2016 East Coast Custom Knife Show - TOP Personalities and Craftsmanship

Fabrizio Silvestrelli creates some of THE most ornate folders I have ever experienced. Here's his take on the 'Dress tactical' experience.

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Darrel Ralph is in the forefront of this movement...

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As is R.J. Martin. :thumbup:

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A local favorite, here on BF is Ryan Minchew from TX:

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Not as local, but certainly as appealing are the Nylund brothers from Finland!

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More...
 
I wanted to attend to have Jim shoot a sword but alas I was at a volleyball tournament for my daughter
 
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This next one is REALLY incredible from Anders Hedlund (Sweden). it's a split blade dagger. I can't say I have EVER seen the same. Not only is it split, but Anders has pinned the ends so there is no separation in the locked open position. Just WOW! :eek: :thumbup:

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Here's more views of this complex work.

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Patrick Teyke and Dietmar Kressler worked together on this collaboration:

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I didn't think Italian maker Corrado Moro could improve on his spectacular 'tourbillion' design. I was wrong! :eek:
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Pete Pruyn: Look at how cool this is. It's a forearm sheath dagger. Protection and accessibility for those tough periods in our lives. :)

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By the time these came to me Pete had almost sold out, and his clients could NOT wait to get them photographed. You would have seen even more.

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Finishing up for a bit with these formidable daggers in damascus and carbon from Olamic Cutlery.
Just. So. Cool.
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Almost done. I'll close later this evening.

PLEASE feel free to pick a fave and comment why. :confused: :thumbup: :D

Coop
 
SharpByCoop said:
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 video and Mike is an outstanding guy
 
Thanks, Joe. I'm glad you had a chance to meet Mike.

Here's the last of the knives....

Local and fresh New Jersey maker Justin Savkov comes onto the scene with these show stoppers!

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Veteran engraver Amayak Stepanyan takes a superb Warren Osborne folder and makes it stunning with his Art Nouveau look. So elegant!

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A trio of wonderful and grippy leather birch bark stacked fixed blades by Finland's Pekka Tuominen

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(I have one final Daniel Watson sword I need to extract and modify for a digital background. Very time consuming, so I didn't hold up the show while I took my time on that.)

I hope you have enjoyed browsing. As you can see I don't rely on one style of display, because I love the diversity and colors. Still and all they carry the SBC 'look'. ;)

Thank you!

Jim, Susan and T-Rev...
 
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Thanks Coop....you are an amazingly talented photographer and your presentation on the forums is impressive. I greatly appreciate your work and your friendship. See you in Hotlanta with some new stuff needing your talents !! Happy Easter !
 
Thanks for the show Coop! Great to come back to internet and have 3 pages from you to scroll thru -- one thing, those Pekka blades look like stacked birch bark not leather.
 
^^^ OK! You are correct, after reading his build on my provided info sheets.

I scramble getting what I can posted, and I rely on knowledgable folks to help me out on occasion. As you did.

Thank YOU!

Coop
 
I got an email from my friend Pekka, he sold out in the first six hours, and he sent me the same amazing photo. John
 
SharpByCoop said:
Antonio Fogarizzu with a jaw-dropping folder.
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^^No Problem.

Can you please tell me more about this. I'm not generally into art knives but this blew me away. is that MOP inlayed into carbon fiber? and how does the blade open?
 
Hello Everyone,
This is the new Eiffel Dagger , it works by pushing the gold button in the handle , and it locks the blade in open and close position , to open you have to push again the button and the blade comes out from the handle just a little enough to pick the blade and open.
The inlaid are in carbon fiber with different square and rectangular black pearl inlayed in , this is a very time spending work , but I enjoyed it and the result is quite good .
Thank you for your interest
I'm making a new one with different inlays for the Solvang knife show next month
Antonio Fogarizzu
 
Antonio: THANK YOU for describing the involved and intricate details. I will be at Solvang, and I hope I can at least see this new one. :thumbup:

I told you I still had one remaining image to complete this Show.

Daniel Watson carved and then cast this handle in 'black iron'. It's captivating, it's detailed, and its replicable to various blades!

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^^^ Through the power of Instagram, I presented (4) unique images of this same layout, with different digital backgrounds. I asked the viewers for help in deciding which version worked best visually, but clicking the 'like' button. I am really liking how powerful and immediate the feedback on IG is.

This particular background 'won' the contest by almost a 10% margin (178 vs 164 votes). (It's election year and the candidates are close!)

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I had to WORK to get this one correct. Here is what I shot at the show, which enabled me to create this image. (Smoke and mirrors are abundant!! :))

Yes, I merged the handle and the blade to get them both intact. The limitations of my tent, my lens, and wishing for sharpness on both ends determined this method.

Selecting out the carving took well over an hour.

I experimented with overlaying the handle on top of the blade. The detail is SO intricate I wanted to make that prominent.

For me, it came out better than I anticipated. I hope you agree.

Thanks!

Coop
 
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