I used to have a few of his knives. One was a sowbelly just like Charlie's pictured above. A bolster lock in ivory was one of my favorites. The last Blade Show I attended in Atlanta, I noticed quite a few traditional slipjoint makers were going into the high tech market. (that's what I call it) Breaks my heart to see it but a maker has to produce what people want. I still shake my head in disbelief but times do change in the custom market. I'll take a custom Eureka Jack with any type of natural scale material any day. Tech slipjoints just don't register with me. They seemingly do for quite a few others. Otherwise, they wouldn't be making them.
Greg