk or stag, or even real ivory look exceptionally good...but I'm gettin' to where, especially with Rick's knives, I think the ones he makes and uses paper or canvas micarta, or G-10 for the scales...those are just as handsome in my eyes as any of the others previously mentioned.
I think the knives with scales of beautiful wood, weathered elk or stag, or even real ivory look exceptionally good...but I'm gettin' to where, especially with Rick's knives, I think the ones he makes and uses paper or canvas micarta, or G-10 for the scales...those are just as handsome in my eyes as any of the others previously mentioned.
Hear! Hear!
Totally agree. I prefer the micarta and G10. Although some stag looks pretty good�..
I think the knives with scales of beautiful wood, weathered elk or stag, or even real ivory look exceptionally good...but I'm gettin' to where, especially with Rick's knives, I think the ones he makes and uses paper or canvas micarta, or G-10 for the scales...those are just as handsome in my eyes as any of the others previously mentioned.
They are all nice & the great thing about a hand made knife is there is choices for handles,etc. I have come to like micarta in the kitchen,for durability, and have learned that for hunters in the field (field dressing) , in colder temps, I've grown to like wood ,as it has a "warmer" feel. Recently I've added a few wood handled knives that I myself have hafted,to my set of kitchen knives,and I'm enjoying the feel of the wood . I've said this before,but you can see many , many vintage knives with wood ( un known species ,sometimes) ,that are loose & wiggle,some tight as can be,but the point is,some can be near a 100 yrs. old,some more or less. They are put together with cutlery rivets ,adhesives of the times (who knows what that was,if any at all) , and yet somehow with these components have heald together for a long,long time.
I think the modern day knife enthusiast,collector,accumulator,or whatever you'd call oneself should consider these ideas.
Many knife makers have asked about this. You will never have another pin show if you do it this way. Use a tapered pin reamer 4/0 from McMaster for 3/32. Clean the pin stock and the hole w/ Acetone Use a pin press Use the flat side of the hammer polished / to do the final work. Used this method maybe 15 years and don't recall one ever showing
when you hitting a pin it swells from the bottom up.
Not only does it help the pin not show but pulls the bolster closer to the side of the knife. So nice you can make it looks like one piece of steel out of the three pieces.
Unless you are a whomper. at our next shop tour Ray Kirk as a demo is going to do an intregal with all the steps to finish. Will see if I can video it and maybe post it. It will be the first weekend in May.
The top knife looks to be. One of four or 5 of my first swedged hunters made from cpm154 from 3/16 stock. Horse hide from Layton. Maybe some of the best I ever produced. Both my brother's carry one. Hope its one of those special knives it would be a honor for me. Mine went to panama to a friend.
The top knife looks to be. One of four or 5 of my first swedged hunters made from cpm154 from 3/16 stock. Horse hide from Layton. Maybe some of the best I ever produced. Both my brother's carry one. Hope its one of those special knives it would be a honor for me. Mine went to panama to a friend.
I am told that it is indeed one of those knives.
I saw a picture of it, made some inquiries, and it recently came into my posession.
I was also told that it has never been used/ sharpened or blooded.
I assure you that will not be the circumstance for long.
Roy yours is out of the same lot. 3/16 is twice the grinding. With tapered tang the knife is front heavy. Which makes for a better tool. Lot more dust on the ground when u step away.
Roy yours is out of the same lot. 3/16 is twice the grinding. With tapered tang the knife is front heavy. Which makes for a better tool. Lot more dust on the ground when u step away.
I can only imagine Rick. I really like the way it feels with the extra weight. Just feels more solid. The "proto" you made for me also has that thicker stock and feels great too..
Thanks for the extra pictures. May have to hold off on any more knives. I just bought three of Rick's knives from Vince in the last three weeks. I got a three finger skinner, badley, and a one of a kind bird and trout. Rick you make really nice stuff, and I am hooked on your knives. Keep making them...
Just for fun,but these are the knives,hands down I get the most enjoyment out of owning. There was a time for me,when I thought I could not possibly put a set like this together,all from one maker , then I met Rick & Parson's too. Thank You All.
Nice looking fillet he sent you. I think it would be a very handy one to have around. You should keep it my man!! He is definitely a craftsman and a master of his trade.
Rick no wonder your hands look tore up all the time. you guys don't realized how long it takes to hand sand that Orange g-10 to get a super bright finish like that
Rick, I know both of your brothers and would have thought more of either of them than to abuse a working tool with such reckless abandon. I would have figured that they would have taken better care of their possessions for one, and been proactive and smart enough to request a re-blade long before now. They should have gotten on your re-blade list before you stopped taking new orders a year or two ago. They're up the creek now aren't they? (unless they grant you good access to good hunting) LOL. I hope they learn a lesson from using poor judgment! BTW, how's my 2006 order coming?
Rick, I know both of your brothers and would have thought more of either of them than to abuse a working tool with such reckless abandon. I would have figured that they would have taken better care of their possessions for one, and been proactive and smart enough to request a re-blade long before now. They should have gotten on your re-blade list before you stopped taking new orders a year or two ago. They're up the creek now aren't they? (unless they grant you good access to good hunting) LOL. I hope they learn a lesson from using poor judgment! BTW, how's my 2006 order coming?
I tend to agree, but on the otherhand, knives were made to be used, when they get used they get dull, then they need to be sharpened. When a knife gets used alot, it gets dull alot and needs to be sharpened alot. Got me sittin on the fence on that one.
Rick, I know both of your brothers and would have thought more of either of them than to abuse a working tool with such reckless abandon. I would have figured that they would have taken better care of their possessions for one, and been proactive and smart enough to request a re-blade long before now. They should have gotten on your re-blade list before you stopped taking new orders a year or two ago. They're up the creek now aren't they? (unless they grant you good access to good hunting) LOL. I hope they learn a lesson from using poor judgment! BTW, how's my 2006 order coming?
As you have known the bloodline for several decades. Knives and Hart barrels are consumable items. Looking forward to slaying mult wapiti and lapping a knives together.
Roy you use it up and I'll replace to fold's. I'm trying to wear a Bose out currently. Last weekend me and the girls put up 50+ quarts of fish. My girls don't know they ain't boys.
Rick after showing Bryce those young ladies hard at work he is now pretty excited about spending his entire summer vacation at your place this year if it's still ok with you & Barbara. He needs a break from constantly being in detention at school anyway and he's been making lots of comments about Oklahoma having so many cute girls. Nothing to worry about though, he's just a harmless 14 year old and a curious little fellow I guess. Summer is almost here. Just kidding, it's nice to watch your young ladies growing up. Great Picture!
Rick after showing Bryce those young ladies hard at work he is now pretty excited about spending his entire summer vacation at your place this year if it's still ok with you & Barbara. He needs a break from constantly being in detention at school anyway and he's been making lots of comments about Oklahoma having so many cute girls. Nothing to worry about though, he's just a harmless 14 year old and a curious little fellow I guess. Summer is almost here. Just kidding, it's nice to watch your young ladies growing up. Great Picture!
send him up and I'll send Rocky down. I figure your twins are coming home for the summer.
Need to bring Arlis next month. We are going to get all the kids at fish camp. I'll be home in the next 10 days. The snakes are sunning. Rj said u were coming
Damn...! That thing is beautiful. I don't know if I've ever met anyone in my whole life that was as good at what they do as you are at making knives. Damn...!
� But I've been in Rick's shop more than a few times. Only kidding of course. That knife is fantastic. That guy can make some incredible knives. That one looks to be one helluva workhorse.
I blew my heat treat oven up Friday. Had a few treated blanks set aside for such situations. Hopefully mid week I will have replacement parts or a new one on its way. Folder making with resume. Big drop/Sambar Stag Thread Finn/Jigged black micarta
Rick made this knife for me. I consider this a no nonsense folding hunter. The "Western" pattern drop point,Rick made a few small changes to the frame & blade. It is a serious folder,real heavy duty feel to it . I like the way Rick's green linen micarta comes out with this low satin finish. 4.25" knife,about as big as I can go in my watch pocket. Screaming sharp grind
Vince it looks like we share the same tastes. Lol. Here is one I got from you. They look very similar. Rick does a great job with these. I really like the western pattern and have another in Carbon Fiber.
Vince it looks like we share the same tastes. Lol. Here is one I got from you. They look very similar. Rick does a great job with these. I really like the western pattern and have another in Carbon Fiber.
Reno
That will be my next folder purchase! Think I will go with green canvas micarta to be a bit different but overwise everything else is just about perfect to my eye.
Vince it looks like we share the same tastes. Lol. Here is one I got from you. They look very similar. Rick does a great job with these. I really like the western pattern and have another in Carbon Fiber.
Reno
That will be my next folder purchase! Think I will go with green canvas micarta to be a bit different but overwise everything else is just about perfect to my eye.
It is green linen micarta MOGC. The pic just makes it look darker. I need to do some outside pics of some of them.
The two I have both came from Vince. It is an awesome pattern and makes for a great working knife. Not much a guy can't do with the Western pattern. If I was you MOGC I'd be gettin ahold of Vince and getting your name in the books. You won't be disappointed in it.
It's a sweet pattern. The first time I saw it here on a knife you made that Vince had, it was referred to as the 'Western Trapper'. It's been one of my favorites in a folder ever since then.
I sent both to the same person. If I get back either or both back Ill send them your way. They are one of the hardest single blade to make. Spring has to work in two direction and double pull is interesting to do. Thanks
Originally Posted by jwill350
I really like those coke bottles. 3 5/8? Are they available?
Saw that layin on the bench last nite. You were passed out recouping from the all nite beaver hunt. Started to leave my Case trapper in its place, sometimes its hard to be an honest man. Pitcures dont do it justice, that is one amazing knife.
Rick, Without sounding like a complete kiss ass, I'm continually amazed with your stuff. Thanks for posting. Love the lines, the colors and the uniqueness. The skill to create that is incomprehensible to me...
Rick, Without sounding like a complete kiss ass, I'm continually amazed with your stuff. Thanks for posting. Love the lines, the colors and the uniqueness. The skill to create that is incomprehensible to me...
Most anybody can make a knife if they keep after it. I have made lots of mistakes to learn from. Thanks Rick Menefee
How long is the waiting list to have a fixed blade knife made out of that A2 steel Rick? Vince, this steel is screaming for a group buy! Would suggest a Kydex sheath combo. If T. Bose likes the steel, and Rick likes it too, that puts it in the "need" category for me. LOL
Middle top folder with Yellow micarta or Westinghouse and a deeper nail nick in A2 would suit me fine. Not sure I even need that shield thingamajigger.
I agree Danny. The way he contours handles I swear it's almost like he is using my hands as a mold. Lol. They fit and feel amazing.
Ricks talent is unbelievable when he puts this stuff out. I'd like to watch him make one someday. It has to be amazing to watch him freehand all his grinds and make them perfect!!
That Lion Tamer is pretty sweet Vince. Make someone a nice hunting camp/do all knife. Not much more a guy could want there.
Thanks Fella's . That Lion Tamer is for a friend of mine who hikes where there are too many mtn. lions & he wanted a back up for his side arm. I think the blade is in the 6" range total & that knife is close to a foot long is my guess.
This one went out today & I gotta say Rick is running peak performance
That Lion Tamer is for a friend of mine who hikes where there are too many mtn. lions & he wanted a back up for his side arm.
laffin'
Lions kill by stealth. Unless he hikes with a gun in one hand and/or a knife in the other...they won't do him much good if a big one gets on him. With a big lion biting down at the base of his skull or on his throat...he won't be able to draw his knife or his gun. He'll be dinner.
One of my favorite designs in a folder, especially without a bolster. And I agree with you Vince...Rick's running at peak performance. He makes the best knives I know of.
That Lion Tamer is for a friend of mine who hikes where there are too many mtn. lions & he wanted a back up for his side arm.
laffin'
Lions kill by stealth. Unless he hikes with a gun in one hand and/or a knife in the other...they won't do him much good if a big one gets on him. With a big lion biting down at the base of his skull or on his throat...he won't be able to draw his knife or his gun. He'll be dinner.
Still a fantastic knife. I love it.
Danny I told him I hoped he never has to use it. I think,if not for nuthin' , it'll make him feel more secure on the trail.
