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Way back when, when the Becker chatroom was still populated by heathens and reprobates, Mr. Terrio and myself embarked on a discussion of custom knifery. Pictures of already made pieces were perused, ideas were pontificated, and an idea was settled upon. Some time later, more specifically at the last Becker Gathering, I got this baby put into my hand. I had ordered it without a sheath (as I have been known to make my own hither and thither) so I whipped up a quick kydex rig for it (as seen in the pics, not my best work, but it does the job) and carted it around for the weekend. Unfortunately, that was really the only chance I have had since then to use it, but it dawned on me that I had yet to even post a proper picture of it. So here we go.
Not the best pictures I have ever taken, but they work.
James did something really interesting with this knife which I have never seen elsewhere.
The entire knife has a full axial bevel, which I think is pretty darn cool.
It is a slicey knife, pointy as heck, and sharp as the dickens. Made of CPM154 it is a fine stainless blade and I think it will serve me very well for quite a long time. The handle fits my hand like it was made for it (which is surprising since he lives over five hours away) and it has another interesting feature as well. If I hold the knife like normal, it just melts into my hand, which is awesome. The incredible part is that if I rotate the knife 90 degrees, it does the same thing. In fact, if I turn it 180 degrees, it does the same thing, or 270 degrees. It naturally indexes every 90 degrees in my hand and just melts into my grip. I can't wait to get this sucker out into the woods once the weather takes a turn for the better. All that to say if you need a custom knife, James Terrio is an excellent choice.
Not the best pictures I have ever taken, but they work.
James did something really interesting with this knife which I have never seen elsewhere.
The entire knife has a full axial bevel, which I think is pretty darn cool.
It is a slicey knife, pointy as heck, and sharp as the dickens. Made of CPM154 it is a fine stainless blade and I think it will serve me very well for quite a long time. The handle fits my hand like it was made for it (which is surprising since he lives over five hours away) and it has another interesting feature as well. If I hold the knife like normal, it just melts into my hand, which is awesome. The incredible part is that if I rotate the knife 90 degrees, it does the same thing. In fact, if I turn it 180 degrees, it does the same thing, or 270 degrees. It naturally indexes every 90 degrees in my hand and just melts into my grip. I can't wait to get this sucker out into the woods once the weather takes a turn for the better. All that to say if you need a custom knife, James Terrio is an excellent choice.
It's been around a very long time in forged pieces and many kitchen knives are made that way today.
