4 1/4" R.Bose Northfield Whittler

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This very cool knife was made by Reese Bose. It is a Northfield Whittler with ATS-34 clip master/coping/pen blades and springs. The brown bone is dyed and jigged by Reese and is thick'n rich'n chocolaty. 410 SS liners and bolsters and SS pinned on federal shield. If you look at image showing the back strap you'll see the tapered cut liner that offsets the difference in blade thicknesses between the master and two small blades. This is not an easy knife to make and Reese made this one work well. You can see this one in June at the Blade Show.

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...and more images
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*fights urge to spend money he doesn't have*

The SS liners are one of the things I like most, weirdly. They just give a unified look to a knife. :)
 
Whatta knife!! Beautiful!
(Maybe in this lifetime I can own one like that?? Please!!)
 
What a dream knife. One of my favorite patterns by far and I would think one of the most difficult to do "right".

Kerry, just a note of thanks for posting these beautiful shots of Tony and Reese's work.
 
Bastid said:
What a dream knife. One of my favorite patterns by far and I would think one of the most difficult to do "right".

Kerry, just a note of thanks for posting these beautiful shots of Tony and Reese's work.
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Thanks for the "thanks". I enjoy doing it. I will say it is a bit nerve racking though. Handling these knives without dingin' them up is a bit of a chore.:eek: :D
 
That is a do all pattern executed with finesse..Reese rocks!
Thanks for the looks Kerry!
 
They're all sweet, but I really like the jigging on this one. And like everyone else has said, cool pattern.
 
I love that pattern knife, a most excellent job. His close tolerances between the liners, springs, ect. are amazing.
 
Seeing these beautiful knives is making me crazy:confused: !!This does it:mad: ! I am selling a bunch of knives, hoping to raise enough to go to the Blade show, and get a chance to buy a knife from Tony or Reese:thumbup: !!
I mean you don't run down to Wally's World and buy one of these, and everyone needs to make a buck, but the prices the re-sellers are asking for Bose Boys (father and son of course) knives will straighten your hair:eek: !!
I wonder what it's like in Atlanta in June??
 
Atlanta in June is better than Atlanta in August, but don't pack your coat. Do pack your big wallet!
 
waynorth said:
Seeing these beautiful knives is making me crazy:confused: !!This does it:mad: ! I am selling a bunch of knives, hoping to raise enough to go to the Blade show, and get a chance to buy a knife from Tony or Reese:thumbup: !!
I mean you don't run down to Wally's World and buy one of these, and everyone needs to make a buck, but the prices the re-sellers are asking for Bose Boys (father and son of course) knives will straighten your hair:eek: !!
I wonder what it's like in Atlanta in June??
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That's some serious bellyachin there :) How would you like to shoot pics of them all the time and not get to stick one in yur pocket for keeps! :D Hmmm...now that I think of it, that might be the best deal of all. Nevermind :o

P.S. Stay tuned for more torture...uhmean...images. :p
 
if it were my choice, i would pick different blades, but i do really like this knife. i especially love the way the backsprings work, with the double spring on the main blade and then going to single springs on the other blades. really a great idea, and very well executed on this knife.
 
That Knife is Perfection!
Kerry..all eyes on you! we're hungry for more fantastic images
 
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