Are bolsters "out of style"?

I like bolsters on my traditional slipjoints. Last night I had my Case Amber bone Trapper in my T shirt pocket, BTW not the best place to keep one. Anyway I bent over to put something in the kitchen pantry and as I did the knife fell to the tile floor hitting bolster first which saved the bone from cracking. But the bolster got scuffed pretty badly on it's edge. Luckily my dremel's polishing wheel and some 1500 grit wet/dry sandpaper fixed the damaged area.
 
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bolsters are awesome
 
For me, at least, there's just something so classy looking, about a pair of brass bolsters, on a folding knife.

Steve
 
i've always loved me some nickel bolsters... might have to have something made... little fixed with patina'd 1095 and nickel bolsters with wood handles? hmm
 
jaymeister99 said:
I don't see too many knives with bolsters anymore. Granted they aren't necessary on most knives nowadays, but I would expect to see more.

Anybody noticed this trend the last few years?
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That is true. I love bolsters and probably this is why Persian always in my pocket

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bolsters add to the cost, weight and wearing down of the owner :-)
all said, properly positioned and weighted bolsters are also used to create an over all proper blade balance or feel.
yeah, they may not be all to necessary now;
but it does add character to an otherwise faceless knife.
 
jdboy said:
:thumbup::thumbup:I really like this knife, need to try to find one for sure!!
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Do this fast.
Spyderco C83 Persian, designed by Ed Schempp was discontinued few years ago and dealers are out of stock. So prices on secondary market hit $200+ for NIB, but about a month ago Spyderco released 700 pieces Sprint with street price around $140-150. The only difference is the handle: dark red polished G10 instead of black micarta. It looks good. You can get one. Also I saw prices for original went down, still more expensive than sprint. Great knife, excellent ergos and slicing abilities, like all Schempps.
 
Kohai999 said:
Unless you are talking purely production knives, a fair amount of knives with bolsters, both fixed blade and folding are of integral construction, which doesn't get any stronger.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Exactly! I only own one knife with integral bolsters and I carry it every day.

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I don't like metal on knives so I don't like most bolsters. It scratches easily, is heavy, and I don't like the feel of it. I wouldn't mind a synthetic bolster but that would be purely for looks.

Also, how could you have an integral bolster in a slip joint? Custom or production I guess I don't see how that would work but maybe I'm not thinking about it right.
 
Charlie Mike said:
Exactly! I only own one knife with integral bolsters and I carry it every day.

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HEY umm do you think you might be able to talk to him again about reconsidering his decision on not making anymore of those?

Please...
 
No can do... It goes from God... to Jesus... to Demko... to me.


... and I (ab)use this knife every day!
 
Bolsters are still popular, but more for traditional folders rather than "tactical" folders....

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bh49 said:
Do this fast.
Spyderco C83 Persian, designed by Ed Schempp was discontinued few years ago and dealers are out of stock. So prices on secondary market hit $200+ for NIB, but about a month ago Spyderco released 700 pieces Sprint with street price around $140-150. The only difference is the handle: dark red polished G10 instead of black micarta. It looks good. You can get one. Also I saw prices for original went down, still more expensive than sprint. Great knife, excellent ergos and slicing abilities, like all Schempps.
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Thanks for the heads up!!
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
Also, how could you have an integral bolster in a slip joint? Custom or production I guess I don't see how that would work but maybe I'm not thinking about it right.
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The liner and bolster(s) are milled from one thick piece of metal. The handle scales are fitted between the bolsters.

Here is one that Ken Coats sold on the exchange less than a month ago...

Ken Coats Jigged Bone Swayback
 
I like how they look but I can live without them just fine. I like a well made synthetic, one piece scale on each side personally. A bolster is purely aesthetic to me and on the type of knife I prefer carrying. Another part to look less pretty if they are made of easily scratched metal.
 
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