I have made custom knives for many years.
I have made prototypes, fixed blades, assembled knives, decorated and modified knives, etc.
But, I have never made a pocketknife to carry! I just thought about that tonight.
I carry a Swiss Army knife, and a SOG Flash 1 that I modified to automatic.
I'm going to clear a few projects for others up and take about a month off to do some things for me. I have several guns that I want to engrave, some shop updates to do, and I think I'll design and make myself a small carry knife.
I have never made myself a knife!
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I have never made myself a knife!
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Would you be able to show some of the gun engraving. I have always admired the Colt engravers from the past.Bill DeShivs wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:09 am I have made custom knives for many years.
I have made prototypes, fixed blades, assembled knives, decorated and modified knives, etc.
But, I have never made a pocketknife to carry! I just thought about that tonight.
I carry a Swiss Army knife, and a SOG Flash 1 that I modified to automatic.
I'm going to clear a few projects for others up and take about a month off to do some things for me. I have several guns that I want to engrave, some shop updates to do, and I think I'll design and make myself a small carry knife.
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Sounds like a great idea Bill!
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Interested to see what you come up with. Gonna be hard to top the Leverletto imo.
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giving time to yourself is always a good thing, I to carry a swiss army knife,and a beat up Leverletto, that still works at 100%, perhaps I may get a new one soon
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There are pictures of my engraving at www.billdeshivs.com
Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler
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Latama, Mauro Mario, LePre, Colonial, Kabar, Flylock, Schrade, Presto, Press Button, Hubertus, Grafrath, Kuno Ritter, Puma, AKC/AGA, Falcon.
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Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler
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Factory authorized repairs for:
Latama, Mauro Mario, LePre, Colonial, Kabar, Flylock, Schrade, Presto, Press Button, Hubertus, Grafrath, Kuno Ritter, Puma, AKC/AGA, Falcon.
http://www.billdeshivs.com
Factory authorized repairs for:
Latama, Mauro Mario, LePre, Colonial, Kabar, Flylock, Schrade, Presto, Press Button, Hubertus, Grafrath, Kuno Ritter, Puma, AKC/AGA, Falcon.
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I've always liked engraving. Very nice work!
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Never could draw worth a darn. My brother was an artist.
I can make a picture-with a lot of erasing and corrections.
I can make a picture-with a lot of erasing and corrections.
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Latama, Mauro Mario, LePre, Colonial, Kabar, Flylock, Schrade, Presto, Press Button, Hubertus, Grafrath, Kuno Ritter, Puma, AKC/AGA, Falcon.
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Latama, Mauro Mario, LePre, Colonial, Kabar, Flylock, Schrade, Presto, Press Button, Hubertus, Grafrath, Kuno Ritter, Puma, AKC/AGA, Falcon.
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Beautiful work and good luck with the personal projects.
Jim
Jim
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Great work Bill!
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Thanks guys.
I'm far from being a really good engraver.
I'm far from being a really good engraver.
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Latama, Mauro Mario, LePre, Colonial, Kabar, Flylock, Schrade, Presto, Press Button, Hubertus, Grafrath, Kuno Ritter, Puma, AKC/AGA, Falcon.
http://www.billdeshivs.com
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Looks good to me but I'm not expert, maybe fat girls. In memory of Pete.
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Hand engraving leaves so little margin for error.
Your work looks pretty darn good to me, Bill.
Southeastern Mass, Taunton in particular was home to a lot of engravers; it was known as Silver City for all the silver tableware manufacturers in the area back then.
Unfortunately, it seems to be a dying art these days.
Lasers can be far more accurate than hand work, but somehow it comes across as kind of soulless.
Your work looks pretty darn good to me, Bill.
Southeastern Mass, Taunton in particular was home to a lot of engravers; it was known as Silver City for all the silver tableware manufacturers in the area back then.
Unfortunately, it seems to be a dying art these days.
Lasers can be far more accurate than hand work, but somehow it comes across as kind of soulless.