Behring Pairs

Behring Men came through again; this time with an awesome pair of Musk-ox Rick Bowles Style Skinners!

Any other Behring pairs out there?

Tom Flynn

Oh yes very nice. Lovin that Musk Ox.

Those are the most awsome pair I have ever seen, bar none.

Tom,
Here's my pair...not as nice, but my only BMK pair...Ivory handles

:-)Rocky

Thanks Rocky,

Not as many pairs around from Behring. Like the crow's beak shape in the Ivory handles. Great pair.

Tom Flynn

Here is a pair James made for me shortly after moving to Montana.

Great stag; like the spacer configuration & colors!

Tom Flynn

Just wooow!
You have a great taste, guys!

Love those spacers!!
Stag as well!!
Beautiful!!

:-)Rocky

Behring Men came through big; this time with an amazing Skinner/Sticker Pair with Basket-weave Rowe Sheaths! The handle material I supplied them with was an awesome pair of matched Fossil Walrus that I bought at Blade 2014.

Tom Flynn

Beautiful pair of knives Tom.

Tom
That is a heck of a great pair.
Those guys are great at making just what you want

Peter

Thank you Steve! The FWI were just short of the Randall requirements for length and didn't want to put on butt caps. James came up with a great pair allowing the FWI to shine!

Tom Flynn

Peter,

Thank you, and they do rise to every challenge!

Here is a pair I have in process! Behring Goliath & Fighter stainless steel blades with Redwood Burl pinned with FWI spacers; copper sub-hilts; out now for checkering the grips, engraving & then sheaths. Cannot wait to see them finished.

Did I say I like BIG Knives!!

Tom Flynn

Those are some big beautiful knives Tom.

Ok Tom now you are just being mean lol! All of your sets are awesome!
The FWI handles from blade were a great get. Hard to find fossil that can be shaped & still keep there color without a lot of, (what I call pith) coming through.
Great color too, You did Good!

Chief,

While the fun of Blade is meeting everyone, the opportunity to search for the right handle materials is what we all go for.

Tom Flynn

Took some pic's of this Behring Skinner/Sticker set after cleaning!

Tom Flynn

Once again a outstanding pair Tom; beautiful fossil. Great score!

That's a fantastic pair of knives.

Thanks guys; those were for the Chief, he likes Butt Pic's!!!

Tom Flynn

LOL now that's funny!!!! FYI I'm a leg man as well!
Lots of Bark on those handles, Great set!
Good job on the orientation really came out smoking!!
You pick out the fossil or they supplied it?

Chief,

I bought it at Blade 2 years ago. Wanted to do a pair of Rick Bowles Skinners but it fell short of the minimum length needed for the shop and would have had to put on a pair of butt caps. I didn't want to lose the exposed butt end.

BMK was willing to do it without the caps. I have a good sized pair of mitts and the handles are plenty long enough.

Tom Flynn

I'm almost positive that the gentleman that ordered this next triplet isn't a member of KnifeTalkForums, so I had to make sure you gents all saw what we just finished here at the shop. Full matching set with a camp knife, scimitar and beautiful nessmuk. They're all cut from the same tusk and couldn't have turned out better.

Happy Friday yall! We're counting down to Blade Show

-GC

OMG wait till Chief sees those.

Chief got an email of his own today.....

Bet it gonna cost him LOL

LOL yeah but it's always worth it!

Really like the hilt on that camp knife!
What's the thickness of the steel on the scimitar?
Bet it has some weight on to it!

My teaser photo!!!

The round before.

Waddya doing with that little blade? LOL

LOL reverse compensation!
Hard to get good Amboyna so I use it on all I can.
I have to say I was really curious when I saw the "file" knife on their site, so I got them to make me one. It is now one of my favorites. That small one is 1 of their pocket knife series.
I need to take some pics of the killer sheathes that came with them.

"Reverse compensation" now you got me bustin' Lol.

James,

Wow I do not have one of those yet!!!! That Scimitar is awesome; the hilt on that one is perfect match for that blade. We will talk. Thanks for the pic's! Beautiful Trio.

Tom Flynn

Chief,

Great Musk-ox Trio. That push-dagger really looks good with the other knives.

Tom Flynn

James,

What are the dimensions of that Scimitar?

Tom Flynn

Tom,

This is the first Scimitar from BMK so far, and the blade measures 15 1/2" from tip to guard with a 3 1/2" belly at the fattest point.

K I C K S - A S S - A L L - D A Y ! !

-GC

That is one helluva knife!

