•• Knives of the 2008 Blade Show ••

Lorien said:
You're a good man Jim:thumbup:
I for one really appreciate you sharing the fruits of your hard work with us.
That is very generous indeed:)
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Ditto! Appreciate, and look forward to this every year after Blade. Thanks, Coop.

- Joe
 
Coop, thanks for the great pictures. It's indeed an Herculian Labor:thumbup::cool:

Besides my own knife :D the ones that stand out to me are the:

* Cashen dagger
* White dagger and bowie
* Hogstrom/Hanson collaboration
* McIntyre dagger, and
* Hanson bowies

It was nice meeting you and your lovely staff.

Marcel
 
That Kevin Casey guy looks like he knows a thing or two about damascus...

Of the whole, John White's dagger is probably my favorite in terms of design and execution (as much as I can judge from a photo). I have to admit that I don't understand all the raving comments about the Brend bowie - it looks weirdish to me.
 
Joss said:
Of the whole, John White's dagger is probably my favorite in terms of design and execution (as much as I can judge from a photo). I have to admit that I don't understand all the raving comments about the Brend bowie - it looks weirdish to me.
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The White dagger is superb, P.K. is a lucky man!!!

I feel the same about the Brend, and it was $7,500 from what I understand. Actually it was $8,500...just got the confirmation.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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I feel the same about the Brend, and it was $7,500 from what I understand.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Really??:confused::confused::(:(

For comparison reasons only...that lovely Cashen dagger was $2,000:thumbup::cool:

Marcel
 
Marcel54 said:
Really??:confused::confused::(:(

For comparison reasons only...that lovely Cashen dagger was $2,000:thumbup::cool:

Marcel
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1. I heard that from an eminently qualified buyer on Thursday night, and may be mistaken, but the numbers sound right...

2. Kevin has always priced himself extremely low.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Photographic ambrosia, Jim. Your skills and contributions are so systematic that taking you for granted becomes plausible. May it never be so.

ken
 
I could have sworn Walter's bowie was 8.5 k.

Did you notice the grind ;). (Pretty high for a hollow grind, not sure that I have seen any that high before.)

Thanks Jim. One of mine was in there from Mike Z. :).
 
To each its own but I would never ever pay $7.5 k or $8.5 k for a knife like that. But then again I've been known to spend too much money on a knife nobody else likes:D;)

Marcel
 
Marcel54 said:
To each its own but I would never ever pay $7.5 k or $8.5 k for a knife like that. But then again I've been known to spend too much money on a knife nobody else likes:D;)

Marcel
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That is sort of the reason that I brought up the cost....Brend is very popular....it is an expensive knife/lot of money....but that never stops anyone very much when it is a super desireable pattern...which this one really isn't

IF this was a really large Model 2 in damascus and stag, I am not sure that knife would have lasted 5 minutes....but Walter stretched himself outside the norm, took a swing, and did not hit a home run.

If nothing else, it shows us all that even the greats fail to knock it out of the park, from time to time.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I consider Walter a friend and up until this particular knife any time he had a knife available for sale that he gave me a shot at I would be all over it.

What Steve said. The grinds on this blade were incredible, but even the greats are challenged from time to time nothing wrong with that since it is one reason why the greats get greater. I would have much rather walked away with that polished Model 2 that was in the drawing.
 
Coop,

Thanks for sharing those incredible images. As much as you see at the show (and I saw lots of the ones you've imaged), there are always so many beauties you miss.

Thanks again! :thumbup: :cool:
 
Keith Montgomery said:
What a group of exceptional knives. Of course, shown in their best light by Coop's outstanding photography skills.
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For some of us, Mr. Cooper's photography skills are more important than for others...lol:D I am way beyond impressed at how Coop was able to bring out the figure in the maple on my knife.:thumbup: I spoke with him for a bit when he had the "raw" pic up and he said that you had to edit because even the best digital camera gets "confused" by shadow and color contrasts that the human eye can easily distinguish.........at least I THINK that is what he said:D
 
jdm61 said:
For some of us, Mr. Cooper's photography skills are more important than for others...lol:D I am way beyond impressed at how Coop was able to bring out the figure in the maple on my knife.:thumbup: I spoke with him for a bit when he had the "raw" pic up and he said that you had to edit because even the best digital camera gets "confused" by shadow and color contrasts that the human eye can easily distinguish.........at least I THINK that is what he said:D
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Hi Joe,

Yes, you listened well. That's EXACTLY what I said. I own a $3000 camera, and I am shooting in very controlled conditions. I am getting top-quality input. Still and all, I enjoy using Photoshop to render the images closer to how the eyes see them. We can distinguish dark damascus right next to white pearl. Try capturing both of them visibly in a digital file without editing help.... :eek::rolleyes:

Thanks to all of you for taking the time to enjoy them.

Coop
 
The fact that the Brend was outside the norm for the maker is what I liked about it - and still do. As for price - there are all kinds of knives that command prices that I simply cannot comprehend. But people buy them, so their comprehension is different from my own. :)

Roger
 
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