All good stuff coming out of Blanchard, but the Lanny's Clip catches my eye. Been thinking about selling a kidney so that I could buy another knife, but I would have to check the lead time on Rick's books before I sell it. LOL Nice work Rick.
Thanks Fella's . That Lion Tamer is for a friend of mine who hikes where there are too many mtn. lions & he wanted a back up for his side arm. I think the blade is in the 6" range total & that knife is close to a foot long is my guess.
This one went out today & I gotta say Rick is running peak performance
This is going to a friend in Texas. If he likes it. Semi skinner 3/16 A-2. I don't use this stock that often because its twice the grinding. On a 8 inch knife that has a distal taper from both ends. The knife will work for u (weight forward). Vintage black crosscut micarta.
Whoa...! That knife's got some fine lines. Hard to imagine a knife gettin' much better lookin' than that one is. That thicker, etched A-2 looks especially good on that one. Awesome knife. Love the sheath too.
I kinda' like that one Rick. How good does a funny looking football shaped knife like that cut? Or is it one of those knives made for sticking in a boot?
I bet that knive will melt into your hand. With Ricks grind just point it at a deer and it'll jump out of its.skin. it just looks like a cutter that means business.
Whoa...! That knife's got some fine lines. Hard to imagine a knife gettin' much better lookin' than that one is. That thicker, etched A-2 looks especially good on that one. Awesome knife. Love the sheath too.
Wow,
Imagine my surprise when I opened up the thread.
First thing came to mind is "I've seen that knife before"
In fact it was sitting right next to me as I started to type this........
I do love me some Menefees
Kinda gone off the deep end on those this past year.
I have the pleasure of gabbing with RBM from time to time and have expressed my love of Black Micarta, left hand cross draw sheaths and the semi-skinner blade pattern.
Well what do you know. One came together.
After some steel wool and Flitz it ain't so black.
I may have screwed the pooch, but I ain't sending it back.
Rick that is simply amazing!! From the knife to the swamp Cyprus. Both pieces of art. Think of the things that wood has lived through and what has happened since it died. An amazing piece of history on an amazing knife. Truly outstanding on every level. Great work guys!!
Well that JB hunter above with the yellow micarta came in the mail yesterday. Very, very nice and attractive knife. The fit and finish is awesome, just seems to fit my grip. The sheath fits nice and tight. I like it so much I put it on my bed side table, nearly slept with it.
Very nice Rick. Love your work and the newer patterns. The Lannys Clip is a fantastic pattern IMO. Digging the CF with blue liners also.
BUT, I gotta ask---what's with the A2? I am both kinda shocked BUT very pleasantly surprised to see you offering it. The stuff will flat out cut IME. I like it slightly darkened also, which is very easy to do. It gets darker than D2 which turns more gray. It also does it faster. The A2 looks like more of a natural patina or stonewash. The D2 looks more like a bead blast almost.
Love the skinners also. I have been contemplating a small skinner/nessmuk type to go with my A2 Bark River Gunny and Canadian.....
Forgot to add---digging the bent gunstock knife as well, Rick.
Not sure how you "blacken" your knives, but I have a tried and true surefire method that is fast and easy and will produce extremely consistent results from very light to very dark, or anything in between. PM me if you may be interested.....
Very nice Rick. Love your work and the newer patterns. The Lannys Clip is a fantastic pattern IMO. Digging the CF with blue liners also.
BUT, I gotta ask---what's with the A2? I am both kinda shocked BUT very pleasantly surprised to see you offering it. The stuff will flat out cut IME. I like it slightly darkened also, which is very easy to do. It gets darker than D2 which turns more gray. It also does it faster. The A2 looks like more of a natural patina or stonewash. The D2 looks more like a bead blast almost.
Love the skinners also. I have been contemplating a small skinner/nessmuk type to go with my A2 Bark River Gunny and Canadian.....
First time I used the material it was a regrind on bark river and I liked it. Its one of the few carbon steel's which air harden. Which means the maker has very good control of heat treat. I use Starrett so you know its high grade american stock.
I kinda' like that one Rick. How good does a funny looking football shaped knife like that cut? Or is it one of those knives made for sticking in a boot?
very hand friendly. I suspect a maker could find the hafting material for some trade.
Whoa...! That knife's got some fine lines. Hard to imagine a knife gettin' much better lookin' than that one is. That thicker, etched A-2 looks especially good on that one. Awesome knife. Love the sheath too.
Wow,
Imagine my surprise when I opened up the thread.
First thing came to mind is "I've seen that knife before"
In fact it was sitting right next to me as I started to type this........
I do love me some Menefees
Kinda gone off the deep end on those this past year.
I have the pleasure of gabbing with RBM from time to time and have expressed my love of Black Micarta, left hand cross draw sheaths and the semi-skinner blade pattern.
Well what do you know. One came together.
After some steel wool and Flitz it ain't so black.
I may have screwed the pooch, but I ain't sending it back.
Gee I made the second from the east for you. If the holster is a screw up send it back. I'll get a lefty and be forced to used the other myself Looks like you have had some successful hunts as for knives.
Gee I made the second from the east for you. If the holster is a screw up send it back. I'll get a lefty and be forced to used the other myself Looks like you have had some successful hunts as for knives.
Yes sir, thanks to Vince M. I've had some luck.
Now in regards to the holster. It's perfect.
Ya gotta remember I think like a lefty.
Here's how I prefer to carry. Pistol on my left behind the point of my hip bone.
Fixed blade knife on the right between my hip bone and pants button. I like to have the blade cross draw and edge down. Easy to access with my left hand and if I'm sitting the sheath don't interfere. That to me is left hand cross-draw.
Gee I made the second from the east for you. If the holster is a screw up send it back. I'll get a lefty and be forced to used the other myself Looks like you have had some successful hunts as for knives.
Yes sir, thanks to Vince M. I've had some luck.
Now in regards to the holster. It's perfect.
Ya gotta remember I think like a lefty.
Here's how I prefer to carry. Pistol on my left behind the point of my hip bone.
Fixed blade knife on the right between my hip bone and pants button. I like to have the blade cross draw and edge down. Easy to access with my left hand and if I'm sitting the sheath don't interfere. That to me is left hand cross-draw.
My all time favorite is the 41 Rem. Mag. But 44 Special, 10mm Mag, 45 ACP and 40 S&W work pretty good also.
From time to time I end up tracking hoglets I've shot that are not DRT. Usually it's at night after dark with a flashlight in one hand, a pistol in another either hunkered down or on my hands and knees following a blood trail through juniper, over rocks and through cat claw and cactus. I've come to like having a bunch of "freinds" accompany me.
I know he don't look very big, but that is 190 lbs of FUGLY. Even though I'm 5'8" and 195, I think he could take me unless I had an advantage.
I�ve kinda graduated to the 10MM
For years my EDC in town and at the lease was a Glock 36. I figured 7 rounds of 230 gr. hardball ought to work just fine.
However after putting 7 in the porker pictured below over a space of 5 paces or so, and having this hoglet drop at my feet while I was pulling on an empty chamber, I decided that 15 rounds or there abouts, was not out of the question.
The boy in the picture had shot this dude at 120 yds with a 243 Win., and he ran. I saw where he ran into the brush and was showing the young man how to track. Don�t know what I was thinking taking him in the bush with me, but we get about 50 yds in and the hog charges us. I push the kid out of the way and the hog runs between my legs and knock me over. Luckily he didn�t hook me or come back after me. I got up and I went on in after him. When I found him again he charged again. This time I was ready with my pistol in my hand. That was the moment when I decided I wanted about a dozen more "friends".
So for the next 5 years or so I carried the model 35 long slide.
I got a deal I couldn�t pass up a while back on the model 20SF and now it is my EDC/hog thumper when I�m at my lease.
you think when you have lived to be 63 you know who you are, then along comes someone and blows it all to the dickens.............
An old cowboy sat down at the Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee.
As he sat sipping his coffee, a young woman sat down next to him.
She turned to the cowboy and asked, 'Are you a real cowboy?'
He replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life breaking colts, working cows, going to rodeos, fixing fences, pulling calves, bailing hay, doctoring calves, cleaning my barn, fixing flats, working on tractors, and feeding my dogs, so I guess I am a cowboy.'
She said, 'I'm a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about naked women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about naked women. When I shower, I think about naked women. When I watch TV, I think about naked women. It seems everything makes me think of naked women.
The two sat sipping in silence.*
A little while later, a man sat down on the other side of the old cowboy and asked, 'Are you a real cowboy?'
He replied, 'I always thought I was, but I just found out I'm a lesbian.
Well all my life I thought I was a "user" not a collector.....
But between Rick and Vince I'm about to change my mind!!!!!!
A "deep throat" filet, a Linda Lovelace Loveless Skinner, and a Ho Li Fok Tanto
That is an amazing knife a real pita to grind the swedge on that thimg.alone takes nothimg less than the masters touch. Easy to loose some skin on that one.
Years ago I had a machine shop, with Landis tangential threading machines. I could thread and bend round bar up to 4" diameter.
Ground the "chasers" on an 8" grinder. Some thirty years later I still have the remnants of a "V" in my right thumb where it got caught between the guard and the wheel.
Now that's way out there Rick. Not many makers will attempt to grind one so long and thin with a distal taper. Only the undivided attention of a master bladesmith is capable of producing this kind of knife. Phil Wilson is the only maker that comes to mind that could grind one such as this. Perhaps there's others that I don't know of yet but I assure you that the list is short. One flinch and it's ruined! Great job. Guys, there's more quality quality knife maker's in Oklahoma than anywhere I know of. Hats off to all of you.
You nailed it on this one man! I can't believe how smooth it opens and how it snaps into center position & open position. It is so unbelievably thin it's ridiculous! I've had it in my pocket ever since I put it in my hands & it rides exceptionally well ... don't even know it's there. And to be honest, that's my biggest fear with pocket knives/folders. Over the Top in quality and craftsmanship!
Something I have never done. Flat ground hunting knife .090 cpm154 full tang / midlife crisis maybe? 2 cryo-4 tempers = proofed @59Rc Going to the class for sale.
Touch it on that disc after most of your grind. While still using the 50 or 60 grit. You will find out how really flat it is. I asked about the disc because every time that belt goes over that platten that joint will make it different. A disc is truly the only flat ground way.
Only difference it's twice as fast. Thin material with high grind height is made for flat grinders. Never made many hunters with 3/32 because you run out of material hollow grinding.
Originally Posted by mike_e_miller
Touch it on that disc after most of your grind. While still using the 50 or 60 grit. You will find out how really flat it is. I asked about the disc because every time that belt goes over that platten that joint will make it different. A disc is truly the only flat ground way.
I figure that's why you don't see many as ground finishes. I had no ripples thus far so all have been 400grit polished.
I don't think with thin material and high grinds it has a disadvantage. You get into 1/8 material with under 3/4 grind. Your removing more material behind the bur after you used the knife much. I seldom use much under .140 because I like the look and feel of distal tapers from both ends.
The time thing must make sense. Over at that As Real as it Gets place I saw a list of something like 30-40 names for a single group buy. I think they all got together and decided on one model with carbon fiber scales so I'm sure that made it easier on Gene's brain anyway.
Time for me is my grinder. I have a machine that runs very fast. When I flip the switch the dog leaves the shop. It's what I taper tangs on. It would take a finger off before you new you had a problem. My hollow grinding sanders are not set up like that.
I know Gene has a great following, but when I look at his site, so many of his knives look so similar. Almost like drop points with slight length differences, semi skinners and a couple of B&T and one or two old balls. I've looked for quite some time at your knives here especially the WIP pics and it looks like you have a thousand different fixed blade patterns.
Bottom or east is the NKCA Jerry Bodner Donation knife. Will be auctioned Aug 9.
Chit, I just went weak in the knees and got light headed. When my head bounced off the floor I realized I just passed out. I gathered myself together and peaked again, yep they're real! Oh my...
Just posted this one in the classified hand friendly Boner RL=http://s472.photobucket.com/user/rickmenefee/media/2007-01-17223427_zps9602b4a2.jpg.html][/URL]
This drop point has blue & black ,it's G-10 I think but anyhow it is a flat ground blade by Rick. The distal taper out to the point is fantastic. Razor like grind. Rick you did an amazing job on this little knife. I'm thinking this'll be the one I take opening day this year. We're hunting a new area this year,one of the fella's I hunt with bought a place , we're all really excited. I know the area a little for fishing,just never hunted there.
