Another good one. I like Case's 83 balloon whittler pattern. Has he ever made one of those?
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Another good one. I like Case's 83 balloon whittler pattern. Has he ever made one of those?
Speaking of pimps, here's a Reese Bose 4 inch BP in 440V and polished stag I owned before and after a pimp job by Joe Mason. Wouldn't this look good next to the pearl 5 blade?
Before:
http://home.austin.rr.com/thealperns...-tr1-small.jpg
and after:
http://home.austin.rr.com/thealperns...on01-CoopW.jpg
And some other Reese knives I own or wish I still owned:
Sow belly trapper #8. Have a G2 sheath for it laying around somewhere
http://home.austin.rr.com/thealperns/RB-Sow.jpg
Whaler #0. Featured in a recent article in a Japanese knife magazine. I really miss this one. Great stag and shield.
http://home.austin.rr.com/thealperns/Whaler1.jpg
Reeses first Ivory WT. Went to Tony, then another collector, then to me under the condition that I never sell it on the open market. Who would?
http://home.austin.rr.com/thealperns/sharp2w.jpg
Owned both of these at one point. Orange fibermascus and red Boker bone. JTs dad is carrying the bone knife.
http://home.austin.rr.com/thealperns...inglesopen.jpg
Serpentine trapper #1 in old burgundy micarta. Have the matching #1 3.25 single blade trapper around here somewhere.
http://home.austin.rr.com/thealperns...erpTrapper.jpg
fasteddie is my new hero :D.
Thanks everyone.
:eek: I recently watched a documentary about Fort Knox and it wasn't as impressive as the lineup of knives on this thread.
I'll have to see what I can add to all the purdies here :D
Mike, you are reading my mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Robuck
Next time my name comes up on the order list I hope Reese or Tony want to try one. :D
That sunfish looked pretty darn nice too. ;)
Torture.
Greg
OK where is 2toes. :D.
Well whaddaya know? That engraved, polished, BP would certainly look good next to the 5-blade pearl.....and I just bought the knife, if I am not mistaken. I guess we'll just have to see how the two get along. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by fasteddie
Thanks, fasteddie.
You guys are killing me, in a good way :D
Gus, all I did is bug people and write checks. Tony and Reese are the heros here. Some of the finest knives ever made. period. Not just complex and perfectly made, but also knives that are designed and built for everyday use.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bastid
Oh Man, I know what you mean! I've been sportin a woody for days!Quote:
Originally Posted by sunfishman
More great pics! Thanks Fasteddie and 92degrees. I would love to be able to handle some of those knives, let alone own them. I found a few of these knives in the BF for sale archives and now I really wish I had started buying them sooner.
Gus, if you do get an 83 made let’s see it! I’m at the tail end of Reese’s list so it will be a while for me. (Don't you have a pearl cokebottle to post here?)
Maybe some Bose knives will break loose from Blade, but right now there’s nothing out there.
Here’s a Reese back pocket proto. Not mine but some of you know who the owner is.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...pk_fr_1024.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...o_stag_bpk.jpg
Jeez, now I can't decide which I like best at all!!!
Lemme go grab the checkbook...
Here is my one and only at the moment. 3.5" shadow trapper by Reese.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3701/halfbwli6.jpg
Left for me to post.
Pearl Dr by Reese.
Stag Dr by Reese.
Bone Dr by Tony.
Pearl Coffin Jack by Reese.
Now I need to buy a camera. :D
Gus, send them to me and I'll take some photos for you. When I'm done, I'll send you the camera. :p
...I'm getting a tingly feeling now:p
F.E. brings up a great point.
These pics are great. Getting to hold, manipulate or use one of them is greater by a long shot.
Tony just finished this last week and she already has a home. I haven't taken good images of this knife yet so I will show you a piece of it. You "Bose Experts" give the greenhorns a chance to figure this out. ;)
http://boseknives.com/images/sneekpeek1.jpg
Oh boy this is gonna be fun. Anyone got a guess??
Four blade Congress,Rem.Bone ?Quote:
Originally Posted by 2toes
5-blade sowbelly??
whittler, but it hasn't gotten here yet. :D
I'll let this simmer till 9pm est, when I post the full deal.
While answers trickle in, here's my lonesome Bose (sniff), an older Tony. The scanner doesn't pick up the pearl, but it is great stuff!!
I am on Reese's and Tony's waiting lists, and trying not to be a pest, but I may have to call soon!!
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...osePearlTr.jpg
waynorth is the big weener of the "What is it?" sneek peek. I made it too
easy with the little piece of sowbelly shield showing.
http://boseknives.com/images/sneekpeek1.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/sneekpeek2.jpg
ATS-34 blades and springs, 410 SS liners/bolster, SS pinned shield. Remington jigged bone. Stamped #6. Currently on vacation in the States till June. :D
http://boseknives.com/images/tbosere...dsowbelly1.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tbosere...dsowbelly2.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tbosere...dsowbelly3.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tbosere...dsowbelly4.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tbosere...dsowbelly5.jpg
Yea!! I won!!
That was the clue, Kerry! Unmistakeable shield!
Send the knife to me at;
Charlie C.
La la Land, U.S.A! I'll let you know when it gets here!!
Waynorth,Read Kerry's Post ! You were supposed to let the greenhorn's guess at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by waynorth
Everyone here knows,you are no green horn,Sooo,the runner up,is the first greeny to guess,So Tony,Reese has my info,send 'r' out...
Oh ,Oh yeah riiight,sure,sweet dreams LOL!!!!!
-Vince
I did nail that Rem. Bone though,not bad for a greeny.:)
That Sowbelly made me soil myself...and it felt Goooood
Here's another Backpocket by Reese
http://www.fototime.com/6BCAAE6A19B6308/orig.jpg
Yah, well I'm greener than you are Vince:grumpy: ! I mean c'mon, you nailed the Rem bone:eek: ! My knife, sorry:p !!
:D :D
You Dog you!!Set me up in my own thread,that is beyond a hijack,lol!! Well Congrat's then!! I guess my thread here was in perfect timing for your new masterpiece,huh??Quote:
Originally Posted by waynorth
Wow,it gets better and better,Great stuff CC
-Vince
That piece was no slouch to begin with but the pimping takes it to a whole 'nother level.Quote:
Originally Posted by fasteddie
Tony is on fire! This is the second 5-blade knife he has assembled in less than 2 weeks! It's the fraternal twin to the 5-blade Sowbelly I posted last week, made of ATS-34, Remington bone, all stainless bolsters, liners, and pins and pinned federal shield. 800 grit hand rubbed finish.
http://boseknives.com/images/tbose5bldstckman4.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tbose5bldstckman1.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tbose5bldstckman2.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tbose5bldstckman3.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tbose5bldstckman5.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tbose5bldstckman6.jpg
You may not be so used to seeing Bose fixed blade knives but here is a rare one. Tony made this several years ago and it now belongs to a dear friend of his. It's an 8" Loveless style hunter made of 3/16" D2, tapered tang, stag and stainless fittings. If you ever wondered what a Loveless would look like with swedges...there ya go. This is the only one of these that TOny has made and is stamped with a "0"(zero). The sheath is also made by T.Bose.
http://boseknives.com/images/tboseloveless1.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tboseloveless2.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/tboseloveless3.jpg
Two more beauties, Kerry!!!
It looks like Tony made the sheath also, for the "Loveless"!
Why am I not surprised?
Thanks for the reminder. I forgot to mention that and added that to the first post. Tony's sheaths are very nice as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by waynorth