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Porkchop, you never mentioned the size....?

Bill DeShivs wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 5:44 pm Nah- that hole can be filled. It might show a tiny bit, but should look OK.
Or, we can add a bail!

Oh, that's great news, Bill! I'll send you a proper email and we can discuss when you'll be able to fit me in. Thanks so much!

Hi Bill...It's a long shot, but have to ask. I don't suppose these Puma Medici manuals actually have a smoothed over bottom bolster pin, do they? I saw the knife before looking at my other 3 and thought: "Gee, that's just missing the bottom bolster pin. Bill can fix that!" After I bought it, was whe...

...and beautiful Renzo Pascotto collection. I'm a huge fan, myself!

Beautiful collection of Walt's modern Latama's! My love though, is those Renzo Pascotto flatguards on the very left. Nice!

Very nice one. I was always on the fence it these were from Korea ( Bell Metal) of Japan. but in looking at yours, I agree japan. I just got informed on Facebook, where everyone is an expert, that this/these knives are "100% German" :lol: I got to tell you, Facebook can be an amazing place for bad ...

Like Bill said, made by Renzo Pascotto for A.G.A. Campolin. Odd how he wrote prototype in Italian on some of his knives and English on others.

The custom knives look really beefy! Nice!

As I'm not a fan of thr prmary green color of abalone, I have quickly learned to never buy any without seeing it first. But, when the colors lean more towards the purple, pinks and blues, I find it gorgeous. I know the shells must come/grow much bigger, because I can't imagine much use coming from t...

Does the same apply to mother of pearl ? I have a couple of old victorian and Edwardian fruit knives and it looks like 1 solid piece . Hi Ian, hope all is well! I have heard the term "slab" of Mother of Pearl and/or Abalone when referring to knife handles. Maybe it does exist, but in my mind, that ...

I don't think I've ever seen artificial abalone, Jules; or maybe I have and wasn't aware of it being so. There have been so many advances in acrylic/plastic materials lately. They actually have “stickers” that are supposed to look like abalone. Like a tape adhesive. But, some people think that lami...

I think people get confused when they hear the term "laminated abalone", like it meant artificial. But, I believe it refers to the protective coating genuine abalone is encased in.

I think there was a time when importing horn from Brazil to Italy was less expensive and the term just stuck no matter what the cow's address was

Seen it on quite a few auto and manuals. Never heard much info on it.