Secure your hunting knife now guys. As we get closer to the season,all these makers we know,well they hunt too, so availability changes.
I'm pacing at night. I started setting cameras last week. Two months until the best 4 months of the year is coming. Looks to be I'm going to make it to another
You mighta snagged one of the finest out of Vince's collection right there. Ricky doesn't make those very often and they are truly spectacular when he does.
Sweet unit, GDUB. Rick's boner gets around. I just grabbed it recently, with 3 fingers. If I ever get a good pic of it I will post it here if porn is allowed.
Sweet unit, GDUB. Rick's boner gets around. I just grabbed it recently, with 3 fingers. If I ever get a good pic of it I will post it here if porn is allowed.
'Slave,
I figure, pretty much,we're all basement dwellers at heart.
I knew you'd regret selling that one, but Geedubya is the man to own it if you had to let it go...
Dale
There's no regret. It is ,though , that I know it is hard to replace . GW says he's gonna use it & honestly that's what it's built for, as nice a "show piece' as it is.
When I say I was sad,it's like an old friend saying goodbye after a visit.
Most knives I use daily are pocket knives,they see no hard use. But I order knives from makers with 5+ year wait with shadow style micarta handles. This insures I'll carry & use.
I can picture GW on his lease eating some fresh roasted pig with that knife,carving it up for his guests on a hunt. I'm real glad he moved in on it ,first thing I told Menefee. I'll see more similar to it in my days,I'm sure.
Thanks for the kind words guys. Don 't think i would be betraying a confidence in saying that I told Vince at the outset, that if he ever wanted it back, just let me know.
Geedubya & Vince are both men of truth & honor. Glad to see these latest transactions as well as them sharing the pictures with us. Recently, Geedubya unselfishly sacrificed a treasured Menefee to place it in the hands of a grateful gentleman that had a personal connection to the knife. Vince jumped through hoops to make it all happen. The kicker is that neither of them even knew the guy, but they both knew it was the right thing to do. Congrats on your many Menefee's Geedubya, and hats off to Vince for always doing the right thing. Thumbs up to both of you from "The Swamp"! And Rick, keep building them right. With over a million hits on this forum alone you didn't get there by accident my friend.
Rick did a 3 finger for me with a special request for some Idaho elk bone I sent him, applied. My pics suck, but I couldn't be happier. If you have any better pics Rick feel free to post them up.... and thanks so much for a great tool that I will bloody this fall.
Wow! And to think that I offered to trade the best gring on a three finger that I've ever seen last week that had those same old hard to find & grind scales with red liners and a severely tapered tang with a parson's sheath. Glad I turned down a rediculous counter offer. Wish Rick had more of those old school scale. Those last two knives are very nicely done. Be on the lookout, It's almost time for bloody pictures of steaming gut piles again. Fall is near! Temps in the swamp have dropped to the mid 90's & humidity is down to 98%. LOL
Fall is near! Temps in the swamp have dropped to the mid 90's & humidity is down to 98%. LOL
Brrr^^^^ time to break out the wool underbritches.
Yup,
bout the same here.
Did get in a couple new Menefee's.
This one came in from Reno yesterday evening.
Got home, set up the sprinkler for my 5 year old grandson, grabbed a brewski and a smoke and put it to work. Who needs a trimmer when ya' got one of RBM's blades. LOL
And about 10 minutes later.......
I have a feelin' that this one is gonna get used a lot.
Fall is near! Temps in the swamp have dropped to the mid 90's & humidity is down to 98%. LOL
Brrr^^^^ time to break out the wool underbritches.
Yup,
bout the same here.
Did get in a couple new Menefee's.
This one came in from Reno yesterday evening.
Got home, set up the sprinkler for my 5 year old grandson, grabbed a brewski and a smoke and put it to work. Who needs a trimmer when ya' got one of RBM's blades. LOL
And about 10 minutes later.......
I have a feelin' that this one is gonna get used a lot.
Best,....... and log ashes.
GWB
My favorite Menefee to date and that's saying something because I love em all!
I got to coon-finger that knife when it was being made. I'm sure Dale Howe will recognize it too. It's incredible...the amount of work that goes into these really good knives. Starting out with the rough materials that they do...and then turning them into a knife such as the one that GWB just posted...shows what true artisans and craftsmen these guys really are...!
I got to coon-finger that knife when it was being made. I'm sure Dale Howe will recognize it too. It's incredible...the amount of work that goes into these really good knives. Starting out with the rough materials that they do...and then turning them into a knife such as the one that GWB just posted...shows what true artisans and craftsmen these guys really are...!
You and Rod Stewart......... some guys have all the luck
Well since the cat knife is out of the bag, here is the second (actually the first chronologically) in stag....
and just to prove ol' Ricky Bob don't do anything "Badley) here's the flip side........
Guys I have a nice selection listed here & on my site . Get 'em now for hunting,don't miss. There may not be available knives as we get closer to hunting.
Fall is near! Temps in the swamp have dropped to the mid 90's & humidity is down to 98%. LOL
Brrr^^^^ time to break out the wool underbritches.
Yup,
bout the same here.
Did get in a couple new Menefee's.
This one came in from Reno yesterday evening.
Got home, set up the sprinkler for my 5 year old grandson, grabbed a brewski and a smoke and put it to work. Who needs a trimmer when ya' got one of RBM's blades. LOL
And about 10 minutes later.......
I have a feelin' that this one is gonna get used a lot.
Opening day of Bow season here in KY Buddy shot a buck and brought it over to skin and cape
Got the Menefee Skinner all bloody This knife is awesome I like the tapered tang and the "weight forward" feel. Makes the knife work for you. Cleaned it up, hit it a couple times on strop and it's still hair poppin sharp. Now that's what I'm talking about.
I have the pleasure from time to time conversing with a fellow from Oklahoma who happens to make knives when he ain't killin' coyotes and other vermin. Ricky Bob Menefee is his handle. We were talkin' the other nite. He may have had a beverage or two and he didn't like the way one of his knives was shaping up. He said it was FUBAR. I said what the hey, do what you can to save it and send it my way. I've a number of his blades and not one is a slacker.
Well, I got it in yesterday. I'm calling it the FUBAB, (Friggin Unbelievably Bad Azz Blade).
I am making jerky to take with me to the lease this weekend. Got a couple Oregon guys coming up and wanted to show them some Texas hospitality.
I don't usually like big knives, but this one is amazing.
Excalibur was called "the singing sword". It was made from a skystone that fell to earth. It took a lifetime to get right. The metal was so pure and the shape so fine that when tapped on an anvil it sung. I swear I could hear this magical blade humming a tune when gliding almost effortlessly through a tenderloin.
Best,
GWB
PS: The smaller buckeye burl knife in the background of the first pix is one of Rocky Menefee's creations. I figure it's a family tradition. Taking several of Rocky's with me this weekend to give them a try.
I really like that one Gee. It looks like it would be a very handy knife around the kitchen and camp site. May even be able to stick a pig or two with that one!! Lol.
That my friend is a very nice design. Great work Rick.
I finished out that big knife for Gw. After looking if over I noticed one of the pins had a half moon in the bolster. I knocked the handle and bolsters off and started over. I told Gw I needed the practice anyway. Just half a day flushed down the toilet to make it right.
I finished out that big knife for Gw. After looking if over I noticed one of the pins had a half moon in the bolster. I knocked the handle and bolsters off and started over. I told Gw I needed the practice anyway. Just half a day flushed down the toilet to make it right.
I like that blade profile. That knife would see a lot of use.
The boner you made has been seeing more use than any knife I own. Even my Randall.
Here's a look at something a little different. This is a fixed blade version of a folding hunter ,the " Yukon Hunter "
and this is a shadow style ( no bolster) version of an old Remington jack knife. Early American design of the English swayback frame,with a sheep foot blade in it,sometimes this style sheepfoot is called a "rope" blade. When they taper from the tang getting wider at the tip,like this one. Knife has ss blade & spring & A-2 steel liners. Stout work horse folder.3-5/8" closed size
I received a Badley from Rick recently, exactly as I requested and absolutely stunning. I also picked up a Reno that should be here in a day or so, not matching the Badley but what the heck, I think the two will make a great pair.
Never thought I'd say it but after getting to check one out I might like that JB better than the Bose pattern. Either one is great. Preference I guess ,but when in doubt,get two. Shelf life on these goes for ever
The Reno arrived yesterday, I think this a good match of colors and blade style. I believe the Reno would fit my hand better without the sculpted scales but they are unique for sure.
About 10days ago got a very special one� the wife had said we didn�t need another �but whatever, if you want it�.� OAL 7.25�, handle 4�, cutting edge 2.75�, don�t know the other specs. It wasn�t exactly what I thought I wanted but� turns out it�s a great fit for both of us, the handles feel good, look good, and will even look better when they season and match the others.
In spite of ignoring the infamous-wife �whatever� red flag, in 44yrs I have learned a thing or two, like: not mentioning how much it cost or that today is the first day in the last 10 that she has NOT used it.
Another great job Rick, thanks� but just so you�ll know, this one REALLY IS PERFECT. (It�s also great to know that someone like Shrapnel will never have anything this good.)
A friend and I were having a discussion the other day. He has quite a collection of knives. I have shown him a few that have followed me home over the last year or so. He informed me that I was a collector, and that I just didn't know it yet.
I said no, I'm a user.
He sez to me, Geedub, how many knives can you use?
Nobody's pictures do his knives justice...not even if the pics were taken by a professional photographer. He's as good at making knives as a heart surgeon is at operating on hearts. That's a fantastic Lanny's Clip.
Nobody's pictures do his knives justice...not even if the pics were taken by a professional photographer. He's as good at making knives as a heart surgeon is at operating on hearts. That's a fantastic Lanny's Clip.
I agree totally, I can't wrap my mind around how skilled this man is at his craft. It's a joy to own these working pieces of art.
That's about as clean and defined as a Lanny's can get. Graceful is the word that comes to mind for me. Rick is one of only a handful of makers that can make any style of kitchen, fillet, skinner, and camp knife, yet be able to raise the ante to top shelf slip joints at will. His little brother is following in his footsteps too. I believe that GWB will attest to the functionality and edge retention for all Menefee knives. Perfecto heat treat, temper, and cryo goes in to ALL of their knives. You typically get more than you pay for when you purchase a Menefee. The users that know what goes on behind the scenes appreciate their effort each and every time the cuttin' is done. Congratulations on possessing such a beautiful knife!
Got a Menefee for the boy, he takes possession opening morning of the youth season here Thursday. Hope to post some pics of it having been put to use! I gotta say, after having seen Travis's Boner that he'd made I knew it'd be nice, but wow, it still blew my socks off with the detail and finish.
Gave my son his Menefee this morning before we went afield for the deer opener. Happy kid don't even begin to describe it. Everytime we sat down today he had the thing out looking at it. Sometimes you wonder if the kids really appreciate gifts and stuff. This particular time there's no wondering.
Thanks gentlemen! I don't have much that I'd consider "heirloom" quality, but I do believe this knife fits the bill. So long as he can manage not to lose it, it should serve him well for many years.
Oh, and it got wet today.
Now it's about to skin the smelly bastard out and cape him too I suppose. Phoucin whipped, but it's not very cold here tonight.
Thanks gentlemen! I don't have much that I'd consider "heirloom" quality, but I do believe this knife fits the bill. So long as he can manage not to lose it, it should serve him well for many years.
Oh, and it got wet today.
Now it's about to skin the smelly bastard out and cape him too I suppose. Phoucin whipped, but it's not very cold here tonight.
Gies340, You tie up some great lanyards. I switch them around back and forth on a whim, I'll probably put one of those short fob type lanyards on this knife next. I like the cord you use because it doesn't soak up with blood and washes out easily when you clean the knife. Thanks again!
