Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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(I posted part of this on the General Forum in response to the Big Gap thread but wanted to place it here since Alan is a Custom maker in every sense)
Recently I was fortunate enough to obtain from Alan Folts, a well reknown and up coming maker, his First folder efforts. He used Thunderforge Damascus for the blade, an aged looking ivory micarta for scales, titanium for bolsters and liners and the micarta for the back spacer.
The knife is a large folder with a very Neat blade shape, one I'm partial too.
When open, the blade and bolster connection has no gap, the blade snuggles right up under the bolster, nothing to snag at all. And yet Alan kept the important part of the blade, the edge, very close to the bolster, but not so close that you would scratch the bolster during sharpening. The handle is very comfortable and the sweep of the bolster makes a fairly safe guard so to speak, remind you now that this isn't a fighter but a hard worker.
The next nice part is when it's closed, closed, the blade seats it's self deep into the handle and the tang of the blade isn't sticking up to offer the sharp end of the tang for wear and tear in your pocket, all parts are smooth and will not wear out the pocket or snag on anything.
I've carried this knife for a little over 2 weeks or so and used it everyday, cut some stuff that didn't need cutting, oops can't help myself, like multiconductor cable and such, cardboard, strapping material and the like. The edge held up great, the blade is nicely flat ground and cuts well. The blade opens very very smooth, no thumbstud, but a little flick of the wrist and you'll see that it wasn't necessary, don't have to flick too hard, but the detent does hold the blade in the handle well also. Thumb studs just catch on things anyway! I also asked that Alan not put a clip on, so the handle is very comfy with out that addition.
Alan even included the two Torx drives that are needed to take the knife apart, cool move, don't know if he'll do that with every folder he makes?
Again I say, First Folder? Wow I like this knife a lot, only thing against it is the size and Alan said, heck we can always make a smaller one for you, kind man eh
? I know some of you would say that it's not BIG enough, we all know who you are
Here is a link to the knife, pretty large image. I scanned it on my scanner.
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Cabin/7306/folts.jpg
Blade length is 3 3/8" from bolster to tip,
Blade width is about 1 1/8"
Blade thickness is 1/8"
Overall length is 8 1/2"
Thanks again Alan,
G2
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Take the time to read your Bible Now, don't be left behind...
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Recently I was fortunate enough to obtain from Alan Folts, a well reknown and up coming maker, his First folder efforts. He used Thunderforge Damascus for the blade, an aged looking ivory micarta for scales, titanium for bolsters and liners and the micarta for the back spacer.
The knife is a large folder with a very Neat blade shape, one I'm partial too.
When open, the blade and bolster connection has no gap, the blade snuggles right up under the bolster, nothing to snag at all. And yet Alan kept the important part of the blade, the edge, very close to the bolster, but not so close that you would scratch the bolster during sharpening. The handle is very comfortable and the sweep of the bolster makes a fairly safe guard so to speak, remind you now that this isn't a fighter but a hard worker.
The next nice part is when it's closed, closed, the blade seats it's self deep into the handle and the tang of the blade isn't sticking up to offer the sharp end of the tang for wear and tear in your pocket, all parts are smooth and will not wear out the pocket or snag on anything.
I've carried this knife for a little over 2 weeks or so and used it everyday, cut some stuff that didn't need cutting, oops can't help myself, like multiconductor cable and such, cardboard, strapping material and the like. The edge held up great, the blade is nicely flat ground and cuts well. The blade opens very very smooth, no thumbstud, but a little flick of the wrist and you'll see that it wasn't necessary, don't have to flick too hard, but the detent does hold the blade in the handle well also. Thumb studs just catch on things anyway! I also asked that Alan not put a clip on, so the handle is very comfy with out that addition.
Alan even included the two Torx drives that are needed to take the knife apart, cool move, don't know if he'll do that with every folder he makes?
Again I say, First Folder? Wow I like this knife a lot, only thing against it is the size and Alan said, heck we can always make a smaller one for you, kind man eh
Here is a link to the knife, pretty large image. I scanned it on my scanner.
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Cabin/7306/folts.jpg
Blade length is 3 3/8" from bolster to tip,
Blade width is about 1 1/8"
Blade thickness is 1/8"
Overall length is 8 1/2"
Thanks again Alan,
G2
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"The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions!"
Take the time to read your Bible Now, don't be left behind...
G2 LeatherWorks
