Duke Report post Posted May 29, 2008 ok, so I have a customer of mine from the Tandy store who is just handier than a pocket on a shirt. this guy can do it all.he started out making custom swivel knives, and has started doing head knives, or as the alaskan eskimos call them, oloo's. and boy are they sharp! each one is just a little different, since he isnt into doing production. he is more into the R&D department. anyway, he is a vet, who is just tryin to pay his bills, as he has had a stint put in and the VA is fighting with him on paying for it. needless to say, he is disabled at the moment, and is having a hard time making ends meet. I will get a couple of pics of these and post them on here so if anyone is interested, they can see what they can get. I do know that they are quality tools, done with a high quality tool steel. he can also do custom mauls and other such things. if anyone is interested, let me know. oh yea, before I forget.... his asking price is 75.00 the ASB round knife is 60 and the osbournes are 99, so for a quality knife, 75 is a decent price I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickeyfro Report post Posted May 29, 2008 Duke, if pssible get a pic of the swivel knives too, Im always ready to help a fellow vet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Report post Posted May 31, 2008 ok, so here are some pics of the round/ head knives. if anyone is interested, please contact me and I will send you a payment request via paypal. thanks alloh yea, an I will try to get some pics of the swivel knives. sorry, he didnt have any with him today. and I believe the leather cases do go with them, but you will probably want to make your own, as he is no leather master. he just wanted to make something to keep the blade away from fingers. and on the one, the handle is soapstone. thanks all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Report post Posted June 5, 2008 ok, so art, I have a few questions for you from the maker. is your 4 inches radius, or overall width? also, what length of grip do you want? do you have any requests for grip material? what type of profile do you want on the back of the blade? straight, cut out or crescent? attached is a picture of a rough drawing of the profiles. 1 is crescent. 2 is round out. 3 is straight. the radius would be from the end of the handle out to the tip of the blade. the width would be from cutting tip left side to cutting tip right side. length would be of handle. let me know an we will get something put together for you. attached is a knife he made up thinking you may like it. it has a soapstone handle. round_knife_profiles.bmp round_knife_profiles.bmp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tazzmann Report post Posted June 9, 2008 Nice looking knife! I have a custom knife maker who is making me one as we speak. I can't wait to get it. It will be a 4" knife with a Purple Heart handle. I will bring it over when I get it. And by the way, it is ULU not ooloo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