SLM, This is a semi-skinner that Vince and Rick put together for a group buy here at the 'Fire. I recently bought this knife from our classifieds from the original owner who was lucky enough to get in the group buy. It is CPM-154 steel, mine has green canvas micarta, tapered tang, swedges on the blade, red liners and stainless pins and lanyard hole. I think the blade is 3.25" and has a Parsons fitted sheath. The handle fits my hand like it was cast from a mold, just a perfect feeling for me. It looked new when I bought it, don't know if the original owner used it but I promise you it is bloody this hunting season!
That goat horn is beautiful and I'd love one myself, but I'm just worried about that stuff cracking (and no not from a fall on a basement floor all you wise assess)
This is my good friend Kelby Kemp with my buck. He actually spotted this deer the first time and by a stroke of luck it was on a piece of ground owned by a relative of a fellow 24HCF member so I was able to gain access to his land.
That goat horn is beautiful and I'd love one myself, but I'm just worried about that stuff cracking (and no not from a fall on a basement floor all you wise assess)
Roy you gotta get it cracked on the tusk, au natural. That is character built in. Guy bought it up,right away. Some guys like that kinda stuff
Nice one Jason! Got my semi-skinner bloody again last weekend. My son killed a small buck with his bow and I used my Menefee to peel the hide. No pictures because we were in a hurry, it was over 80* last weekend. Today a week later it is 26*...
Nice one Jason! Got my semi-skinner bloody again last weekend. My son killed a small buck with his bow and I used my Menefee to peel the hide. No pictures because we were in a hurry, it was over 80* last weekend. Today a week later it is 26*...
Nice one Jason! Got my semi-skinner bloody again last weekend. My son killed a small buck with his bow and I used my Menefee to peel the hide. No pictures because we were in a hurry, it was over 80* last weekend. Today a week later it is 26*...
Sounds like Oklahoma
Missouri Ozark's... That time of year, hope it settles in a cool weather pattern now. Best bowhunting is right now and our gun season opener is two weeks from today.
One would think that would be easy to answer. My wife and friends get somewhat perturbed as they almost never get a yes/no or short answer from me.
Between 2003 and the last few months my daily carry was a full auto Boker Top Lock. I've recently misplaced it and have not replaced it.
On any given day I may open mail, carboard boxes, repair electrical wiring, put up meat from a recent hunt, make jerky, vein shrimp and trim cigars. I enjoy having the right tool for the job.
So,when it comes to the knives pictured above.........
IIRC you and I first spoke about two years ago just before deer season. We discussed what I liked in a knife. My orientation was in regards to skinning knives. To date I've only one custom folder.
This was the result of that conversation........
I've used on a number of animals
including turkey
This little swayback gets a good deal of use as I slip in the utility pocket on my right leg when I'm wearing carpenter jeans. Works great for everything from opening boxes to veining shrimp.
The FUBAB is a magical blade.
everything it bites bleeds, including me. One can feel along the side of he blade and get cut. It is truly scary sharp.
I've only owned this one a short while and it made short work of this hoglet. I believe I mentioned to you last week how much I liked how it felt in the hand and how it cut. Beautiful fluff. I like the texture of the ram's horn so much that I'm having a couple more made.
However, with my orientation being on skinning, if there was such thing as a "go to" blade it would have to be this one.
I've used it on well over a dozen critters and have yet to sharpen it. I thought I was a D2 fan. I've found a new love with A2. I find myself reaching for it more and more.
Me too. Haven't seen too many with lines that can even compare to this one. Only two others could sit next to it IMO...those would be David Winston's Model 60 and Al Alexander's Bartahatchie Skinner with a lot of belly in it. Rick's skinner above is absolutely a beautiful knife.
Last for today due to light. Bose skinner Fossilized Walrus Ivory SLM Fossilized Walrus Wee Wee Also Gies340 made all the lanyards of today besides the Badleys.
Dude, all those knives you posted up today are flat-a$$ knockouts. I don't think ANYBODY does better work when it comes to handmade knives...! Well done brother.
Last for today due to light. Bose skinner Fossilized Walrus Ivory SLM Fossilized Walrus Wee Wee Also Gies340 made all the lanyards of today besides the Badleys.
Last for today due to light. Bose skinner Fossilized Walrus Ivory SLM Fossilized Walrus Wee Wee Also Gies340 made all the lanyards of today besides the Badleys.
Wow! Rick, that may be the finest set of fixed blades you ever made. Piggy back Parson's sheath with different tooling for different Walrus parts. Sneaky slick right there. Thanks for sharing the photo's. I have not seen such large walrus scales of that quality in a very long time. Can't help but to tip my hat to Jason for those lanyards as well. Two perfectionist's IMO. And also, who ever gets one of those Jim Layton sheaths needs to treasure it. His waiting list is long, but worth the wait. Gotta' love his old school work. Nice job indeed Gentlemen.
700,hart Barrel, McMillan, Diavari scope,6-47 Built by the Accuracy shop My girls have pretty much took it over as their own. I love it. I'll be getting another.
Thank you Danny that being said there are many good makers.
Originally Posted by antlers
Dude, all those knives you posted up today are flat-a$$ knockouts. I don't think ANYBODY does better work when it comes to handmade knives...! Well done brother.
Last for today due to light. Bose skinner Fossilized Walrus Ivory SLM Fossilized Walrus Wee Wee Also Gies340 made all the lanyards of today besides the Badleys.
I received these knives last week and they were amazing as always. Pictures just don't do these knives justice. Besides, how many people can say they own a Menefee fossilized Walruss Wee Wee?
That's a good question. I'd like to have Rick build me a "Bird n' Squirrel" knife. Then later on a medium size boner of some sort that I can use in the field for deboning & quartering deer to throw in game bags for backpacking out of the hills and hollers.
That's a good question. I'd like to have Rick build me a "Bird n' Squirrel" knife. Then later on a medium size boner of some sort that I can use in the field for deboning & quartering deer to throw in game bags for backpacking out of the hills and hollers.
I thought it was hollers n hills ? not hills n hollers ??
Finally, a score! And I'm loving it, because one of my earlier customs from a now departed knife legend had "throbbin' blue veiner" as he put it, micarta scales like this one! Thanks, Rick.
Do luv that blue streak Micarta as well as the 16 bore size and shape.
here is mine.........
I stand to be corrected, but I do believe Rick calls this one his "lil dumpling"
I call it my WDBS (Walrus Dick Blue Streak) Boner.
I was kinda depressed at the time and Rick said I needed a pick-me-up. He inlaid a shield of petrified walrus penis. Said it would give the knife much "Ju-ju". It does throb when handled.
11-1/4" butcher with 1/8" 154 CM ss blade,tapered tang Cocobolo & red liners
I asked Parsons today to see if he can make a scabbard for it , so it is in the works
This one will be available FS.
top of the handle
bottom of the handle
I have one spec'd just like this knife. No sheath for me as it slices meat in the Kitchen. Good cutlery is part of our family dinners. Grab this while you can.
11-1/4" butcher with 1/8" 154 CM ss blade,tapered tang Cocobolo & red liners
I asked Parsons today to see if he can make a scabbard for it , so it is in the works
This one will be available FS.
top of the handle
bottom of the handle
I have one spec'd just like this knife. No sheath for me as it slices meat in the Kitchen. Good cutlery is part of our family dinners. Grab this while you can.
Very nice collection! I'll put this one through its paces and report back. I just might somehow be able to scrape up a couple of knives or three from other makers to compare it to. Like I said on the other thread, I'm excited..and not much horns me up in the knife world anymore after nearly 400 customs from nearly 100 makers over 30 years...
looks awsome, didn,t know you had it in ya. Although I'm not suprized. So now thequestion is, do you really have to wait for a full moon to heat treat. And how readily available is that African monkey piss. LOL
looks awsome, didn,t know you had it in ya. Although I'm not suprized. So now thequestion is, do you really have to wait for a full moon to heat treat. And how readily available is that African monkey piss. LOL
Rosary beads in the ass - facing north w/half moon. Texaco type A Quenching oil what I ran.
looks awsome, didn,t know you had it in ya. Although I'm not suprized. So now thequestion is, do you really have to wait for a full moon to heat treat. And how readily available is that African monkey piss. LOL
Rosary beads in the ass - facing north w/half moon. Texaco type A Quenching oil what I ran.
Missed you today Rick. Tough fishing, but Rusty got the job done. Rusty is starting to get the beg head, he had Melissa Bachman on the phone with him while we were on the boat. Guess she is coming down to fish some time soon.
From time to time I enjoy an Arturo Fuente "Short Story". It's my understanding that is Tom Selleck's favorite cigar. I've asked my my if it makes me resemble TS when I smoke one. She sez "absolutely not!".
However, bet TS ain't got a ram's horn 3 finger Menefee.
X-mas time forging was not even a thought. From then to know. Little giant power hammer, Hydraulic press in stage and breaking ground next month to enlarge shop. Go figure I like the look of them Hamon's.
Holy crap....that bottle of 101 Wild Turkey brings back some memories of a really bad night...or maybe a really good night....can't really remember which. I do remember I was smart enough to turn the keys over to the girlfriend and my buddy was layed out across the back rack of the 4 wheeler. Haven't been near the stuff since and that was 20 years ago.
I did wake up in the wrong state once. Long ago before my wife domesticated me.
Originally Posted by j_elky
Holy crap....that bottle of 101 Wild Turkey brings back some memories of a really bad night...or maybe a really good night....can't really remember which. I do remember I was smart enough to turn the keys over to the girlfriend and my buddy was layed out across the back rack of the 4 wheeler. Haven't been near the stuff since and that was 20 years ago.
101 proff is top shelf aiming fluid. Hones the skill of a marksman to a point that 1/2 mile shots without having to track game become routine. I'm not there yet, but the man with the hammer is! Nicely done Rick.
101 proff is top shelf aiming fluid. Hones the skill of a marksman to a point that 1/2 mile shots without having to track game become routine. I'm not there yet, but the man with the hammer is! Nicely done Rick.
Driving them is very easy when they're built to perfection. Were you come in. In the short life of the last - confendance is of a 16lb rail. Making bait to 5 is almost to easy. PS Stress free hung - .0001 runout - in the bed were its @ with all equals. Worth twice the cost and me or the young ones will never be behind anything but.
101 proff is top shelf aiming fluid. Hones the skill of a marksman to a point that 1/2 mile shots without having to track game become routine. I'm not there yet, but the man with the hammer is! Nicely done Rick.
Driving them is very easy when they're built to perfection. Were you come in. In the short life of the last - confendance is of a 16lb rail. Making bait to 5 is almost to easy. PS Stress free hung - .0001 runout - in the bed were its @ with all equals. Worth twice the cost and me or the young ones will never be behind anything but.
Not only a bladesmith, but a bard to boot.
A nod from on consummate professional to another.
Notwithstanding tales to the contrary by RBM, I can see that RJM is not the only cunning-linguist in the family.
At 63 I remind myself of the quote attributed to the actor, John Barrymore, that "a man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams". My goal is to remain a "professional small boy" and retain the sense of wonder and excitement exhibited by my now 6 yr. old grandson.
At 63 I remind myself of the quote attributed to the actor, John Barrymore, that "a man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams". My goal is to remain a "professional small boy" and retain the sense of wonder and excitement exhibited by my now 6 yr. old grandson.
Best,
GWB
Its funny, we teach our kids the best we can and hope we did ok. We celebrate their succes and mourn their failure. But then they turn aroun d a give us the best life lessons of all, grandkids.
I love that top one. Those 3 pins lined up like that and evenly spaced looks good. That's a sweet knife...thinkin' that one would be great in the kitchen.
One would be hard pressed to come up with a blade design that was more practical for all around use on deer/antelope/elk than the one pictured here. It's a beautiful knife too. Exquisite craftsmanship.
Very nice Rick. The stuff is called M3 Composite,you can Google it,there's a site on it with much info. I've had a few knives with it,seems to be very light weight ,as well.
Frame locks, slip joints, fixed blades, stainless, carbon, damascus, I think you may need a BIGGER shop. Where do you go next Big Giant Swords or the other way with broadhead?
I haven't seen him build an automatic yet, but I've already told him I'm first in line and I want stainless damascus. I think he might be getting bored.
Frame locks, slip joints, fixed blades, stainless, carbon, damascus, I think you may need a BIGGER shop. Where do you go next Big Giant Swords or the other way with broadhead?
