Thought this is going to be easy. WRONG, 1st, decide what to show. 2nd, how to arrange. 3rd, It should be easy doing photo's with all the mirrors and glass. Ha don't believe it. Any engraving you see is by a good friend of mine Robert Valade.
He lives a short haul down the coast. All around good guy and a great engraver. I have attached a link to an article about him in a small magazine. Pretty good read.
I think the link is legal to attach cause it is in the public domain. http://www.ruralite.org/a-talent-reveal ... -engraver/
How about some photo's of some of your fixed blade displays?
I thank my wife for the use of a portion of one of her display cases.
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Great lookin' display Moss, very impressive! I like that you have included the sheaths, nice touch.
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Nice display Mossdancer. You have some really nice knives there and it is great to see them all together. Looks good!
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That display is nice. I don't really have anything like that. I have some up on the wall stuck to those garage/tool magnet bars. Kinda primitive but ok. I tacked together this little rack to show my different Schrade 165s. It works, because the guards are all squared off so the knives sit straight up and down alright.
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A great way to display, thanks tongueriver it looks good. Thanks to all for the comments. C,mon the rest of you, someone must have some fixed blade showoffs.
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edit: tongueriver I missed those two cowboy steak knives in the background the first couple of looks. They really contrast nicely.
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edit: tongueriver I missed those two cowboy steak knives in the background the first couple of looks. They really contrast nicely.
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That's very nice what you've done there Moss. Glad you could get the wife's permission. 
This is the only display I have. Not fixed blade of course but I'm rather proud of it.
This is the only display I have. Not fixed blade of course but I'm rather proud of it.
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Thanks Jerry:
Good looking folders, I did sneek in an old Ka-Bar English Jack with some great stag and the older lock mechanism on the lower back. By the way I didn't have to fight to much for the space. I have been considering doing a large display in a mirror backed shadow box type case with some sort of sticky or rough substance on the bottom that will keep the cutters from sliding around which is a big hassle. That is the reason for looking for other displays. Ideas?????
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Good looking folders, I did sneek in an old Ka-Bar English Jack with some great stag and the older lock mechanism on the lower back. By the way I didn't have to fight to much for the space. I have been considering doing a large display in a mirror backed shadow box type case with some sort of sticky or rough substance on the bottom that will keep the cutters from sliding around which is a big hassle. That is the reason for looking for other displays. Ideas?????
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THEY MAKE THAT STUFF FOR TOOL BOX DRAWERS ..that stuff keeps tools from slideing everywhere when ya open yer box......comes in rolls too....... 
or magnets err magnet strips?
great display and knives MOSS
or magnets err magnet strips?
great display and knives MOSS
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X2..Beechtree wrote:Nice display Mossdancer. You have some really nice knives there and it is great to see them all together. Looks good!
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Hey WB, how ya been gettin along ??? Keepin busy puttin up that gorgeous display !!!
Love that double set & sheath, are they customs you had made...what
I want to know is how that sheath is wore, shoulder harness ???
Gorgeous either way... hope all is well in the Great Northwest !!!
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Love that double set & sheath, are they customs you had made...what
I want to know is how that sheath is wore, shoulder harness ???
Gorgeous either way... hope all is well in the Great Northwest !!!
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Stagman:
Doing well Will. I think we are just about through our 47 week rainy season. Just drying out and on the hunt. You mentioned shoulder holster, I have one I am going to try and find and take some flicks and post. I will be back in a while. Found this quite some time back. I imagine some folks wondered where it went. I have offered it a good life and am thinking of letting it go to another home. With the help of a very good friend from this site we managed to put together a deal with the broker. Everyone needs at least one folly in their life.
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Doing well Will. I think we are just about through our 47 week rainy season. Just drying out and on the hunt. You mentioned shoulder holster, I have one I am going to try and find and take some flicks and post. I will be back in a while. Found this quite some time back. I imagine some folks wondered where it went. I have offered it a good life and am thinking of letting it go to another home. With the help of a very good friend from this site we managed to put together a deal with the broker. Everyone needs at least one folly in their life.
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Wow!
That must be a pretty rare Buck knife, never seen one like that before.
That must be a pretty rare Buck knife, never seen one like that before.
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Hi D:
I have no idea how many were made. The maker was as stated Frank Buck brother of current CEO of Buck Knives Chuck Buck. Probably middle 60's manufacture. Story has it that the two brothers went to their Dad and received permission to make knives and sell them for some personal funds. You can check page 380 of LGIV right column photo on middle of page as it speaks of Al Buck their Dad handmaking a few Bowies from Mid to late 50's. Evidently his son was a good study.
By the way my pictured knife has been authenticated. I have the documentation.
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I have no idea how many were made. The maker was as stated Frank Buck brother of current CEO of Buck Knives Chuck Buck. Probably middle 60's manufacture. Story has it that the two brothers went to their Dad and received permission to make knives and sell them for some personal funds. You can check page 380 of LGIV right column photo on middle of page as it speaks of Al Buck their Dad handmaking a few Bowies from Mid to late 50's. Evidently his son was a good study.
By the way my pictured knife has been authenticated. I have the documentation.
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I Love it WB, WOW, never saw a Buck like that, sort of short sword in a fixed blade knife form, huh ???
Modified Bowie, tacks, guard, its got it all buddie...
PM me just in case I grow a wild GREY hair if in you are gonna let it go
glad to hear from ya WB & all is well up in the Great Northwest !!!
Had a couple of good semi private Marble's auctions I attended and did pretty good this spring
ToungeRiver, nice way ya got them knives displayed also
Talked to a Native American in on a hike in Montana bout 40 yr ago, and he was tellin me a story
and made a sweeping motion with his arm and said it all happened on the banks of the River of Tounges,
makes me think of it every time I see your name up there
Keep on stackin those straight knives fella's !!!
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Modified Bowie, tacks, guard, its got it all buddie...
PM me just in case I grow a wild GREY hair if in you are gonna let it go
glad to hear from ya WB & all is well up in the Great Northwest !!!
Had a couple of good semi private Marble's auctions I attended and did pretty good this spring
ToungeRiver, nice way ya got them knives displayed also
Talked to a Native American in on a hike in Montana bout 40 yr ago, and he was tellin me a story
and made a sweeping motion with his arm and said it all happened on the banks of the River of Tounges,
makes me think of it every time I see your name up there
Keep on stackin those straight knives fella's !!!
Will