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Good morning members,I'm pleased and honored to be able to present knives from Nicholas Smith ,a newer maker from Louisiana. Nick has been around knives a bit and has decided the knives he'd like to build are of the Rick Menefee style. That is ,deep hollow grinds ,dramatic tapers and swedges and rounded and contoured handles. Nick has gone over to Rick's place to get pointers , it shows too

These first knives I'll show here will be offered in the classifieds FS ,at " introductory " prices . I have looked them over and I will say confidently they are really clean,with fantastic grinds ,tapers and swedges . I'm excited because I know you guys will appreciate these knives

They all have AEBL ss blade steel and this is a great choice for thin hollow grinds at Rc 61.

So let's see some pics Vince !

This is a boning,styled after the Bose " Lil' Dumpling " Vintage natural linen micarta

Next a skinner ,this one has stabilized spalted Texas Pecan ,this one has a sheath from Parsons

I have these 2 photographed seperately and will be priced individually ,and as a pair as well



Black micarta with jigging

And vintage Westinghouse red rag

Another boner

Very nice. Have to keep a eye on him.

Great knives

they look well made, but for me, the handles would have to be another inch or so longer.

Nick told me he's made maybe ten other knives other than and before the batch I currently have in. For that small amount ,the grinds ,the tapers ,f&f etc ,spot on very impressive . Sam we are working out that " ricasso " detail and Nick will have that figured out in no time . I've seen some nice stuff he's working on ,I'll get some pics . And a mix of sheaths ,Larry Parsons ,and others for leather and Dave here is going to do some with kydex that's in the works too.

I'm hoping to have some really fine knives to show & offer too. Knifemaker Nichols Smith will be a good one to watch for sure .

A recently completed small fillet Nick's first ,actually !

Fillet is killer!

I bought the black jig handled boning knife. It’s a beautiful knife with flawless grind lines as far as I can see. Great sheath, nice and snug, as well. I’m looking forward to putting it to use this fall. Rick Menefee’s influence is obvious and Nick obviously paid attention on his visits to Rick’s shop. I couldn’t be happier with the knife and the price was a bargain in today’s market. First knife I’ve bought from Vince and the transaction was flawless with rapid shipping.

Thanks guys I've been discussing " builds" with Nick ,so stay tuned I'll have some very nice knives to offer ,much appreciated.

Very nice.

Thanks

Are these for sale ? What’s the price on the skinner ?

I don’t see how to purchase

Go to the classifieds sub forum, Vince has them listed there.

How much / how purchase

Here's a very recent skinner by Nicholas this one's CPM-154 ss

This is a small pocket skinner by Nick , AEBL ss & some interesting vintage canvas micarta . I'm pretty sure this knife was modeled after Rick's " Reno" . It is sold but I'll be posting another in the classifieds with Westinghouse butterscotch paper micarta












Nick made the pocket sheath

Hopefully a B&T design is in the works. Id take one. Very nice work.

Thanks

I’ve spoke to Nick about requests. I’m hoping to see more soon

This is a full size " Dumpling " by Nick . Single " Blue Line " Westinghouse micarta ,tapered tang . CPM-154 ss ,awesome knife .

That’s nice!


Love that thin tang.

A Bose Skinner with CPM-154 ss and Richlite handle . This stuff has a very nice feel to it

That skinner is " up for grabs" I'll be posting it in the classifieds but PM if you'd like Thanks ,-Vince

Has a pretty nice look to it as well!

Recent work by Nick

Bose drop point

Dumpling ! OAL 9-3/8" WITH 4-1/4" of edge CPM-154 hollow ground












Larry Parsons Leather

This one was a real beauty 9 -7/8" with 4-3/4" of edge

This ones listed and still available https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...19/re-nicholas-smith-boning#Post17981919

Some knives by Nick should show up later today

Nick is also doing his own leatherwork and progressing

Get away from me Satan with thine temptations! :-)

John

Ha Haaa John I'm sorry but I like to think of this as ,instead of me tempting a buyer ,I'm helping a man sell his tools with a spin off to it , I helped another man upgrade some tools

Hold one of those short dumplins for me.......

I think displaying knives beside a tape measure give the buyer a better feel of the size and demensions of the knife.

Don OK There's a lighter he calls butter cream,darker butterscotch both paper .9-3/8" OAL ,4-1/4" of edge ,3/32" stock CPM-154 I tried sending pics but text failed

Vince, the one I have is the 9 3/8th. I want the shorter version this time. butter cream if I have a choice....thanks!

These are the 9-3/8" and 10-3/8" . I will ask Nick to do a batch of the 8-3/8" version as I have one other client ( member here too) in the want . That is the size that Ricky says if he could only have one knife afield ,that's the one !

some fine looking steel right there

Here's a pic illustrating 3 sizes of this " Dumpling" ( Tony Bose ) pattern tweaked a bit by Menefee . Nick uses these 3 patterns,thanks to Rick


Other knife makers have also used Tony Bose's patterns and Rick Menefee's for this knife ,and I know of at least one other maker who has tweaked the pattern a bit. With handmade knives there will be variations too,for instance I have a medium size by Rick that falls in between the sizes shown above in between medium and the small boning.

I have to middle size Dumpling from Nick and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend one to anyone. It will dismantle a deer with ease, as well as breast a batch of pheasants. That handle style just wants to stay in your hand. I’m glad I picked one up from Vince. Gonna try a large one next, that’s just what a knife whore does.

Thanks ,credit to Nick ,and Rick for sharing patterns and knowledge .

I def. would not recommend just one

Great thread, thanks for sharing Vince!

Some knives by Nick that are incoming

Bose Drop Points ,Rick Menefee pattern

A " 12 GUAGE "

3.5" of cutting edge ,Dumplings

like that top dumplin'. Would like it more in butterscotch....

I know but the order got lost in comm’s

I like that micarta

Very nice knives , like the 12 gage too!

Thanks, Vince. It showed up today. I like the handle material, it's closer to my big'un than the butterscotch woulda been. Too bad these makers send knives out in sheaths that are too big to fit the blade. The pouch is the same as the fullsize generic boner pouch from Larry Parsons. It took a bit of elbow grease to strip that damn sealer he uses and get the oil finish I prefer. A couple more coats of obenhaufs will have it as dark as the big brother.

Mine came yesterday. Thanks VinceM!

Shorty dumplin.

I asked for no leather sheath, I’d rather have kydex…






Nic’s Fit and finish is 👌👌

anybody know how to get a hold of Nicholas

Contact VinceM.

I have some really nice ones coming soon

Here's what's incoming :

2 Bose Drop points ,pictured in a previous post in this thread
2 12 guage ,one is possibly sold
one personal EDC
One Nessmuk skinner

In the works :

Dumpling Boning A2 steel ,the medium size

And this knife pictured below ,Menefee's original boning/fillet ,there will be one and more coming








Over the weekend I spoke with Nick regarding orders ,he said he'd rather not ,directly . With that said if you contact me , we can discuss ordering a knife .

Thanks All

Those are some good looking knives if I do say so myself

I need to make plans for the LA custom knife show in September.

I like the change in the handle configuration. Nice!!

Dumplin boning A2 steel , medium…

Should be a cutter!


Had Rocky do me one in A2. Etch the blade for a darker finish.

Squirrel Knives ( Menefee Bird & Squirrel pattern)


Listed in the classifieds

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