Nice work. Just finished thread. May have to see GW collection. Tell me about model and scale on this knife. Also slim white handle one above and below it on pg 20. Thanks.
Yo' Brick. Nice knife and nice bird. I hear the weather in Norman has been suckin' recently. Ya' been gettin' through the storms OK...?
Knife and bird are a friend of mine's down at Waurika. He and I both had Rick make us a Loveless hunter, mine in orange G-10 and his in black and blue laminate.
I'm 30 miles or so north of Norman, so I'm well clear of any rough weather, though Ricky Bob Menefee is fairly close to the storm line.
On folders, my eyes always go to the handle details before the blade, grinds, etc.
If the shield inlay is clean/tight and no burn out or gaps around the pins, invariably it seems, the rest of the knife is done with the same level of craftsmanship.
Here is a picture of actual ancient walrus pecker. That'll make one heck of a key chain Rick. No this is not the ivory according to the museum. [img:center]http://[/img]
Rick...a long time back you sent me the pattern for your swedged hunter. I am just finishing it up now, should be done next week. Anyway, that little swedge don't look like much until you try to grind it and make it symmetrical. It is damn tough and to do it on that skinner with the big upsweep is real talent. Nicely done.
The neck knife saw lots of use last weekend. So light that you forger that its even there. The finger loop is the ticket. Very safe to deploy. A must have for fishermen.
I would love to do one. Unfortunately they're is not time this year. Maybe next summer I can do one. I would get with Vince. He has orders from many makers on several sites. This is how some of the fixed blade group buy's in the past has happened. My fish knives are starting at 375.00 with no tapered tang know. Next year I will be offering limited # of boners and fish knives w/ s90v, 3v Best Ricky
The neck knife saw lots of use last weekend. So light that you forger that its even there. The finger loop is the ticket. Very safe to deploy. A must have for fishermen.
I think these are one of the handiest knives I've made. These are being water-jet cut for me. I grind, heat treat and put a tumbled finish on them. If any one wants one let me know. I should have maybe 10 or so by the end of August early September. I'm doing 40 in a batch. Best 75.00 a guy could spend on a neck knife. Ps You and him got RJ and RW's grin....
This one is the cat's a$$. Rick made this for me one day when I was at his shop. Sharp as a razor. S30V. Dale Howell was there too, and he made the Kydex for me. This is always in my pack or my crag bag. Always. It's always with me when I'm out climbing or trekking. Always. It's been a helluva bunch of places with me and has been in a lot of rough a$$ country. Incredibly handy and useful, and takes up no room at all. Love it. I wouldn't take for it...! It means a lot to me too...!
Vince your collection with that butterscotch has got to be pretty impressive at this point. Not like it wasn't before but would you happen to have a current group shot?
Vince your collection with that butterscotch has got to be pretty impressive at this point. Not like it wasn't before but would you happen to have a current group shot?
Here ya' go Chris & All...
Leather by
Larry Parsons
Bottom Parer is a Tony Bose blade,Rick Menefee handle,all others are by Rick
So you can see how much the micarta darkens,the different shades tells how old they are. You can see the oldest is the boning( old school) & butcher,then the Chef,"Five Points Bowie",Santoku Proto,and Bose parer in that order.The obvious brand new " Humpback" fillet,in that order.
I'm going to get Rick to do a short run of those old school boning knives for me
Cleaver,roasting fork & cutlet flattener. These were re handled by Rick. They were some of my tools from back when I was a chef . I still am a chef ,just cookin' for way less people , and,I cook for our Boy Scout troop ,community service & fundraisers.
I could probably get one for you. PM me if you'd like Thanks
Hello Vince...how much and when?
JSTUART your PM box is turned off. My price on that is $485. with Parsons scabbard,basic wood or micarta. Includes shipping in the U.S. and Paypal fee's.
Time frame is what ever I can get Rick to work out,super busy man,with a lot of knife orders . Rick has never let me down on any custom build, but these days quoting delivery dates is very hard. I usually stay away from it but recently he offered a small batch to me,I filled half,so there may be a possibility of getting one or two more. I need the OK from Rick,first though. Thank you,-Vince
careful buying one of Ricks knives it a slippery slope! i bought this one then this one, then this one and this one then then one they will multiply on you, Ronnie
I really like these knives. I have never built any drop points I liked. I think they are perfect everyday carry knives. Ill due a small group buy maybe in Oct.
I really like these knives. I have never built any drop points I liked. I think they are perfect everyday carry knives. Ill due a small group buy maybe in Oct.
Rick, is that a variation on the Western Trapper? Kinda' looks like a Zulu Spear point. That knife looks like the perfect EDC. As always, fit, finish, & evenly contoured scales are as they should be. I'm not the biggest fan of swedges, but that knife is so tastfully done that it would be a must. Perfectly parrallel with the nail nick. Damn that's nice! Bottom line is, I want one too. Group buy Vince? If so, put me down on spot #1 in case I miss the posting that will sell out in minutes.
October is getting close. "Small" group buy is a loosely defined term. 10 sounds like a nice round number to work with though. LOL Lots of tedious work involved in producing such a product out of rough steel. Is that pattern about 4" closed? 154CM?
With that great textured handle, I could sure see that knife being put to great use boning a moose or deer, or on a fish.
Having had a sharp knife cut through a belt sheath and cut me decades ago when I fell, I can appreciate how that particular style puts double the stitching and lots of extra leather between the knife's edge and one's tender hide too!
Today, I always have one knife in my pocket, and carry a fixed-blade knife in my pack, but with that sheath I'd not worry about being cut even on my belt.
Hard to think of any way to improve on that knife OR sheath!
OK! I have to run now before the shops close, but I will be back on the computer tonight.
I have had lots of problems with PM's but they seem to have resumed working again and (as far as I know), I have got all the PM's sent to me in the past 6 weeks or so.
I have never owned a knife with A-2 blade steel. I've heard that it is a very tough steel, but will require some care. I like a knife that has a patina, so stains won't bother me at all. My guess is that Rick will likely run them pretty high HRC like he does most other steels. Please give us some feedback on how your A-2 knife performs compared to other steels. BTW, great looking knife/sheath combo.
It was epic trip. I very much enjoyed gee. Gee is welcome and invited to hunt with all three R's anytime. Never enough time but he got a taste of the plains we were raised. I figure he will be back if nothing else to whistle dogs. First I have hunted with Drum it was no different than one of my brothers. I'm sure it's a yearly or every other.
It was epic trip. I very much enjoyed gee. Gee is welcome and invited to hunt with all three R's anytime. Never enough time but he got a taste of the plains we were raised. I figure he will be back if nothing else to whistle dogs. First I have hunted with Drum it was no different than one of my brothers. I'm sure it's a yearly or every other.
Does a soul good to get away like that every so often.
I met Dale Atkerson on the way to Rick's coming up and picked up a sweet knife from him. Rick kept me up till almost 2:00 AM Friday morning. Then about 5 AM his Corgy decided I needed a wake up licking. From Rick's we went to Rocky's and met Kerry Patzkowski and uncle Steve and spent several hours there. That was a kick. That afternoon we drove over to Rusty's.......... We stopped by the liquor store to take on needed supplies and heard what an SOB the local game warden was. Wouldn't ya' know, that SOB turned out to be Ricks' bro' Rusty.
Must be some kind of Oklahoma salute. LOL
Rusty told me he was Rick's "big" brother? Guess that shows.
They decided to give me the nickel tour before dark.........
We ended up staying up most all nite talking knives, guns, hunting and critters
next day Rusty even took me out and showed me "The Airplane".........
then spotted some goats........
I had planned to come back through starting at Rusty's, then to Rocky's then Ricks but my wife called and said my daughter was having problems with her pregnancy (in-vitro twin boys) and she might have to have an emergency C-section at 31 weeks, and would I head home, so I loaded up early Saturday morning and drove the 15 hours back to Pearland.
I'll definitely be back, that's for sure. Hopefully I can make your acquaintence then.
I love that part of the state. I've hunted pronghorn around Capulin and south of there many times. There are a lot of ancient cinder cones in that area. We climbed and you could see em' dotting the landscape all over the place.
Sounds like you met 50% of the panhandle GW. I ran with the older outlaws out that way many moons ago. I agree you, uncle Steve's a trip. Back in the early 80's Steve was one of the outlaws that taught the Menefee brothers to harvest the prarie and it hasn't been the same since. Lots of fond memories of the good times we had in that wide open country. Hope you got to meet Henry while you were out there. That entire region is a great part of this USA!
Thanks for the kind words and good wishes gents. My wife and daughter are aware of my involvement on 24 hour campfire and I will tell both of your best wishes.
Evidently Rachel (my daughter who should have been named junior) went into the hospital a week ago last Monday. They both understand that being afield is literally called out of me and so did not contact me until late Tuesday. Due to limited cell service it was Wednesday before I was able to contact them. My wife relayed that at that time there was no need to hurry back.
Rachel's husband was 12 lbs when he was born. He is about 6'5" and close to 300 lbs. The Brown's are usually vertically challenged lightweights. The twins were conceived through in-vitro fertilization and it appears one will be a Dobson and one will be a Brown. Naturally the Dobson is on top sitting on his smaller brother, who though smaller by 1.5 lbs at 32 weeks is a feisty little booger. They have the twins stabilized, but my daughters blood pressure is up and down and her platelet count is down. Most likely she will remain in the hospital till they take the babies. Her doctor specializes in high risk pregnancies. My wife is an LVN and is a contractor at the hospital where Rachel is. So for now all is under control and in the doctor's and the Lord's hands.
As to whether any thing was shot. Many more pix were shot than game. We hunted from first light till noon. Back in for lunch, then back out around 3PM until dark. The hunt was scheduled for five days. Rick hunted from Sunday through Thursday. Drummund, his guide and I hunted a sixth day, both morning and evening Friday and would have done a Saturday morning hunt but it was time to go.
We did take a few minutes on Friday afternoon to perforate a few prairie dogs...............
We don't have PD's down here and it was a kick.
Thanks again to Rick and Drummond Lindsey for memories that will last a lifetime.
The short grass prairie wasn't short. 5 inch rain the week before had everything up higher. The region had almost 30 inches of rain so everything made. Tough hunting but game was obundant. We whistled lots of coyotes looking for bear. It's a magical place.
Gee best of luck to your Daughter and the twins! I never ment that game had to be shot for a good hunt! Just being there with good buddies is what its all about to me! a a deer or Elk is a plus.
Here's a peek at a Rick Menefee castration blade ring knife. Rick says the ring knife has been around a while but he tweaked it the handle feels good with my pinky in it. AEBL swedish razor blade ss. If you look the kydex has a notch so you can cut cord or mono. This'll be a great fishing tool for me as I do not plan on castrating anything in the future. Tony Bose backpocket on deck,440V ss. Rick did a run of those ring knives ,he has like a drop point version as well. The first run was $75. a pc. Next run will be $100. a pc. IMHO still worth it as it makes a handy tool & Rick delivers a real razor sharp product. I own many of his knives that get a lot of use & they hold a great edge but when it is touch up time,his heat treat proves itself.
I'm in for one just waiting to be told when to send funds. Not that it matters but Rick said they was the best $75 a guy could spend earlier in this thread about them. Did you tip him or was that simply a statement not a actual price? Thanks
I'm making 63 . Everybody that I have wrote down the price is 75.00. I have told everyone that from that point on it's 100.00. A man should whistle while he works and I ain't getting any younger.
I'm sorry if what I said came across as rude. Wasn't the intent at all just curious. If I didn't think they were worth 100 I wouldn't have signed up for 75....grin. Looking forward to it. Thanks to Travis Clark Frank for posting the pics.
The red knife looks great too. Those tapered tangs just really set one off to me.
I'm in for one just waiting to be told when to send funds. Not that it matters but Rick said they was the best $75 a guy could spend earlier in this thread about them. Did you tip him or was that simply a statement not a actual price? Thanks
I'm sorry if what I said came across as rude. Wasn't the intent at all just curious. If I didn't think they were worth 100 I wouldn't have signed up for 75....grin. Looking forward to it. Thanks to Travis Clark Frank for posting the pics.
The red knife looks great too. Those tapered tangs just really set one off to me.
