CKCA Mini-Show; Knives 2012

[Kevin Jones]

Our Forth annual CKCA Mini-Knife Show will take place on Thursday Night June 7 as part of our Banquet/Annual Meeting. That's the night before the start of Blade Show. You won't want to miss this.

http://www.customknifecollectorsassociation.com/Member_Only/2012_Banquet.html

Announcing our seven makers for this year's CKCA Mini-Show:

John Cohea

Steve Culver MS

Stephan Fowler

Jason Knight MS

Tom Overeynder

Lin Rhea MS

Kyle Royer MS

Our paramount goals for our CKCA mini-show are:

To give our CKCA membership the opportunity to purchase very special knives at attractive prices from some of the finest knifemakers in the world who they normally may not have access to.

To give CKCA member knifemakers a chance to meet and present your knives to some of the top custom knife collectors in the world and perhaps to gain new longtime customers.

To give the CKCA another opportunity to offer benefit to both our collector and knifemaker members and to positively promote the CKCA in the custom knife community.

The Process/Rules:

• All CKCA members (those present at our show and not) will be eligible to purchase knifemaker's knives.

• All details of sales/transactions will take place between the knifemaker and the buyer with the CKCA providing promotion and the venue for knife sales.

• Knifemakers, of course, retain 100% of proceeds from all sales.

• CKCA members who will not be present at our show will have until Wednesday June 6th @ 12 noon EST to direct myself (Kevin Jones) in writing via e-mail customknifecollectorsassociation@yahoo.com (copying the particular knifemaker) to deposit a ticket into a particular maker's "draw box". By directing me to place a ticket into a maker's "draw box" the buyer is committing themselves to purchase such knife/knives.

• Since our knifemakers very graciously offer attractive pricing to our members for this annual event, any/all additional services/expenses such as shipping, insurance, custom duties, taxes for non-attending members are in addition to the sales price of the knives.

• ONLY CKCA members are eligible to participate (purchase knives) at our mini-show.

• Any CKCA member found to be purchasing mini-show knives for non-members can have their privileges to participate in future CKCA shows revoked. This rule will be strictly enforced. Any non-CKCA member can easily participate in our show by simply joining the CKCA.

• CKCA members are allowed to deposit a single ticket (1) in each box for knives that they want to acquire for themselves. Please, no help from your friends in depositing tickets on your be haft thus giving advantage over other members.

• CKCA members can place tickets in multiple boxes and if such member wins multiple knives he/she can of course keep all knives or at that time choose not to take a knife and we will go back and re-draw a second winner for the knife they turned down. If by chance there is not a second ticket in the particular box then the knife will be a "no sale".


The above processes/rules are intended to promote fairness for all CKCA members.

A BIG THANKS to Buddy Thomason for the beautiful images.
Now for the knives:

[Kevin Jones]

#1 Tom Overeynder - Model 20 Trapper:

Blades: Carpenter CTS-XHP steel, 3.375" blades
Frame: Integral single bolster 416 SS
Rat Tail Groove in bolsters
Handle material: Rare antique Remington bone
Shield and pins: 18K rose gold

Offered to CKCA Members at the Mini Show for: $1900

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc138/10456kja/CKCA%20Mini-Show%202012/TomOvereynderCKCAMini-Show2012.jpg

[Kyle Royer]

If there is to be only one folder out of the seven knives THIS folder is the one to be there! Very, very nice! I really like the rose gold pins and shield too. :)

[Kevin Jones]

#2 Kyle Royer MS - Bowie:

This Fighter has a 9” blade is forged from 1080 and 15N20 in tight W Feather Pattern Damascus. The fittings are of the same damascus as the blade. The handle is made from Sambar Stag that has been lightly polished and darkened. The pommel has been shaped to match the texture of the stag. There are two steel spacers at the front of the handle that have been blued and file-worked in a vine pattern. The damascus spacer at the front of the handle has been inlayed with some 24 K yellow gold in a floral leaf pattern on both sides of the spacer. The blade features a small sharks fin where the clip meats the spine. The guard on this knife is also a little different from the way I normally make them, the top and bottom of the quillons are kind of flat or square instead of rounded and I did this just to give a little different look in the guard. This knife is made in a take-down fashion so if the knife ever needs to be cleaned up or given maintenance it can be sent to me, taken apart and given due attention.

Offered to CKCA Members at the Mini Show for: $2950

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc138/10456kja/CKCA%20Mini-Show%202012/KyleRoyerCKCAMini-Show2012.jpg

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[Kevin Jones]

I want to again Thank Buddy Thomason for providing these beautiful images. It takes considerable time to shoot, edit and do the receiving, shipping back etc for this project. Very generous of you Buddy.

