Well things didn't work out for me this year and I was not able to make it to Atlanta for Blade Show 2005 !
However, I did manage to get an early bird sneek-peek at some of the amazing pieces that Vince & Grace Evans will have on hand !
(which I'd have to wager are probably sold by now, as his work tends to be gone as soon as the table covering is lifted ;-)
Vince gave me his permission to post these up, if I wished, once the show got started !

So .... lets pretend were standing with the gang in Atlanta and Vince has just unveiled his table .... Ooooooh ....Ahhhhh !

Enjoy, Mac


Anglo-Saxon Sword
Composite Pattern Welded Blade, Blued Steel with Silver Accents, Bone





Persian Kard
Pattern Welded Blade, Silver Inlay, (gold inlay on his makers mark), Fossil Walrus Ivory.
The Sheath is leather over wood with Silver Mounts.



Inlay detail



Chieftan Dirk
Pattern Welded Blade with Knife & Fork, Carved Briar Wood Grip, Silver Mounts.





Anglo-Saxon Spear
Composite Pattern Welded Blade, Twisted Silver and Copper Wire Inlay on Socket.
This spear head has a narrower blade than the one that Steve Han got, and it has a plain steel split socket.
(Steve's has a full damascus socket.)



Here's the finished hilt of the Anglo-Saxon sword between the two originals that were used for inspiration !

Chieftan dirk pommel detail !



One of the set in its sheath !



Another closeup .....



An "in-progress" shot of the Anglo-Saxon sword !
* Note: the tang has yet to be peened and the fittings are not blued yet !




A few "in-progress" shots of the Chieftan dirk set !

WOW :eek:

The Saxon sword is perfect, and is inspired by one of my all time favorite swords. Wish I had the money that would be mine so fast nobody would believe it....

:D :lol: Is this brand new unseen stuff, i like that Anglo-Saxon Sword and spear OH WOW (drool) ouugh (chaos here)
VE: "#¤%&// =!! guys stop drool and bleed over my stuff and take one step back,
please, can someone help me turn back the table"
SPEAKER VOICE: "you who showing your mr Jonhsson everywhere, Please stop doing that"

Oooh! Aaaaaaaaah!

:cool:


I was fortunate to get a peek at these also. Made the pain of not being there a little bearable.

Was surprised that you didn't get the dirk, Mac. Or did the knife-n-fork add-on make the set up too girly for ya. :D

Gotta tell ya, I struggled with the Anglo-Saxon sword, but since I already had the Type Z, I had to regretfully let that one go. It's going to a good home, I hear.

Like to know who will end up with the "other" Anglo-Saxon spear. Already have Ron Luciano as my "Brother of Turcael." Be good to extend my family tree to include "Brother (or Sister) of Saxon Spear."

Hi Steve

Nah, I'd have loved that set .... (we barbarians can occasionally be civilized ;-)
Bet that wee fork would'a come in handy :-)

Guess were both on the bench for this show ... *sigh* ... but perhaps we can regroup for Vegas :-)

Take care, Mac

* The two spear heads side by side!

Somebody is going to be very lucky to get these.

You know, I never thought I would ever consider selling my soul to the devil for a something but that Anglo-Saxon sword would be the piece to drive me over the edge. At the very least I would happily trade my entire sword collection for that sword. It is the epitome of a masterpiece. Well done, Vince. I think there are far too few examples of pre-viking era swords made today. I hope Vince makes more from this time period.

Yup.........what Jay said. I'm sure Vince will top that one day, but until then.........can you say 'masterpiece'? Dang....I wish I'd have been born rich instead of good lookin'...............mcm.

Just to keep the Evans magic flowing ....

Here are a couple of wonderful new Scottish dirks that Vince & Grace have added to their Recent Projects page !
They were not pieces done for the Atlanta show, but are headed to good homes I hear tell :-)

Wonderful work, 'eh , Mac

Hi Stephen,

I'm going to try to make it out to Vegas!

:lol: Sold out at gate already :eek: well that says allot about family Evans stuff :)

Some of Vince's awards, Mac

*Members Choice Award/Award of Merit (1987 Pacific Handcrafters Guild, Honolulu, HI)

*Damascus USA/Moran Award - Best Damascus of Show (1994 Knifemasters Show, LaGuardia, NY)

*Blade Handmade Award - Best Handforged Knife (1997 Blade Show West, Costa Mesa, CA)

*Best of Show (1999 Las Vegas Classic Knife Show, Las Vegas, NV)

*Best Handforged Knife, Best Sword, Best of Show (2000 Knife Expo, Buena Park, CA)

*Best Collaboration Knife with Richard Rogers (2000 Blade Show and International Cutlery Fair, Atlanta, GA)

*Craftsman Award (2000 Bay Area Knife Collectors Association Show, San Francisco, CA)

*Best Sword (2003 Las Vegas Classic Knife Show, Las Vegas, NV)

*Best Handforged Knife (2003 Arizona Knife Collectors Association Show, Mesa, AZ)

*Best Sword (2004 Las Vegas Classic Knife Show, Las Vegas, NV)

*Best Sword ( 2005 Atlanta Blade Show, Atlanta, GA)