29 December 2013: Pho Outing

06 November 2013: Deadpool First. Then Come Studies.

31 October 2013: Happy Halloween! :)

14 October 2013: Exams, Round 2

04 October 2013: Friday Night Maxin' an' Relaxin'

09 June 2013: Tea Time!

Surprise: Willydigger Cow Hide (137/365)

I went on my morning jog today and came home to find a package.  I recognized it as one of Willydigger's, but I was completely confused, as I did not order anything from him.  Upon opening said package, I found this note.  Googly Eyes?  I knew who it was in an instant.  :)

After opening the package completely, I found one of Willydigger's custom beads!  The Cow Hide, to be exact.  :D

It's currently being rocked on my Ohta Friction Folder that I had gotten from the Custom Knife Show in October 2012.  :)  It's such a cutie.

California Custom Knife Show: Day 2 / First Custom Knife (051/365)

 

I did not do much at the custom knife show today.  Heck, Brother and I actually came later in the day at 1300, just in time for the Hinderer raffle (I snagged a raffle ticket JUST as Rob was about to walk out to set up the raffle table :D).  For the next hour or so, we didn't do much more than talk to a few of the knifemakers and take pictures.  I had an itch to buy something, even if funds didn't "allow" for it.  It was my first custom knife show and I wanted something to remember it by!

The knives you see before you are two friction folders made by Mr. Hiroaki Ohta.  He's a nice little fellow and I got both of these together for a total in the double digits.  :)  These are Brother & Sister (like "his & hers") knives.  Mine's the darker one while Brother went with the lighter one.  They're really great!

I think they look beautiful, and the price cannot be beat.  :D  This was the same man from yesterday where Brother, Tower, and Belush each got a custom box cutter.  

Anyhow, the day was slow and many of the knifemakers packed up around 1430.  I'm glad that I was able to find something that was well within budget (hint:  If I didn't find this, I would have picked up a Sodbuster), especially for a custom knife.  I'm a little bummed that Mr. Hiroaki did not put his mark on these blades (he only did so on the larger ones), but they aren't going anywhere, so as long as I know that they are my first real custom blades, I'm exceptionally happy.  :)