Sigh, damn thing reached out of the case and grabbed me

[Grouse]

Recent acquisition......(s)

I really tried to resist the urge to buy the DW Guardian in 45 this year.... To go with my 2010 9mm, and my 2011 vbob


Every good gun needs a knife right? So i picked these up also.

[Riverpigusmc]

Lookin' good

[Grouse]

I still have my pm7, heritage.

I sold off the razor back.

Though i know where there is one.

[milkmanjoe]

Nice trio!.....I'm waiting to see if the wife unit is gonna share the tax return .....or do something silly like fund the kids' college fund.

[Sheepdog]

Sweet, you can always use one more. With that knife you are ready for bear.

Beware LGS, they can lead to impulse buying!

[Grouse]

thanks all the kinves are from Dave Loukides of prayer knives. He is a local to me (Cheshire CT) journeyman knife maker.
http://www.prayerknives.com/

I picked up 8 or so of his knives. These are all his photos. Mine are horrible compared to them. It should show you what a Journeyman Knife maker From the ABS can do.
The following images are his. The first group are the 8 knives i purchased. The second group are the knives I sadly left behind.


























Second group, the knives I left behind.






A little about my search. I contacted about 15 Regional (east coast)journeyman knife makers over the last few months. Dave was 1 of 2 local to me in CT. On top of that he is one of 3 who answered the phone/email and the only one with stock on hand. My transaction went fantastic. The knives are everything i was looking for. They are good solid pieces of workmanship, that can be admired and used. Some, are just jaw droppingly gorgeous. I use the 8 inch kitchen knife every day, By far and away the single best kitchen knife I have ever owned. I have had knives 5 times the cost. Three of the knives are now with world travelers and guides. One in Switzerland, two in Iceland. Their esteem of them was amazing.