Please feel free to comment on the knives here.

Everyone who plans to participate in our mini-show whether by attending or absentee submittal, PLEASE READ THE ABOVE Process/ Rules.

[Lin Rhea]

Thank you Buddy for shooting these knives. It looks like I could reach in the photo and pick up that Overeynder folder.

Kyle, your bowie is really nice. :)

[Kevin Jones]

#3 John Cohea - Frontier Belt Knife Display Set

Frontier style belt knife with a matching sheath and display stand.
The blade of the knife is random damascus,with the base steel forged by Chad Nichols and reforged by me.The blade has forge texture ,triple quenched and tempered,a deep copper etch,and is right around 6" long.The handle is fossil walrus ivory,and features scrim on both sides by Linda Karst Stone,a textured copper band with rawhide wraps,and an etched meteorite filed buttcap topped off with a wrought iron nail head finial.OAL is a little less than 11". The display stand is Mopani african driftwood mounted on a weathered barn oak base,and also features several native copper nuggets,wrought iron nails circa 1872,and a twisted steel hanger that has deerskin fringe,tin cones,horsehair,trade beads and feathers.

Offered to CKCA Members at the Mini Show for: $1300

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc138/10456kja/CKCA%20Mini-Show%202012/JohnCoheaCKCAMini-Show2012.jpg

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[Kevin Jones]

As usual the place is packed.
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CKCA members look at the mini-show knives and then deposit in the
appropriate jug where your name on a CKCA card indicating the
desire to purchase the knife.
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A great time as many of our members get together to enjoy one another's
company and reflect on the past year and of course enjoy and discuss custom knives.

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After dinner, STeven Garsson has remarks.
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Jerry Fisk discusses the CKCA-Jerry Fisk Cutlery Challenge.

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Thad Buchannon describes his Loveless Baby Bear mimi-show offering.

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[Kevin Jones]

#4 Lin Rhea MS - Heart A Fire Dagger

Blade: 7 3/4 inch Maiden's Hair
OAL: 12 1/2 inch Fittings: Damascus and 14K Gold
Handle: Pre-ban Elephant Ivory

This is my first use of Pre-ban Elephant Ivory and, I must say, these scales are very nicely matches in color and grain pattern. I really admire the buttery color with the yellow gold accents, which is another "first" for me. This is my second large dagger, the first being my Mastersmith test dagger in 09. This one is stamped MS, of course. I seem to prefer the heart shaped blades for a dagger which means the rest of the knife needs to follow in flowing rectangular or oval cross section, accommodating a lot of variety in material and embellishments. I hope you enjoy seeing it.

Offered to CKCA Members at the Mini Show for: $3900

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc138/10456kja/CKCA%20Mini-Show%202012/LinRheaCKCAMini-Show2012.jpg

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[Tom Overeynder]

Thanks Buddy for the great image of my work, and thank you Kevin for the post on this forum. Looks like some very fine cutlery that could make any collector proud to own. i'm looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Tom

[Kevin Jones]

#5 Stephan Fowler - Feather Fighter

8 1/2" of Feathered 250 Layer W's Pattern Blade
Premium popcorn stag handle
W pattern Guard, ferrule, butt-cap, and pommel nut (this is not a take-down construction) with stainless accent spacers.
Includes a Handmade Leather sheath by me and a Padded knife case.

Offered to CKCA Members at the Mini Show for: $850

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc138/10456kja/CKCA%20Mini-Show%202012/StephanFowlerCKCAMiniShow2012-1.jpg

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[Kevin Jones]

#6 Steve Culver - San Francisco Style Spear-Point Bowie & Sheath

Blade: 1084 carbon steel
Handle Material: Interior mammoth ivory
Handle Frame, Fittings and Sheath are of Argentium Sterling Silver.
Tang Nut: Stainless Steel
Engraving by Steve Culver
Blade Length: 6 inches
OAL: 10 ¾ inches

Offered to CKCA Members at the Mini Show for: $4200

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc138/10456kja/CKCA%20Mini-Show%202012/SteveCulverCKCAMini-Show2012.jpg

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[ChuckKerwin]

Great looking knives!

[Lin Rhea]

That's beautiful Steve!

[Steve Culver]

That's beautiful Steve!

Thanks Lin. This is the first two piece wrapped frame handle that I have done. I really had fun building this knife.

I really like your dagger too! The handle shape flows perfectly with the blade and the gold elements add a nice pop of color. Great execution!

All of the knives posted so far are awesome! I'm anxious to see what Jason has to offer.