Did not come across rude to me. I was just was explaining. I'm figuring you will see these in a production line next year.
I ordered one of Rick's castration blades a couple weeks ago, and got to put it to use on a few calves this morning. Lets just say it worked as intended. Now if I could just get my hands on one of Rick's shadow pattern folders, my knife itch would be scratched for a while. Thanks again Rick, I look forward to buying more from you in the future.
Rick, I have been using the knife Vince sent me to carve roasts and cold meat...you really should market these things as carvers as they are very good in that application.
Oh, and my Daughter thinks I should commission more kitchen knives from you as she is dead certain that she is going to end up with a bucket load of good useful cutlery at some point.
Not too much though as I do not want to encourage her to expedite my departure.
A while back Rick mentioned he had a piece of bar stock left over. He asked if I wanted it. I told him, only if it had a sharp edge, scales (aka a knife handle) and resembled a knife. Well I heard no more for several weeks. Next thing ya’ know this sweet number shows up at the P.O. Box…….
It’s ground razor thin………
And is prolly sharper than anything of Ricky Bob’s that I own. Maybe even sharper than the FUBAB (which is a magical blade).
So I ask Rick, what model is this. IIRC, he says, “ I had a piece of steel left over”. It was shorter than my patterns. It’s the only one like it and I may not make another”. He sez, ’ “why don’t you name it”. Well, lets see, A “No Name Menefee” ought’a fit quite nicely in one of my “not ready for prime time” sheaths. I could call it the “Sweet “P” as in Sweet Perfection
Or, since it was too short to fit a regular pattern, “ a Menefee Short Stuff”
Oh well, Quien Sabe as the Messicans say. Perhaps I’ll come up with a label by time I finish the sheath.
So I ask Rick, what model is this. IIRC, he says, “ I had a piece of steel left over”. It was shorter than my patterns. It’s the only one like it and I may not make another”. He sez, ’ “why don’t you name it”. Well, lets see, A “No Name Menefee” ought’a fit quite nicely in one of my “not ready for prime time” sheaths. I could call it the “Sweet “P” as in Sweet Perfection
Or, since it was too short to fit a regular pattern, “ a Menefee Short Stuff”
Oh well, Quien Sabe as the Messicans say. Perhaps I’ll come up with a label by time I finish the sheath.
" Pacheco " Drop Point folder. Handle covers are in rag micarta
This is the current group buy folder
A badass knife named after a magical place! Here's my "Pacheco" folder with a 191" gross Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep we killed here on the Pacheco Ranch 2 weeks ago...
It's been very busy the last few months @ work. Hints me not posting much. Next week I'm spending with my younger brother Rusty hunting mule deer and elk. Really the first time I've had to hunt deer this year. Hopefully after x-mas I'll get back to making fixed blades. Rusty is also making knives as Jason Badley. More choices in the up coming year for you guys. Dale Has become famous. It's been a good year . Thanks for supporting me. Best Ricky Bob Menefee
Pretty crappy pics but my new folder is amazing. Big thanks Rick you out done yourself. The ol catfish knife never really gets put up its always busy it seems.
I've not heard from Rocky in a coon's age myself. I think he's mighty busy with taking over a business responsibility and building a house. Could be mistaken though.
I sent him a text. Maybe he will reply.
BTW
a couple of RBM's sets (sans sheaths) that saw service at Halloween.
Yes sir it is. I didn't have any porkers to shoot so I'll be breaking it in in venison.
That orange pair really does it for me. That a 16bore Reno skinner combo? Rocky is making me a lil dumplin and I may ask him to make a set like those orange ones later
Thanks again Vince. G I need to send you the knife to photo...lol
K,
I was on the hunt on the Pacheco ranch with Drummond and Rick when Rick gave Drummond the #1 of that series. I'm not a folder guy, but I would kill to have one of the Pacheco's
. Please do not send me your knife as you'll have to hunt me down and beat me to death to get it back.
Should mention I got one of those awesome little neck/pinky finger knives. No pics it was hung in the truck and likely live there. What a handy dandy little knife.
Should mention I got one of those awesome little neck/pinky finger knives. No pics it was hung in the truck and likely live there. What a handy dandy little knife.
Putting a long hollow grind on takes a big wheel. Rick just got his new wheel in. Rick's brother Rusty is 6' 3" to give you an idea of how big this new grinding wheel is. As far as I know, this is the largest wheel used by a custom maker.
1250.00 I think it's worth it! Making the machine to turn it is the next step. I think they're will be some cutting machine. Dale, dale, mike and anybody else I have helped will be buying one before it's over.
Vince has a few of my knives for sale if anyone is interested. My computer went to heaven
Guys I have a box of knives coming in from Rick. I suspect I'll get them next Monday latest. Details are in one messy thread in the classifieds with as much picture info I have. Rick worked his butt off in the past few days, to finish those out ,so some guys could get some blades in for the New Year.
Thank You All for everything,past ,present & future. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to All of you from both our families.
I picked this up from Vince a while back and pretty sure it is going to become my dedicated small critter splitter.
According to Vince this is Rick's take on a George Englebretson #13 pattern. As I recall from Vince George E. was influential early in Rick's knife making career. At any rate I have really enjoyed this knife so far. Don't know if there are any others but thought I would share this one. Hope you enjoy and maybe Rick will chime in.
I have been using the same Rick Menefee knives for over a decade. Rick's grinds are better today than they've ever been, but that's to be expected. One thing that has remained consistent with Rick's knives over all the years is the heat treat. Rick does not cut corners. Rick's knives will serve you well for many years. There are a number of very good makers that Rick had a hand in training that are producing some really good knives these days as well. I am afraid to mention names because I might leave somebody out by mistake. That's a great sheath & lanyard too. Last but not least, Vince will always shoot you straight. You'll soon be addicted to high performance knives. Congratulations on your new Menefee Made.
Thanks Cootem, I actually have a few of Rick's knives and I agree with you that they are some of the best that can be had. I posted the one above just because it was a little different and having not seen another one like it thought others might like to see it.
You are right about Vince too. He is a great guy and I have always enjoyed my dealings with him and our conversations.
The lanyard is by one of our own, "Gies340". He just made me a handful of lanyards including the one on the knife above and they all are top notch. I imagine if something can be braided Jason can do it. (Gies340 - Little Buffalo Braiding Company)
It's pretty cool developing friendships with ya'll. Rick humors my texts and shared the below with me - he went to 'Bama to meet with Tom Ploppert and Tony Bose. Some pics of him learning to make a 1306 lockback. Killer friggin knife!
I been wareing the ringnecker knife, I got thru Vince Ice fishing the last couple of days sure comes in handy to cut fireline ect. now if the fish would bite!
Great knives as always Rick. As for as teenagers, by the time they are 13 you've done most of what you can do. Now cross your fingers and hope for the best. My baby is 43 and I now have teenage grand Kids. I'd sure hate to be a teenage boy coming around your house. LOL. It's only been 3 years since I was at your house and those girls were just babies then. [bleep] time flies.
Great knives as always Rick. As for as teenagers, by the time they are 13 you've done most of what you can do. Now cross your fingers and hope for the best. My baby is 43 and I now have teenage grand Kids. I'd sure hate to be a teenage boy coming around your house. LOL. It's only been 3 years since I was at your house and those girls were just babies then. [bleep] time flies.
3 years later the older one don't look the same. I have good kids and the oldest has a lot of her momma in her. I'm not to worried. The youngest? This all being said they are the only offspring girls. So all i have to do is make a phone call. They're uncles tend to worse than I.
I noticed Mr.Parson has been doing quite a few of the fold over "taco style" sheaths lately. I really like that style. It seems cleaner, tighter and more compact to my eye.
Lookin' forward to seein' some new Rick knives with elephant ivory scales...!
Danny I need to do some. I have not posted pictures or even checked my email for several months. I have computer problems and don't have the want to's to figure it out. Barbara will be out for summer before long and I'll get her to fix it. Stop and stay when your thru Best regards
I meant to get these pix up yesterday. However, being as Rick turned 89 years old yesterday, he probably understands about it taking longer to get anything up at his advanced age and condition.
Thankfully I'm relatively spry at almost 65.
Anywho, for an old fart, he sure does some mighty straight grinds.
So with that in mind here's a belated birtday shout out to Ricky Bob Menefee.
Oh yeah RBM, it's a scientifically proven fact that folks that have the most birthdays, live the longest.
Live long and prosper my friend.
Best,
GWB
Some Menefee Stag...............
I've managed to sneak up on four of Ricks stag handled knives.
But this latest one is especially sweet!
I think it's the perfection of the grind lines that intrigue me.
My only Menefee is a Throbbin' Blue Veiner that racks up just behind my Phil Wilson Magic Knife and my Gene Ingram custom B&T as top of the heap - and that's a good thing, as Martha would say!!
I want a Lil' Dumplin' and a 3 Finger so bad I can taste it...
I finally bought my first custom slipjoint. I have been wanting a Menefee shadow pattern for a couple years now, and finally pulled the trigger this week thanks to Vince. Thanks again Vince and Rick you build an awesome folder.
Menefee zulu blade 3 7/8" closed Green micarta with orange liners
For anyone looking for a Menefee,I will have some very nice ones here next week. Butcher,Fillet,Boning & Folding knives too. Stay tuned ... Happy Fathers Day tomorrow Fella's
Pretty sure both of these are going to members here Both A-2 carbon
The green one is 3/16" stock ! Here's some notes from RB on these , " The green knife is a loveless drop w/ integral guard. I narrowed the pattern with the same length. 3/16 a-2 distal taper from both ends. I like it as good as anything I ever built. It's going to a friend and fellow G man. I forecast it will get used."
Pretty sure both of these are going to members here Both A-2 carbon
The green one is 3/16" stock ! Here's some notes from RB on these , " The green knife is a loveless drop w/ integral guard. I narrowed the pattern with the same length. 3/16 a-2 distal taper from both ends. I like it as good as anything I ever built. It's going to a friend and fellow G man. I forecast it will get used."
I just spent the afternoon in Ricks shop. He was showing Greg Shahan, Adam Roy, and Travis Swezey how to set up swayback jacks for the three. Dale Atkerson and I were observers and recorders.
Pictures of several areas are posted on Ricks Facebook page. It wus a fun informative afternoon. I had a good time conversing with the guys and taking in all the BS involved. Heat treat was in progress when I left so they will have more fun tomorrow finishing them up.
Walrus cock and ivory ain't bad. The price has got high since July 6 maybe twice. Have a-2 and some two packs ready for guys. It's been a long!!! Summer with hog and beaver work. Ready for cold weather big game, coyote and knifemaking.
Slm has waited without b-tching two months past due date. Thank you
Not sure what he calls this one. Fits the hand real well.
8" OAL, 3 1/2" edge, etched A2.
I couldn't tell exactly from the picture if that was etched high carbon steel or satin polish that just didn't show up well in the picture. I like it, sorta semi-skinner profile. Should be a working knife sum buck.
If it wasn't for the rape whistle he would have molested us.
Love it how do you like the a-2.
Ps
The baby that's 8 used the bino's on the hunt to kill her first deer Saturday. In the blind that morning I was passing out equipment and she received a new pair. She thought she was pretty hot stuff. I looked tonight she cleaned it them in the box and put them in her closet.
I've unwrapped at least 8 hoglets with the first one I got from Rick. IIRC, I've not even touched the blade with any type of media to keen the edge yet!
Nice buck.....after 30+ years of hunting Mule Deer I've only taken one drop tine and it dang sure isn't as big as that one....
Really the only reason I killed him was the drop. I had a chance to hunt him the morning before. That evening my brother came into camp and told me he had only saw one other mule deer with a drop. I'm sure in other areas they might have more but not were we normally hunt not regular. Are whitetail seem to have them a lot more regular. I killed a old whitetail that had matching drops the year before I killed him.
Hot $hit lil' stag comes in at 4-3/4" OAL with 1-7/8" of hunters scalpel edge. 5/32" stock is just really neat with Rick's grinding skills >>tapered tang
Larry Parsons made the little pocket slip,no one else better,so ...
