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Couple more. As you can see, Anders has the same fossil ivory disease that I have 
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Anders Hogstrom Blades
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I personally love his style and willingness to go outside the norm. Its interesting to see the varied opinions. I tend to keep my opinions to myself as a fledgling maker.
IMHO, his willingness to actually have a style of his own speaks volumes. While many are beautiful and give homage to tradition, i have become sickeningly weary of straight broomstick handled bowies with sharp angles that most consider the pinnacle of design. Most pieces that "speak" to me set themselves outside the norm and are not universally drooled over.
Theres nothing wrong with a well-made traditional bowie with an oval guard, completely straight, round handle and buttcap....but it doesnt make my heart flutter like a piece that tries to break the mold a bit.
*editied out my final comment, which after re-reading seemed insulting and was not intended as such*
IMHO, his willingness to actually have a style of his own speaks volumes. While many are beautiful and give homage to tradition, i have become sickeningly weary of straight broomstick handled bowies with sharp angles that most consider the pinnacle of design. Most pieces that "speak" to me set themselves outside the norm and are not universally drooled over.
Theres nothing wrong with a well-made traditional bowie with an oval guard, completely straight, round handle and buttcap....but it doesnt make my heart flutter like a piece that tries to break the mold a bit.
*editied out my final comment, which after re-reading seemed insulting and was not intended as such*
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here is the one that I mentioned before and one of my favorite knives.
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Steven, you need glasses! Those knives flow just fine....it's the Swedish that are a little off balance....but the knives there flow fine.
Most of his stuff is fine....very fine.
I usually just don't comment if a maker's designs don't appeal to me. I mean there's different strokes for different folks as they say. But I have to agree with Steven and Joss. I like sleek knives that flow with individual components that look as though they're one. I just don't see that in most of Ander's knives.
However I like Sweetish knives from makers like Andre and Michael Andersson and especially Roger Bergh.