Hi Willem,

Nice job! Regarding your "inspiration":

The top knife in the photo (stag handle) was the first Model 8 made for Litch Steinman, a good friend of Bo's who came up with the Trout and Bird knife idea.

The bottom knife in the photo (pinned ivory) origin is described in a letter to me from Mr. Robert Gaddis as follows:



Note:

1. "Fred Gilman" owned a general store at Walloon Lake, where Bo had a summer vacation house.

2. The first 9 Trout and Bird blades were made from 1/8" thick stock. Those thereafter were made from 3/16th stock.

Best,