My very first custom was from Rob. I sketched out some ideas and mailed them to him, he cleaned them up and we came up with just what I wanted. He had it done and in my hands in about 3 months! (I think this was in about '97 or '98, before his wait time sky rocketed. I was so stoked with the big chopper he made me, I bought one of his Chetan's as a little companion blade. Then Ron Hood designed the Nordooh with Rob, and I had to have one of those too! When I finally met Rob in person at a show here in CA (I don't remember if it was Blade West or Knife Expo) he was the coolest! And it felt like we were old friends. Wish I still had some pics of those knives, my old computer crashed and they went with it