Tom Flynn

I won't spoil it for Warren..."BUT"...(I know.)...that boy's fixin' to have a very serious "pair" to post up...to be continued...
Capt. Chris

Yes sir you are correct Captain, thanks again.

Well here's a follow-up to my previous post. It's true that the Captain is sending something special which does make an awesome pair. I already own the first, ( chief would approve; an "adult sized blade". Next to come..................
Chief, get ready............ More to come stay tuned. LMAO

For Pete:

I thought some of you might appreciate looking at my two Behring pocket knives. Much handler to,use than a slip joint folder!

Those pocket knives really look great.

This just in from The Captain and Behring Made Knives. Elsewhere on another thread I previously posted the 9" Parang Machette. I got this from Cap back at the Lakeland show this year. He said the 5" companion knife was on it's way; they belong together. They're set-up for right side conventional carry, or left side horizontal carry. Outstanding workmanship and a great pair. Many thanks to the Captain, Behring Made, and Rowe Leather. They just keep knocking it out of the park.

Very nice!!! Great Get!
That small one is so.....You! LOL

Thanks for noticing. I was so sure I'd get that reaction

Lookin good as usual Warren! That Behring clan is something else!

Yeah they are over the top. Very cool and getting better all the time. They keep pushing the envelope.

Are you and Chief Twins???? Humble????

As we say on Da Bayou..... Dem be a Pair!


Damn Nice!!!!!!!

yes we are twins, I'm the pretty one!!!

Such a pretty pretty pretty............

"Mirror mirror on the wall.............."

Warren,
I knew they belonged together and I also warned everyone you were fixin' to have a "By God" pair to post. I wasn't Joshin' anybody!
N-I-C-E,
Capt. Chris

Yes Sir Cap they do belong on the same page. Good call on the Lil Guy. I'll just make that little one my sidearm buddy around the yard this year; it looks indestructible. I'll save the big one for more manly tasks. Thanks again, great pairing and making it happen.

This thread delivers again. Warren, those are stunning. To me, what I notice right away is how the stag pulls the copper color and the spacers pull the hammer marks. Really nice color palette on those. Just one alone like that would be striking, but the pair is just amazing.

Jay L

Great pair of knives.

Thanks guys. I'm really pleased with the pair.

Warren, Capt. Chris and the Behring Men; great effort and an absolutely perfect set of knives, set-up and sheaths!

This is definitely becoming one of those threads that will endure and continue to challenge the minds and delivers on craftsmanship!

Kudos to all! And Warren keeps the prize; all's right in the world, eh Warren?

Tom Flynn

Well said Tom. I agree that we'll continue to see new and amazings all the time out of Missoula.

My friends....

Just you wait and see what we've got cookin' for Warren today.

You did REALLY well with these Warren! My wife agrees, she loves the products the Behring crew puts out. I especially like the sheaths, the small one with the Behring logo on it is about perfect.

Thanks James. The boys would be happy to make you set. Give them a call.

What do you mean Grant?

I have been back and forth with Grant a few times on a pocket knife set, pretty sure that will get finalized here shortly!

What kinda set you thinking of?

For Warren:

There is a word for these... and when someone figures it out OR invents it... please share!

Grant,

Amazing, over the top! Thanks so much for posting this pair for me. I'm on vacation this week and can't post any photos.
OK here's the low down. After the guys returned from Boise a few weeks ago we had been looking at another project. Grant and James came back with a piece of artifact fossil. That piece was large enough to make both these knives.
Now to the blades, the large blade is a bear bowie inspired shape except it's bigger bear at 11 inches in length and 2 1/2 " wide . The second knife is one of James's double edge fighters around 9" long.
I couldn't be happier with the pair. I didn’t want to part with the second half of the fossil and the fighter came out great.
Once again guys you're knocking it out of the park. Now we got to work on some leather. Thanks for everything.

DAMN!!!
that might be the word....I'm just say'n

:-)Rocky

Over the top Warren! You are amassing an incredible Behring collection! Congratulations!

Very nice, good get!! loving the hammer marked blades with the copper!

If you recall we talked about that piece of fossil. Grant said that it was a perfect fit for both blades. The color and detail in that piece is awesome. When I get home next week I'll post up the the fossil that made these two. It was huge.

Bill, Rocky, James,

Thanks for the reply. It's nice to work with these guys and get exactly what you want.

Warren
Nice pair
James and crew are working on something for me to pick up at Blade, not as fancy as those, but pretty neat

Peter

Peter,

Good to hear from you. Whatever you have coming from BMK will be awesome. Just look at what they are putting out now. It just keeps getting better.