Thanks to Buddy for doing such a great job with the photo of my knife; and all of the knife photos!!

Thanks too to Kevin and all of the CKCA for allowing me to be a part of the Mini-Show. I look forward to seeing everyone at the Banquet!

[Kyle Royer]

Nice job Steve! That'll be awesome to see in person. Fantastic sheath to go along with it too!

[Steve Culver]

Thanks Kyle!!

Your bowie is really great! The damascus pattern in the blade is exceptional. I admire your gold inlay work. You're doing a superb job with that.

See you in Atlanta!!

[Kevin Jones]

I want to thank our 7 CKCA member knifemakers for participating in our mini-show. All outstanding knives.
Jason Knight's piece will be coming. He's working on a very special integral carving knife.

[Jim Cooper]

What a great evening, and quite the accomplished series of makers. I want to hear all about it!

Great clear images from Buddy, as we've come to appreciate.

See many of you there in Atlanta. :D

Coop

[Mark Segars]

I adore Tom Overeynder's work.

[Kevin Jones]

#7 Jason Knight - Integral Damascus Chef Knife

Blade: Twisted "M" Pattern from 1095 & 15n20
Handle: African Blackwood
Blade Length - 10"
OAL - 15-1/2"

Offered to CKCA Members at the Mini Show for: $2300

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc138/10456kja/CKCA%20Mini-Show%202012/JasonKnightCKCAMini-Show2012.jpg

[Kevin Jones]

A big thanks to all our knifemakers who partisipated.

If you have not made your banquet reservations as of yet, time is running out.

Here again are our purpose and rules/process for our show:

Our paramount goals for our CKCA mini-show are:

To give our CKCA membership the opportunity to purchase very special knives at attractive prices from some of the finest knifemakers in the world who they normally may not have access to.

To give CKCA member knifemakers a chance to meet and present your knives to some of the top custom knife collectors in the world and perhaps to gain new longtime customers.

To give the CKCA another opportunity to offer benefit to both our collector and knifemaker members and to positively promote the CKCA in the custom knife community.

The Process/Rules:

• All CKCA members (those present at our show and not) will be eligible to purchase knifemaker's knives.

• All details of sales/transactions will take place between the knifemaker and the buyer with the CKCA providing promotion and the venue for knife sales.

• Knifemakers, of course, retain 100% of proceeds from all sales.

• CKCA members who will not be present at our show will have until Wednesday June 6th @ 12 noon EST to direct myself (Kevin Jones) in writing via e-mail customknifecollectorsassociation@yahoo.com (copying the particular knifemaker) to deposit a ticket into a particular maker's "draw box". By directing me to place a ticket into a maker's "draw box" the buyer is committing themselves to purchase such knife/knives.

• Since our knifemakers very graciously offer attractive pricing to our members for this annual event, any/all additional services/expenses such as shipping, insurance, custom duties, taxes for non-attending members are in addition to the sales price of the knives.

• ONLY CKCA members are eligible to participate (purchase knives) at our mini-show.

• Any CKCA member found to be purchasing mini-show knives for non-members can have their privileges to participate in future CKCA shows revoked. This rule will be strictly enforced. Any non-CKCA member can easily participate in our show by simply joining the CKCA.

• CKCA members are allowed to deposit a single ticket (1) in each box for knives that they want to acquire for themselves. Please, no help from your friends in depositing tickets on your be haft thus giving advantage over other members.

• CKCA members can place tickets in multiple boxes and if such member wins multiple knives he/she can of course keep all knives or at that time choose not to take a knife and we will go back and re-draw a second winner for the knife they turned down. If by chance there is not a second ticket in the particular box then the knife will be a "no sale".


The above processes/rules are intended to promote fairness for all CKCA members.

A BIG THANKS to Buddy Thomason for the beautiful images.

[Buddy Thomason]

These are all terrific knives. Respect to the makers. I salute you.

The shots are simple and shown on neutral grey backgrounds. I did this so each knife could speak to the viewer without distraction. It's fair and makes side by side comparisons easy.

Every detail may not be visible on every knife, but if you look carefully you will see all you need to gauge your level of interest.

I wish I could go further and share my personal reactions and observations. That would be unfair. The point is I wish I could because you would know from that how pumped up and excited I am about these knives.

Every piece has something wonderful about it - things that make you say stuff to yourself like, "How the heck did he do that" or "OK that one goes on my short list" and two-word standards like, "Holy Cow" and "Far out!"

When you see these knives for real at the banquet - you will know I have spoken the truth here.

[Jerry Manuel]

These are some very special knives , all beautiful . I have no doubt they all will make some collectors very happy . Some really fine talent showcased here -