Gentlemen...I present to you the one and only 'Electric Ratcliff" custom mod by Lansky1, the creator of the original Ratcliff. I know what you're thinking..."That Muskrat doesn't have a Wharncliffe blade...it has a sheepfoot." And while you may be correct, the possible name combinations, Muskfoot & Sheeprat just didn't seem to have quite the same the panache (besides, it's actually more of a sheepcliffe blade anyway) so I'm sticking with John's original name for his Muskrat Wharncliffe creation and adding "Electric" because he modified the original clip blade into a super fine flathead eyeglasses screwdriver, kind of like an electrician's knife...sort of...(for optometrists?). Anyway, call it what you will, he turned an old Queen muskrat with a worn out clip blade into a beautiful and useful tool.
Thank you, John...Great work as always. I am VERY pleased with how it turned out. Now that's what I call an "Improved Muskrat"!
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After:
~Q~
Electric Ratcliff
Electric Ratcliff
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
Re: Electric Ratcliff
Cool, looks neat and useful!
Re: Electric Ratcliff
Interesting, to say the least . .. ... .. .
Chris
i woke last night to the sound of thunder
how far off i sat and wondered
started humming a song from nineteen sixty two
aint it funny how the night moves
i woke last night to the sound of thunder
how far off i sat and wondered
started humming a song from nineteen sixty two
aint it funny how the night moves
Re: Electric Ratcliff
Glad you like it Q ... reminds me of something my dad used to say for situations like this - "making something out of nothing". That muskrat blade was pretty worn out, so glad i could make it into something more useful to you ...
John
John
pffffft that's not a knife ......... now THAT'S a knife !! Crocodile Dundee
John
John
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I'm impressed with how fine you were able to make the screwdriver tip...in fact, I think it's probably going to get more use as a toothpick than as a screwdriver...very handy little tool to have, indeed.
Me be very pleased !!
~Q~
Me be very pleased !!
~Q~
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
Re: Electric Ratcliff
Hey Brother....It's yours, call it what you want
David
"Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" Meat Loaf
"Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" Meat Loaf
Re: Electric Ratcliff
Just stumbled onto this Beretta and I thought the bottle opener blade looked kind of familiar.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/293498129612?s ... 1438.l2649
And here I was thinking that I had invented that blade shape (with John's help, of course), but apparently every conceivable blade shape possible has already been invented; there's nothing new left to invent (unless you're Gil Hibben).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/293498129612?s ... 1438.l2649
And here I was thinking that I had invented that blade shape (with John's help, of course), but apparently every conceivable blade shape possible has already been invented; there's nothing new left to invent (unless you're Gil Hibben).
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
Re: Electric Ratcliff
Cool Mod Q and Lansky. Looked one of a kind to me, can't believe you found another Q. I like seeing things I've never seen before, that is two today. Good ones.
"It's what people know about themselves inside that makes them afraid." -No Name, High Plains Drifter