Six months ago while at archery practice at the local club a new couple showed up , him with an older compound and his wife with a brand new one . After hellos he stated "you don`t remember me do you " He then stated his name was Jeff and then it came back to me . Over 25 years ago while bowhunting in Rock Ck I would bump into Jeff and his Dad "Ernie" and thoughly enjoyed their company . He further stated that I sold him the bow that he now carried 25 years ago . Well after shooting our small 3-D course with a bunch of Tradies I suggested they try the Club`s youth longbows . Some what unsure they gave it a try and never touched their bows again . Soon Jeff ended up with a "Vlad" longbow and his Wife "C" had a second hand "Check-Mate Raven" recurve .
All summer they practised each day and twice on Sat & Sun and in the process dragged me out . It was a joy mentering these two and the results of these sessions were evident with several first place finishes including the recent Abby Indoor .
After one of our practice sessions Jeff stated that I probably was not aware that he was a Custom Knife maker and He and Cassandra wanted to make me a knife of my choice . After reviewing his web site I realised this was to be something very special , in particular since He welcomed my input .
The following will be a series of posts with some of the detail involved in the making of "The Gift".