2016 East Coast Custom Knife Show - TOP Personalities and Craftsmanship

Great thread!

Trevor's shots are outstanding, it's evident he had fun with that assignment.

And your images are the best!

Steve
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ABS Apprentice
 
Great shots. This was a rare time that I passed on the show. Had I known it was the last ECCKS in "the area" I probably would have gone. I was never too crazy about the location but i'm sorry to see it go and hope it has good success in Fl. Does this include a change for the NYcks?
 
Thanks, Coop, this was the show that really got me into collecting, almost 30 years ago. I miss this and the NYCKS but that's the OK, I'm older and collecting less.;)
I was a little baffled that there was no show promotion on here but this Forum has taken a different direction, too bad. If it weren't for Coop we wouldn't even know these knives/makers existed.
 
I'm with all of you guys. I'm usually on top of things in this regard, AND consider it a responsibility of MINE. However, it's not a requirement. (See my notes at the bottom)

Regardless, the list of prominence is long. :)


MAKERS
VAN BARNETT
TODD BEGG
SEBASTIJAN BERENJI - BORKA BLADES
CHARLES BENNICA
TIM BRITTON
TREVOR BURGER
VLADIMIR BURKOVSKI
DANIEL CATTANEO
MARK CENTOFANTE
SERGIO CONSOLI
WES CRAWFORD
KEVIN CROSS
EDMUND DAVIDSON
DELLANA
ANDREW DEMKO
HERB DERR
ALLEN ELISHEWITZ
VIRGIL ENGLAND
EMMANUEL ESPOSITO
ANTONIO FOGARIZZU
AARON FREDERICK
LARRY FUEGEN
MARCELLO GARAU
JOHN GRAY
KOJI HARA
ANDERS HEDLUND
MICHAEL HENNINGSSON
JAKE HOBACK
DES HORN
JEREMY HORTON
MITCH JENKINS
RB JOHNSON
DIETMAR KRESSLER
RON LAKE
KIRBY LAMBERT
ALEXIS LECOCQ
ELIZABETH LOERCHNER
DON LOZIER
ANTHONY MARFIONE
MATT MARTIN
RJ MARTIN
KANSEI MATSUNO
JERRY MCCLURE
RYAN MINCHEW
JIM & JOYCE MINNICK
CORRADO MORO
ATTILIO MOROTTI
GEORGE MULLER
HIDETOSHI NAKAYAMA
BUD NEALY
JAKOB & SIMON NYLUND
HIROAKI OHTA
KEITH OUYE
MARIO PEDDIU
PAOLO PETRICCA
THEUNS PRINSLOO
PETER PRUYN
DARREL RALPH
FABRIZIO SILVESTRELLI
CORRIE SCHOEMAN
EUGENE SOLOMONIK - OLAMIC CUTLERY
JUERGEN STEINAU
STRIDER KNIVES
JEAN PIERRE SUCHERAS
JOSEPH SZILASKI
RICHARD TESARIK
PATRICK TEYKE
ANDRE THORBURN
BRIAN TIGHE
WILLIAM TUCH
PEKKA TUOMINEN
JD VAN DEVENTER
MATT VENIER
GILLES VICTORS
HOWARD VIELE
MICHAEL WALKER
DANIEL WATSON - ANGEL SWORD
MICHAEL WEST
MICHAEL ZIEBA
MIKE ZSCHERNY

PURVEYORS
AFRICAN CUSTOM KNIVES
JIM CHARNAS
TOMMY CLARK - BLUE RIDGE KNIVES
JW DENTON - LOVELESS KNIVES
LOU DESANTIS
MICHAEL DONATO - KNIFEPURVEYOR.COM
PAUL FARINA
BILL HALL - TRI-CITY CUSTOM KNIVES
GARY LEVINE
CARLOS LOPEZ - KNIFE TREASURES
JULIE MAGUIRE - ARIZONA CUSTOM KNIVES
RICHARD MATTEI / SCOTT GENTILI - BLADE PARADE
BRADY MILLER - MONKEY EDGE
ROBERT OLDAKER - MR. DAMASCUS KNIVES
PARAGON SPORTING GOODS
GRAZYNA SHAW - QUINTESSENTIAL CUTLERY
PAUL SHINDLER - KNIFE LEGENDS
MARK STRAUSS - KNIFEOLOGY
JON UKMAN - EBOSSHOSS
SUPPLIERS
BYINGTON BLADES
CULPEPPER & CO.
MASECRAFT SUPPLY CO.
WICKED EDGE SHARPENERS
ENGRAVERS
CJ CAI
AMAYAK STEPANYAN


