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I offer for your viewing pleasure the craftsmanship of one Jack Levin. He is a long-time maker of knives, and some of you will recognize this style, as it has been covered in Blade (June 2001 last page), and the cover of 'Knives 2002'. He tells me he made six of this style.
I made the trip to Brooklyn NYC to visit Jack and we spent three hours going over his shop, his work, and some stories of his life. I had met him some time ago at the NYC Empire Knife Club monthly meeting, and took an immediate liking to his straightforward, and sometimes coarse character. His big frame, thick stubby fingers, and coarse Latvian heritage don't seem appropriate to this elegant and delicate folder. He has always treated me very courteously, and doing so has earned my respect. I must say he makes quite unique knives. This is only one of many styles he offers. I took advantage of the last of the six here, and drove back home with this.
George Werth damascus blade, titanium blasted frame, and the wonderful engraving was done by Chris Meyer. ALL the little fittings and medallions were crafted by Jack. Some workmanship devoted here!
It has a little flipper latch at the top of the center bar, which swings up and over, and cam-levers the center spring lock. The blade clicks politely out 1" with a soft helper spring. The mechanism is very tight and European in style and design.
As always, comments welcome!
Coop
BTW--how do you like my NEW Sony DSC-S70 digital camera work?
I offer for your viewing pleasure the craftsmanship of one Jack Levin. He is a long-time maker of knives, and some of you will recognize this style, as it has been covered in Blade (June 2001 last page), and the cover of 'Knives 2002'. He tells me he made six of this style.
I made the trip to Brooklyn NYC to visit Jack and we spent three hours going over his shop, his work, and some stories of his life. I had met him some time ago at the NYC Empire Knife Club monthly meeting, and took an immediate liking to his straightforward, and sometimes coarse character. His big frame, thick stubby fingers, and coarse Latvian heritage don't seem appropriate to this elegant and delicate folder. He has always treated me very courteously, and doing so has earned my respect. I must say he makes quite unique knives. This is only one of many styles he offers. I took advantage of the last of the six here, and drove back home with this.
George Werth damascus blade, titanium blasted frame, and the wonderful engraving was done by Chris Meyer. ALL the little fittings and medallions were crafted by Jack. Some workmanship devoted here!
It has a little flipper latch at the top of the center bar, which swings up and over, and cam-levers the center spring lock. The blade clicks politely out 1" with a soft helper spring. The mechanism is very tight and European in style and design.
As always, comments welcome!
Coop
BTW--how do you like my NEW Sony DSC-S70 digital camera work?
