I went to my mailbox today, and look what was in it:
I didn't have a knife on me, but fortunately, USPS boxes are easy to open without a knife:
A nice little pouch, I wonder what is inside:
The first peek:
In hand:
Half stop:
Blade Open:
Filework:
...And the blade is dead centered:
Apologies for my shaky cell phone photography. The knife is made by T. A. Davison, and it is his #963. The scales are worm bone, the steel is ATS34, and it is 3 5/8" closed with a blade that comes in at about 2 7/8".
I have been a fan of Todd's work for the past few years, but I have never seen one of his knives that wasn't already sold (most of his knives seem to sell in a matter of minutes). This past weekend, I was browsing on BladeForums, and I saw that this beauty hadn't been snatched up, so I put in an "I'll take it." Fortunately, no one had made a firm commitment, so the knife was mine!
Fast forward to today, I got the knife in the mail, and I couldn't be happier. All of the pictures that Todd posts do not exaggerate his quality and craftsmanship at all - the knife looks as good or better in person than in the pictures. I think I might have to start a collection of these, maybe try to get a new one each year. Thank you Todd, and I hope everyone enjoys the unboxing pictures.
As a reference, here is the promotional picture of the knife that was posted:
I didn't have a knife on me, but fortunately, USPS boxes are easy to open without a knife:
A nice little pouch, I wonder what is inside:
The first peek:
In hand:
Half stop:
Blade Open:
Filework:
...And the blade is dead centered:
Apologies for my shaky cell phone photography. The knife is made by T. A. Davison, and it is his #963. The scales are worm bone, the steel is ATS34, and it is 3 5/8" closed with a blade that comes in at about 2 7/8".
I have been a fan of Todd's work for the past few years, but I have never seen one of his knives that wasn't already sold (most of his knives seem to sell in a matter of minutes). This past weekend, I was browsing on BladeForums, and I saw that this beauty hadn't been snatched up, so I put in an "I'll take it." Fortunately, no one had made a firm commitment, so the knife was mine!
Fast forward to today, I got the knife in the mail, and I couldn't be happier. All of the pictures that Todd posts do not exaggerate his quality and craftsmanship at all - the knife looks as good or better in person than in the pictures. I think I might have to start a collection of these, maybe try to get a new one each year. Thank you Todd, and I hope everyone enjoys the unboxing pictures.
As a reference, here is the promotional picture of the knife that was posted:
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