Anyhow they're gonna be messin' with me big time this year,if I get luck maybe a photo shoot
speaking of that Little Dumpling, I used it this afternoon to clean a mess of fish. Redfish, Sea Trout and Black Drum. 7 nice sized fish. After all the cutting was done, a few strokes on the strop returned the edge to hair popping sharp. What a knife!
This is a good shot to show this rag micarta. This is the one in the classifieds. I've carved all the fat out of the price I care to. I've changed my mind on parting with it twice now. What can I say.
It really is an honor to be friends with Rick. Over the years he's made so many knives for me. Some were specifically going to be sold. Others were mine & I parted ways with them, " cashed out " . He has helped me & I only hope I helped him . On one hand I say , " Man I wish I had some of those now " , but on the other hand,it truly is great to have at least sampled them. For a knife lover it's a great thing. Thank You Rick
Looking through this thread,I'll add,another really good thing our relationship has done,is hook up many good guys with some fine knives. Good stuff
Here's a stag beauty by Rick. Spun head ss pins,tapered tang ,sweet. Leave it to Rick he can do it! Jim Layton sheath is a functional work of art. Together this is one sweet package
This is definitely one of those " I wish I still had it now " knives
Here's a stag beauty by Rick. Spun head ss pins,tapered tang ,sweet. Leave it to Rick he can do it! Jim Layton sheath is a functional work of art. Together this is one sweet package
This is definitely one of those " I wish I still had it now " knives
Always loved that design too Vince - Simple but dressed up with the taper.
Here's a stag beauty by Rick. Spun head ss pins,tapered tang ,sweet. Leave it to Rick he can do it! Jim Layton sheath is a functional work of art. Together this is one sweet package
This is definitely one of those " I wish I still had it now " knives
Always loved that design too Vince - Simple but dressed up with the taper.
Not to bad Vince, weathers started breaking here, been cutting some fire wood for next season, getting ready for a turkey hunt next month. I like the stag knife above! Yes that folder is a sweet knife and alot more work into one! Not saying its not worth the cash, I just not into a large folder for my hunting Knife, course you could send it to me for a few months and Id probly fall in love with it!
Here's a stag beauty by Rick. Spun head ss pins,tapered tang ,sweet. Leave it to Rick he can do it! Jim Layton sheath is a functional work of art. Together this is one sweet package
This is definitely one of those " I wish I still had it now " knives
I wish I never sold that knife. I don't we're it went.
Recently received this from Vince. It is a condensed version of the Loveless design, I believe Rick refers to it as Pat's knife. Great design and a perfect all around hunting knife. Thanks Rick for building it, and special thanks to Vince for giving me the opportunity to purchase. Vince always goes above and beyond.
Hunter's 2 packs by Rick Check out that leather from Larry Parsons
These photo's are posted with permission,thank you
Jigged black
Green
I really like these. What are the names of the knives? What steel is he using? Any specs on them? Might try and order a pair.
STS those are " Bose Pattern " drop point & skinner. I'm not sure what Rick gets for that set,and I'm not sure of his wait time. The last batch of knives from Rick that I recently got in sold fast for me,the hunters all went over $400. a pc. by my prices
Rick uses 154 CM ss mainly. Sometimes CPM 154 ss .
I have a nice fillet in the classifieds up for grabs at a great price if anyone is interested. I don't want to part with it,but it does not get used too much at all in my kitchen since I have a bunch of others,plus when I fish the mates clean the fish & if I fillet from off the beach catches I prefer a shorter boning type.I'm selling it because I still am trying to reimburse myself from a purchase of a high end Reese Bose pocket knife a few months ago. But the fillet FS would make a nice all around kitchen knife too,as a slicer on tomatoes or grilled steak & chicken. It has Westinghouse butterscotch micarta ,cross cut. If I ordered that knife for someone today from Rick,my price delivered would be just north of $450. So at $350. it is yesterday's pricing. Knife is razor sharp.
If you guys see Rick's knives come up FS in the classifieds,grab them,as they are not getting cheaper to buy,just sayin'
Recently received this from Vince. It is a condensed version of the Loveless design, I believe Rick refers to it as Pat's knife. Great design and a perfect all around hunting knife. Thanks Rick for building it, and special thanks to Vince for giving me the opportunity to purchase. Vince always goes above and beyond.
Some time back, Rick mentioned he was going to make a certain knife, with A2 and Stag. I was first up to ask for it, and it looks like it will be due toward the end of the summer. It's going to be a stunner, and I can't wait to show it off, and to use it.
rick, i left the campfire about the time you started your personal knife forum. glad i'm back, especially to see your knife work. gorgeous stuff with a mind of its own. those deep tapered fixed blades are graceful and stunning. your folders have gravitas. well done, sir ...
when I was a lad, I grew up in Kissimmee FL. My Dad was a friend of Bo Randall, Jason's Grandpa, and we often stopped by for a chat when Pop drove up to Orlando. Gary Randall was about my age, and was there often.
when I was a lad, I grew up in Kissimmee FL. My Dad was a friend of Bo Randall, Jason's Grandpa, and we often stopped by for a chat when Pop drove up to Orlando. Gary Randall was about my age, and was there often.
Jason is a good man. I've sold him a handful of knives over the years I've been doing it.
Rick is my good friend for many years and has helped me & continues to .
It was 70 degrees in Oklahoma the other day. We were changing barbs with Jason. He had 95 degrees and has been working the 2000 degree forge for Randall Knives. He is a good guy!!
Ricks folders are just stupid dumb amazing… folks would absolutely shiit themselves at the guttin/skinnin/capin I’ve done with that trapper, and never touched it…
Ricks folders are just stupid dumb amazing… folks would absolutely shiit themselves at the guttin/skinnin/capin I’ve done with that trapper, and never touched it…
That goat has the prong made for busting guts. While herding the girls. Them hooks are wicked on them. Beautiful
Hollow ground on big wheels has always been the way for cutters. Most knife machines come with a 8 inch. I thru that bitch in the scrap pile shortly after starting. It’s been expensive and labor intensive building machines from scratch. Results always speak for themselves.
Some time back, Rick mentioned he was going to make a certain knife, with A2 and Stag. I was first up to ask for it, and it looks like it will be due toward the end of the summer. It's going to be a stunner, and I can't wait to show it off, and to use it.
Rick was busy, and I got the Chute knife in the spring of this year. I opted for Micarta instead of the stag handles. I love this knife
Some time back, Rick mentioned he was going to make a certain knife, with A2 and Stag. I was first up to ask for it, and it looks like it will be due toward the end of the summer. It's going to be a stunner, and I can't wait to show it off, and to use it.
Rick was busy, and I got the Chute knife in the spring of this year. I opted for Micarta instead of the stag handles. I love this knife
If I wasn't convinced (based on a decades long history of losing pocket knives) I'd lose it, I'd dearly love one of Rick's folders. They are cool as hell.
If I wasn't convinced (based on a decades long history of losing pocket knives) I'd lose it, I'd dearly love one of Rick's folders. They are cool as hell.
Couldn’t agree more. For us neighbours to the north of you folks, we have to pay a real premium, 35% more once the exchange and PayPal fees are factored in. We pay a sht load more taxes than all you folks in our Socialist Wonderland to begin with. Makes these knives bloody expensive.
Guess what?
My new Crotts lasted in my home for a month before I sold it, to place an order with Rick. I’ve fallen deep down this rabbit hole, and while there are many wonderful makers, to these 55 year old eyeballs, the level of finish on Rick’s fixed blades simply sets him apart.
how you do that without burning the metal up or breaking/bending the end is beyond me
High rpm and sharp belts is the trick.
Originally Posted by BillyGoatGruff
Originally Posted by gene270
how you do that without burning the metal up or breaking/bending the end is beyond me
There’s magic in those hands.
lots of scars. Anybody can make knives. A man just has to stay at it.
Originally Posted by antlers
Rick’s work truly stands out from the crowd.
Gracias sir
Originally Posted by Judman
Originally Posted by antlers
Rick’s work truly stands out from the crowd.
It would be really tough to beat, that’s for sure.
Lots of good makers in today world. Thank you
Originally Posted by sns2
Originally Posted by antlers
Rick’s work truly stands out from the crowd.
Couldn’t agree more. For us neighbours to the north of you folks, we have to pay a real premium, 35% more once the exchange and PayPal fees are factored in. We pay a sht load more taxes than all you folks in our Socialist Wonderland to begin with. Makes these knives bloody expensive.
Guess what?
My new Crotts lasted in my home for a month before I sold it, to place an order with Rick. I’ve fallen deep down this rabbit hole, and while there are many wonderful makers, to these 55 year old eyeballs, the level of finish on Rick’s fixed blades simply sets him apart.
Boys, I’m a school teacher in an utterly and completely socialist, and politically correct country. People like AOC and Bernie run Canada. I suffer in silence to the idiocy of it all.
So, when I see good honest wisdom, and great storytelling, it bears repeating.
This one by Geedubya was worth a bump:)
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you think when you have lived to be 63 you know who you are, then along comes someone and blows it all to the dickens.............
An old cowboy sat down at the Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee.
As he sat sipping his coffee, a young woman sat down next to him.
She turned to the cowboy and asked, 'Are you a real cowboy?'
He replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life breaking colts, working cows, going to rodeos, fixing fences, pulling calves, bailing hay, doctoring calves, cleaning my barn, fixing flats, working on tractors, and feeding my dogs, so I guess I am a cowboy.'
She said, 'I'm a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about naked women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about naked women. When I shower, I think about naked women. When I watch TV, I think about naked women. It seems everything makes me think of naked women.
The two sat sipping in silence.*
A little while later, a man sat down on the other side of the old cowboy and asked, 'Are you a real cowboy?'
He replied, 'I always thought I was, but I just found out I'm a lesbian.
Well all my life I thought I was a "user" not a collector.....
But between Rick and Vince I'm about to change my mind!!!!!!
Boys, I’m a school teacher in an utterly and completely socialist, and politically correct country. People like AOC and Bernie run Canada. I suffer in silence to the idiocy of it all.
So, when I see good honest wisdom, and great storytelling, it bears repeating.
This one by Geedubya was worth a bump:)
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you think when you have lived to be 63 you know who you are, then along comes someone and blows it all to the dickens.............
An old cowboy sat down at the Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee.
As he sat sipping his coffee, a young woman sat down next to him.
She turned to the cowboy and asked, 'Are you a real cowboy?'
He replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life breaking colts, working cows, going to rodeos, fixing fences, pulling calves, bailing hay, doctoring calves, cleaning my barn, fixing flats, working on tractors, and feeding my dogs, so I guess I am a cowboy.'
She said, 'I'm a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about naked women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about naked women. When I shower, I think about naked women. When I watch TV, I think about naked women. It seems everything makes me think of naked women.
The two sat sipping in silence.*
A little while later, a man sat down on the other side of the old cowboy and asked, 'Are you a real cowboy?'
He replied, 'I always thought I was, but I just found out I'm a lesbian.
Well all my life I thought I was a "user" not a collector.....
But between Rick and Vince I'm about to change my mind!!!!!!
Knives are like drugs for myself. I warned G.W in the beginning. This being said. In the end it’s a cheap hobby which is harmless
Many guys are so rich they could wipe their azzes with $100 bills for the rest of their life and not notice. Good on em if they are that successful. Some of my friends are in that category. Their involvement in custom made goods often turns to custom rifles and classic cars. Whereas, an average joe like me can go to arguably the top maker of fixed blade hunting knives currently making, and for $700 or $800 or so Canadian, have exactly what I want, and enjoy the process equally as much as the product. And, if I tire of the knife, I can sell it an a heartbeat without losing very much if any.
So, It’s like Meth. You can get hooked real easy, and sometimes after the first try.
Confession. I’ve read through the 136 pages of your knife thread many times. Bet I’m not alone either.
I had a mixup with wood suppliers, and ended up having two beauty sets of scales sent to Rick. I was faced with a challenge. Try and choose between which scales to use. I wasn’t up to that challenge, so I said screw it, and ordered two knives. One for me in a2, and one for my son in 154cm, as he is 19 and may not look after it as well as I would.
For you guys who have had multiple knives from Rick, and both of these steels Rick is using, did you have a preference?
