Carolina Shuckers create oyster knives

IN CHAPEL HILL TONIGHT, OCTOBER

IS IN OUR MONTH WHICH MEANS AN

OYSTER MONTH.

>> MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE

PROPER OYSTER SHUCKING KNIFE.

TONIGHT WE HAVE THE STORY OF

CAROLINA SHOCKERS.

>> Reporter:

MOREHEAD CITY IS A BIT OF A

HOTBED FOR ARTISTS.

IN SOME CASES VERY HOT.

>> IT RUNS ALMOST LIKE A JET

ENGINE.

>> Reporter: 20000.

>> HOW DO YOU LIKE DOING THIS?

>> I LOVE IT.

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S COOLER OUT.

THIS IS A FURNACE THAT I BUILT.

>> Reporter: HE AND A BUDDY

HAVE BUILT CAROLINA SHUCKER,

OYSTER KNIVES, KNIVES FOR

SHUCKING OYSTERS.

KIRK DAVIS IS A CRAFTSMAN.

HE HAS MADE FURNITURE AND HAS

ALWAYS BEEN GOOD WITH HIS

HANDS.

HE CREATED THE SCULPTURE

OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL IN

MOREHEAD CITY.

AND BEING FROM THE COAST, ONE

TIME HE AND HIS BUDDY WENT TO

AN OYSTER ROAST.

>> WE DECIDED TO MAKE OUR OWN

OYSTER KNIVES.

THIS PARTICULAR OYSTER ROAST.

EVERYBODY ABUTS ALL THE KNIVES

LOVE THEM.

>> Reporter: SO THEY MADE MORE

KNIVES AND SOLD THEM AND THAT

WAS THE SPARK THAT STARTED IT

ALL.

>> WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND

WE THOUGHT HEY, WE MAY BE ONTO

SOMETHING HERE.

>> Reporter: THE FIRE WAS LIT.

>> WE WERE GETTING ORDERS FROM

ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: THE THINNER AND

SHARPER YOU CAN GET IT.

>> EXACTLY, THERE IS NO OYSTER

OUR KNIVES CAN'T OPEN.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST AN

OYSTER KNIFE.

>> IT'S A BOTTLE OPENER.

>> Reporter: READY FOR THE

FINISHING TWIST.

>> Reporter: I GUESS IT'S ALSO

A DECORATIVE TOUCH.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

DECORATIVE AS WELL.

AND BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL

HANDMADE, EACH BLADE IS 100%

DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHERS.

THERE IS THE FINISHED PRODUCT.

>> Reporter: A CAROLINA

SHUCKER.

DO YOU LIKE OYSTERS?

>> I LOVE OYSTERS.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS

FROM CAROLINA SHUCKER.

>>> THEY LOOK EFFECTIVE, I'VE

ALWAYS USED A BUTTER KNIFE.

>> REALLY?

>> THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE IN THE

DOOR.

YOU CAN ORDER THESE HANDMADE