I am still working on the images: Full disclosure: I have had (5) full performances since the ECCKShow in a play I have been rehearsing for the past ten weeks (Twelve Angry Jurors - I'm Juror #12. It has women in the cast as well.) That really took me away from the computer many hours.

I'm fortunate to have gotten THIS much done.

More real soon!
 
SharpByCoop said:
I'm with all of you guys. I'm usually on top of things in this regard, AND consider it a responsibility of MINE. However, it's not a requirement. (See my notes at the bottom)
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I see it as more of a responsibility of the Makers & Show Promoter than yours, Jim.

You've always been a top promoter of custom knives, shows & makers.
 
SharpByCoop said:
Full disclosure: I have had (5) full performances since the ECCKShow in a play I have been rehearsing for the past ten weeks (Twelve Angry Jurors - I'm Juror #12. It has women in the cast as well.) That really took me away from the computer many hours.

I'm fortunate to have gotten THIS much done.

More real soon!
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That is so cool! You are truly a man of many talents.

Don Hanson III said:
I see it as more of a responsibility of the Makers & Show Promoter than yours, Jim.

You've always been a top promoter of custom knives, shows & makers.
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Ditto.
 
^^^ Thank you guys! :)

Back from intermission.....

RJ Martin is considered a veteran maker by every measure. His current success and the desirability of his pieces took years to cultivate.

RJ brought me a folder he made in 1995, and continues to own and use. He's never selling this one. Old Skool RJM (That's his mark on it!)

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His current lineup of folders took a trip to engraver David Riccardo, who is simply insane in his work (in a good way!) See why:

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That's David's mark in the ring. It's miniscule, but right there. LOL!

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Ron Lake has been making knives, probably for TWICE as long. And his work commands more than twice the prices (Don't ask! :eek: :confused: :thumbup:)

Check out his latest work with miniature amber inlays and frames....

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More....
 
If you have been following my posts over the years you have seen and heard of Michael Zieba. I love this guy. :thumbup:

He's based out of Brooklyn, NYC in an industrial area, and simply has an eye for design and a work ethic which is matched by.... very few.

I am going to show you why....

Slim gentleman's folders
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Hard-use tacticals
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Here's a pair of 'oyster' knives which come with kydex sleeves
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He experiments with all kinds of coatings
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Mike also designs and produces all these little metal heads and trinkets
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Here's one to make the maker's smile. :D
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Those are cast from spent hollow point bullets
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His origination was, and still is, formidably quality kitchen knives
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He makes his own steel, too.
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He does NOTHING less than top quality. Check out this VERY INSIGHTFUL video he produced about Brooklyn Knives:

[video=youtube;DlOpIsQsEJI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlOpIsQsEJI[/video]

^^^ That's all I got done today. Is this a Brooklyn Knives promo? YOU BET. He purchased every one of those images, to help make sure he is visible.

Thank you MIKE!
 
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Great job all the way around. I didn't realize how many folders were at the show. That is my favorite thing about going to the different shows, is the different types of knives at each. Beautiful work!
 
Thank you guys! Yes, this show is folder-rich. :D :thumbup: Lots of smaller, articulate knives.

I am almost completely done editing. I will post more later today.

In the meantime, circle back and read the names and captions of the people in the first few posts. (Thanks for the corrections!)

Coop
 
Wow Coop, you're constantly setting the bar!

Thanks for all your work!

-Michael
 
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