To be up front, I’m not a steel slut, and feel that blade geometry, and heat treat are likely more important than the latest greatest super steel anyhow. Maybe I’m wrong, but buying a bag of Manila rope and cutting it until my knife is dull ain’t my idea of a good time
I like his 154. Got a couple from Rocky, in A-2, I’ll never order A-2 again. It’s nothing Rocky did whatsoever, just don’t care for the rusting/discoloration. These have been used in saltwater fishin, so there’s better choices than A-2 for my work
I like his 154. Got a couple from Rocky, in A-2, I’ll never order A-2 again. It’s nothing Rocky did whatsoever, just don’t care for the rusting/discoloration. These have been used in saltwater fishin, so there’s better choices than A-2 for my work
Went with S35VN for my filet and utility knives Crotts built me for saltwater fishing so far no complaints.
Jud, I thought if I were gonna get two from Rick, I’d get one in a2 and one in 154cm. One of the sets of scales I bought are spalted maple, with a lot of really dark lines, so I ordered that one in an a2 Dumpling, and asked Rick to put a really dark acid etch on it. Figured it may not only look good, as it will pick up on the spalt lines, but the damn thing will be as discoloured as it can get, before I ever put it in my hand, so I won’t have anything to worry about in that regard. LOL. The one for my son will be a Bose Drop Point in 154 cm. Give em both a whirl.
I have a Bose drop point with vintage shipyard micarta coming at some point. Can’t wait to get it! I need that short dumpling though. May have to order another knife.
They also make very fine splitting axes and splitting mauls. The maul is a little bit heavy for every day use, but the large splitting axe is fine and more easy to handle.
They also make very fine splitting axes and splitting mauls. The maul is a little bit heavy for every day use, but the large splitting axe is fine and more easy to handle.
I've toured their factory, and met nothing but friendly people who seemed very passionate about what they were doing.
The company offers courses in basic forging, forging axes, forging knives, timber framing, log building, etc - if I hadn't been just passing through the area, I would have signed up right then and there!
Every ax/hatchet head is stamped with the initials of the person who made it and if one EVER comes back cracked, they get razzed by all the other smiths. I saw the last returned hatchet still hanging on the "Vägg av skam" (Wall of Shame), with the blacksmith maker being humiliated until another axe or hatchet was returned and took its place.
Husqvarna hatchets & axes are very good too, but after seeing MANY of both in the local hardware stores here (I'm in Sweden), I've become rather certain that the quality control regarding grain flow is more strict at Granfors Bruks so I imagine that they break less.
I've had ZERO problems with my Gränsfors Hunters Axe. I have used the flay poll to skin moose and it works. When somebody forgot the SawsAll, I have also used the blade to chop down the spine lengthwise to split a moose carcass. That is a lot of bone to cut, but the axe was still quite sharp at the end. To be honest, it was not shaving sharp, but it was still sharper than a north American axe would normally be. The edge on a Gränfors Bruks axe is quite hardened!
Yesterday Rick asked me to post a video here showing the tapered tangs on these utility knives he's working on. Well I was able to get a link up but the sound of the video did not come through ,so you couldn't here what he had to say kinda made it pointless. My apologies for the failed attempt.
The " edit " button on this post was available this morning so I have these shop pics ,neat stuff Rick !
I hit pay dirt. It wasn’t cheap but I’ve got a load
Glad you found some more at any price. It's great.
I need to talk to you about another slim line trapper folder. I had the prototype, black jigged micarta and A2. I lost it hunting. It made me sick but I need another one.
I hit pay dirt. It wasn’t cheap but I’ve got a load
Glad you found some more at any price. It's great.
I need to talk to you about another slim line trapper folder. I had the prototype, black jigged micarta and A2. I lost it hunting. It made me sick but I need another one.
That was the best folding knife I ever owned
hate to hear kinda. I like selling knives. Simply jump whenever I’m running maybe 6 months Best Rick
Originally Posted by michiganroadkill
Congrats on finding the supply of old cool Westy Micarta and way cool knives.
I never know what’s around the corner. It’s getting horribly expensive.
Rick, thank you very much. I simply could not be more pleased with how everything turned out. The two knives are EXACTLY what I envisioned when I started scouring the wood dealers. And the sheaths, like the knives, are simply perfect.
The Boner is mine and the Bose Drop Point Hunter will be going to my son.
Rib knife recently completed ,like ,this morning . That's the third one I'm aware of ,neat new pattern. On the left is something new ,the ProBoner ( Proto)
last spring, Rick finished my Chute knife. There was not enough time for Larry Parsons to make the sheath before I hustled off the the campfire hog hunt in Texas. Recently, I sent the knife to Larry for the sheath. I suggested a cross draw tilted horizontal design, and Larry came through perfectly. The sheath perfectly enclosed the guard and blade with zero movement when sheathed. A masterpiece for my favorite Menefee design.
last spring, Rick finished my Chute knife. There was not enough time for Larry Parsons to make the sheath before I hustled off the the campfire hog hunt in Texas. Recently, I sent the knife to Larry for the sheath. I suggested a cross draw tilted horizontal design, and Larry came through perfectly. The sheath perfectly enclosed the guard and blade with zero movement when sheathed. A masterpiece for my favorite Menefee design.
last spring, Rick finished my Chute knife. There was not enough time for Larry Parsons to make the sheath before I hustled off the the campfire hog hunt in Texas. Recently, I sent the knife to Larry for the sheath. I suggested a cross draw tilted horizontal design, and Larry came through perfectly. The sheath perfectly enclosed the guard and blade with zero movement when sheathed. A masterpiece for my favorite Menefee design.
What are the dimensions of the 12 gauge? Looks like a handy knife.
. I believe Don has or had proto. I can’t remember if he had me make that pattern or I just modified the 16 bore. I can make you one or your welcome to the pattern for your choice of makers.
Rick, I had a chance to present my 19 year old son with the Bose Drop Point you made up for him and that crazy nice sheath. Told him that I do not have a single tangible object other than photos of my father, and I wanted him to have something from me that he’d never sell, but would pass down to one of his kids. I explained who you and Larry Parsons are in the world of working man’s knives and sheaths. I then explained to him how a burl on the outside of a tree looks like a deformity, and not really anything to look at, but put in the hands of a skilled craftsman, it can become something beautiful, just like if we trust in the good Lord, even if we screw up on the outside, he can fashion our worst mistakes into something real good. The kid was always a fantastic athlete, and I spent tons of time coaching and volunteering on his teams. Don’t know that I ever missed a game. All his football, basketball, and volleyball teams he played on seemed to have black and red as their colors, so I told him how much I enjoyed watching him play sports, but more so seeing the character and effort he always displayed on the field and court, and how proud he’s always made me, so remember that every time he looks at those black scales and red liners. He was choked up. A moment we will always remember. Thanks again.
Rick, I had a chance to present my 19 year old son with the Bose Drop Point you made up for him and that crazy nice sheath. Told him that I do not have a single tangible object other than photos of my father, and I wanted him to have something from me that he’d never sell, but would pass down to one of his kids. I explained who you and Larry Parsons are in the world of working man’s knives and sheaths. I then explained to him how a burl on the outside of a tree looks like a deformity, and not really anything to look at, but put in the hands of a skilled craftsman, it can become something beautiful, just like if we trust in the good Lord, even if we screw up on the outside, he can fashion our worst mistakes into something real good. The kid was always a fantastic athlete, and I spent tons of time coaching and volunteering on his teams. Don’t know that I ever missed a game. All his football, basketball, and volleyball teams he played on seemed to have black and red as their colors, so I told him how much I enjoyed watching him play sports, but more so seeing the character and effort he always displayed on the field and court, and how proud he’s always made me, so remember that every time he looks at those black scales and red liners. He was choked up. A moment we will always remember. Thanks again.
There are very good reasons why people NEED custom knives. Gotta eat a good piece of meat in style!
What is that anyway a gerbil steak ? And what's that shyt around it ? Don't think I'd need a knife for that bitty piece of meat. Barely enough there for a bite.
There are very good reasons why people NEED custom knives. Gotta eat a good piece of meat in style!
What is that anyway a gerbil steak ? And what's that shyt around it ? Don't think I'd need a knife for that bitty piece of meat. Barely enough there for a bite.
sns2,
I thought I might take a moment to interject a couple comments.
IIRC, I have been posting in the Knives and blades forum for about 10 years, maybe more, as my memory is not what it once was.
One of the unique things about this forum has been the comity among the folks that post here.
Rarely does one encounter snide or disparaging remarks in regards to the edged implements displayed in different threads, especially of a personal nature.
In consideration of our PM's I believe you are somewhat new to collecting knives by custom makers, and I compliment you on your choices, excitement and enthusiasm.
I've recently become aware of the fellow who calls himself Blackheart. It would seem that is a fitting sobriquet.
I do not believe I have read one of his posts that does not denigrate nor disparage. He, posting something positive or edifying, fugggedabboudit!
During the last decade I've owned quite a few Menefee's. That one looks like etched A2 steel, red liners and Jigged G10 scales. That combo in a Lil' Dumplin is somewhat rare and to be treasured. I had one once but gave it away for a good cause.
I would be interested to know how you came by that one. PM me if you like.
BTW, although being a hack photographer, I do take considerable time, effort and care in composing my knife photos. Let me compliment you on your composition.
Would enjoy details about the different elements of the meal, and the Menefee.
Geedubya, thank you for the comment on that knife. It is not the one you had, but I extend the compliment that you too have good taste:). Last fall, I wanted to order a set of Rick’s knives for my son and I. Like you, I am a sucker for nice wood, so I searched far and wide for two sets of scales that were premium. The wood I picked for this a2 Dumpling was originally a crazy gorgeous set of spalted maple. The knives arrived, and damned if the scales on the Dumpling didn’t start cracking all over. I called Rick and he said get the knife down here and he’d look after it. I contacted the wood guy, Mr Terry Dunn of TNT Enterprises in Texas, sent him the pics, and he said it was the first time in over 10 years he’s seen that. By the end of the day, I had a choice of a number of equally nice scales as a replacement. Terry, like Rick, is a class act. After shooting a few texts back and forth, I asked Rick to put on black jigged Micarta, toxic green liners, and to acid etch the blade as dark as he could. Somewhere on this thread, a fellow had that particular knife done, and one of the boys called it “pimp tight.” It had red liners, so I wanted green so as to not have the exact same as he had out of respect. Unfortunately, Rick’s supplier ended up not having green liners at the time. I tried. I do like red also.
All I can say is Rick was stellar to work with.
As to your comment to that fellow who has nothing better to do than be rude to strangers, thanks. I began posting on this forum after years of moderating a different outdoors forum that unfortunately had all too many of those type. I liked that there was a level of self enforced decorum here which encouraged sharing of pics and friendly banter. There will always be a few. No need to add to what you said, as you nailed it.
The steak was Alberta Beef. Top sirloin. Was testing out a new bbq, and giving her the first run around the track. We did have a bit more. Cheddar / jalapeño pork sausage, and mango jalapeño chicken sausage as well (what a great combo).
I teach cooking for a living, exclusively to high school students with cognitive disabilities, and was just experimenting with the mushrooms. I sautéed them in olive oil, salt, Franks Red Hot, lots of sugar and fresh chopped mint, grilled pineapple chunks, and a generous amount of Vietnamese fish sauce. It was a winner! The only thing I would add next time is fresh Thai basil and it would be perfect.
Here was the rest of the grub, so as to know my family aren’t gerbils:)
Here is a link to a picture of my new dumpling. Kind of trying for the old school look of the Kabar. The Larry Parson sheath came to me in a cream color, didn't care for that so I used Fiebings leather dye and deglazer to turn it black. (Sorry for the finger prints on the tip of the dumpling.
Here is a link to a picture of my new dumpling. Kind of trying for the old school look of the Kabar. The Larry Parson sheath came to me in a cream color, didn't care for that so I used Fiebings leather dye and deglazer to turn it black. (Sorry for the finger prints on the tip of the dumpling.
There are very good reasons why people NEED custom knives. Gotta eat a good piece of meat in style!
What is that anyway a gerbil steak ? And what's that shyt around it ? Don't think I'd need a knife for that bitty piece of meat. Barely enough there for a bite.
I'm just gonna call a spade a spade, you're a pos. I thought Bricktop was gone, apparently not.