"The Mortimer"

[Mark Reich]

Since I have finally figured out a simple method to post pictures, I will now be posting pictures regularly. 

This is specifically in response to Mr. Grepper's call for re-posting pictures that got erased by the miserable photobucket fiasco. 

It's the best full tang knife I've ever made, which is easily one of the best blades I've ever finished. 

This knife was commissioned by a Gentleman I hold in very high esteem. I get to call him "Family" because we are that close, and we've always been that close. His family lived next door to my Mom's folks, and the Mortimers and Richards kids (Jim and Sam Mortimer, my Mom, Aunt and Uncle) grew up together, and are inseparable. 

There is something about this knife that draws people, and those who hold it in their hands are always inspired. It's heft and balance, the organic beauty of the blade, the ancient  mammoth tooth and mammoth ivory, combine into something far greater than the sum of the materials.

I'm fairly certain this knife will find it's way into an article in Knife Magazine within the next few months. If you're familiar with knife publications, that will mean much more than I'm capable of expressing. Blade magazine may be popular, but I wouldn't use it in the outhouse. 

I'm not much of a photographer, so these will have to suffice for now.