My brother an I grew up in an old farmhouse that was home for 20 odd years for us both. The house was built off of Sears plans with oak milled from the farm. The foundation and roof were in bad shape and two years ago the decision was made that it would be cost prohibitive to sink any more money into the old place. Mom and Dad built a new place adjacent to the old and we worked on gutting the old place over about 6 months. As the old wiring and plaster work was torn out, I salvaged a couple nice joists with character in them to keep for projects.
As the country song says, "The House that Built Me" was important to both my brother and I, and I wanted to memorialize it somehow. Chris and I have both hunted with Jeff, and I've admired his knives for some time now. I contacted him back in late summer to see about the possibility of using some of the oak out of the old house for scales for a couple matching knives for my brother and I. Jeff was excited about the idea and a couple months later I received two twin knives just enough alike, and enough different to be symbolic of my brother and I.
I knew I wanted sheaths made that completed the package. I love Robin Severe's leatherworking style and craftsmanship, and the end result was exactly what I was looking for.
Christopher's birthday seemed like a fitting time to unveil them, and we have been able to use them on two deer now this fall and hopefully more to come!
Both Jeff and Robin are humble craftsman, and the quality of their work is amazing. Thank you both for helping complete this heirloom project for my brother and I.
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Topic: Two pieces of Home by Tippit & Roughcountry (Read 860 times)
