Writing to let you all know we have yet another outstanding human being among us.
I'll keep it as short as possible, I know you need your hunting sleep!
I had a bad year as some already know. Maineac (Mike Stenstrom) here on Tradgang was one of the guys I'd chat with now and then. We discussed antler burr knobs and skinning bows and such, and my health issues came up.I also mentioned I saw his knifework and would be having a custom knife done up when I heal up.
Well good old Mike goes and makes my year. Out of the goodness of his heart, and without me knowing anything about it...he does this:
I had a very special Silvertip made for me in January. I have barely shot it due to my injuries. It was from a piece of cocobolo that I bought 8 years ago. Very rare chunk of wood.
Mike goes and decides to build me a knife to match my bow. So he calls Dave and Beth and gets the piece cut out from my sight window. Then crafts me up an incredible work of art with it.
A box shows up one day when I was really down, and ready for another surgery. I open it and see this , and instantly recognize the knife scales as from my prized piece of cocobolo.
This guy went through a lot of trouble to come up with this idea, chase the material down, craft the work of art, build a sheath for it and ship it to me, all as a gift with a get well soon note!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My wife commented how my friends from that Tradgang site are some of the nicest most giving people she's heard of.
Thank you Mike, words cannot describe my friend!
Please give this guy a big pat on the back!
When I have both hands back I'll take better pics so you can see how nice this knife really is.
Topic: MUST READ! Hats off to Maineac! (Read 1569 times)
