To: idahoknifeworks@hotmail.com

Subject: I have received my treasure

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:16:50 -0700

 

Dear Padre and Coyote Woman,

I received my knife in the mail yesterday and once I opened it, eyed it and felt it in my hand, it was in heaven. I would have never imagined that a concept for a knife, discussed over the telephone from 12,000 miles away and over three months time, could have come out like this. It is absolutely perfect in every way and everything I had hoped for in a custom made knife.

Mike, you are a true master craftsman and a credit to your trade. Everything about the knife from the beautiful choice of the Elk antler blanks to the file work on the blade is exactly what I wanted. The balance is nice and I really like the heft of it in my hand. I can tell by the feel and weight that it will make a perfect camp/all purpose knife that I do intend to use in all my outdoor chores. As for the sheath, you got it perfect from my description. The blade fits very snug in the sheath and even though there is no clasp, I know the knife will stay seated until it is ready to be unsheathed. The color, stitching and how the sheath will ride on my belt are exactly what I wanted. The brass rivets add a perfect touch to the overall look of the fine leather sheath. I like that you ground down small parts of the rivets to keep with the lines of the sheath. The lighter color stitching really sets off the beautiful rich tone of the leather.

Coyote Woman, as far as a customer relations experience, I couldn¹t have asked for anyone more knowledgeable and friendly. You are a pleasure to deal with and a true credit to the Idaho Knife Works. Thanks for all of your patience and the informative literature that you sent out about some of the accolades over IKW. That personal touch reassured me that I chose the right family business to create my knife. I would also like to thank you for the ³in the works² pictures that you took of my knife while on the bench in Padre's shop. They are as important to me as the finished product.

I will definitely be showing the knife to fellow Green Berets so don¹t be surprised if some more orders from Okinawa come your way. I still intend to purchase knives for my sons once the make Eagle Scout and you better believe that they will be coming from Padre's workshop. I will definitely be a repeat customer for all of my custom knife needs. Once again, thank you for a wonderful experience and for a beautiful treasure that I will cherish until I pass it down to one of the kids (maybe). Thanks for all that you do and I look for to all of our future business. You are both great Americans!

With warmest regards,

CW3 Brendan R.

A Co, 1st BN, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)

PS I will be sending some pics of me with the knife for your website.