Well I finally figured out to post photos from this tablet. Here's the piece of artifact fossil that made these 2 knives. It's the top piece of course. There's not a slouch in the group.

Warren,

Outstanding pair of knives!!!! The size and shape are perfect for the FWI. The graining of the large piece of FWI is beautiful and unique. Knife collecting doesn't get better than this!

Just think about what BMK has been putting out in the last two to three years. 'Knifemakers Hall of Fame' stuff being produced in Missoula with a passion.

Tom Flynn

Well said Tom, these guys are doing amazing work. Thank you.

I'd like to note to all.....


The large piece of ox on the left, and those other two tusks are still around. If anyone has been considering big sets I've got what you see, and a slew of other goodies in the bag. Nothing big planned for the next batch so far, just waiting on your ideas.....

Tom just hit the nail on the head with one key word......."PASSION"

Bill,

Yes passion and much of what you see is "on call". We are so fortunate to get what we want. I got exactly what you are seeing.

Well I'm extremely pleased to report that Grant contacted me today and sent pics of my completed artifact fossil pair. I'm pretty taken back by the outcome and it's over the top once again. Check out the Hi-Ride Rowe gator sheathes with canteen snaps. The bowie is set-up for left side cross draw and the fighter strong side carry. Thank you to everyone at Behring Made and Rowe Leather. Outstanding workmanship and thank you for never saying we can't do that to any of my ideas. I'll be seeing you boys at Blade next week for a very personal THANK YOU!
And here's the completed pair; give the guys a shout out if you like them.

And..I need to change my shorts...

Ditto on the shorts! !!! Just YOWSERS!!!!!!!!!

Grant was going to bring them to Blade but they're chocked to the gills with knives to ship. I should receive them early next week and will bring them to Blade for you guys to enjoy.

Great to see you coming over to the adult side, Fossil, hammer marked & Large Blades!!!
Great color on the fossil! That bowie looks banded!
Real good set!!

LOL. Next thing is you'll be collecting little knives again, then we can trade
Hoping to bring these to Blade so everyone can enjoy.

All I can say is simply OUTSTANDING!

Absolutely over the top Warren!

Those Behring guys just keep pushing it higher. Thanks guys for the comments.

Father and son pair -- well sort of. At least they looked to me like they go well together. Top knife is a Treeman and the bottom is a BMK. Both are (primarily) fossil walrus.

Those two are great Jim! I mean REALLY great!

Yup I agree with Bill on that note.

Artifacts Jim- even better!

The Senior is from years ago, with the Junior being from one of our latest batches. Both of them were fun to have around for a bit.

-GC

Thanks guys. Grant cleverly listed those side by side on the web site so when I saw them, I knew I had to have both. That guy is just plain evil always tempting me with great knives. ;-)

This just in from Behring Made. These were two artifact fossil handled knives I picked up at Blade. They're just back from Kenny Rowe Leather. Exceptionally interesting handles; they're works of art. They did it again, and Kenny did and outstanding job on the Elephant inlayed pouch sheathes. Thanks again guy's!

Very nice!

Thanks Bill.

Awesome.

Thanks Steve.

These two are quite likely I'm told to be the last you'll see. James doesn't want to do these anymore. I'm also told there's a third that James made for a personal friend not going anywhere soon. Both quite different and unique in their own way. The Fossil Walrus from Tune at Blade 2016 and the Scagel inspired smaller blade just arrived. The smaller reminds me of Bill the Butcher from Gangs Of New York.

Savagery!!

Indeed it was.

Warren, how did the shop present those? As cleavers, as hatchets, or as "straights?"

Cleavers I believe however I'm not the first owner.

Behring Made Meat Cleavers. These way pre-date the Behring Straights, but good eye Mark! I hadn't even considered the comparison of the Cleaver and the Straight- damn close!

Warren- you need little Straights to match your big cleavers

Trouble maker

Warren
when are the Mudbone sheaths due in, I think you need a left hand and right hand so you can wear one on each side. It would be very intimidating.

Peter

Peter,

The fossil cleaver is a heavy brute. The wouldn't be one you'd want to wear. That blade is 3/8" steel. I'm still planning on a sheath however. Back burner for now.

LOL get some suspenders........or have mud make you belt attachment for your walker!

Best idea you've had in a long time. Kinda wondering why I didn't think of that. Lol
I figure it this way, by the time I'm ready for the nursing home, I'll have more than enough knives to get the head chef job.

my walker

Yeah, remember that one. Funny stuff.