Besides CPK knives, whaddaya like?

So many bad a$$ knives / knife makers I didn't know existed and now I do... Good stuff! :eek:

that was exactly the point!

I love me a good chute knife, too;

 
Here's a Warenski lapis dagger, unusual in that it is unengraved - and which actually adds to it's beauty, IMHO. I've owned it twice, but a knifemaker who also collects Warenskis wanted to re-acquire it, so there it went.

Nathan's dagger had previously been coupled with this Warenski because of each's simple beauty. Now, the Nathan dagger resides with another equally gorgeous piece about half the time, otherwise displayed with it's CPK relatives.

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that was exactly the point!

I love me a good chute knife, too;


Jeremy Lin is one of the very best Loveless makers out there. I agree with you, Lorien, the chute is the best of all Bob Loveless' designs.
 
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That is exquisite. Love your taste. Thanks for sharing.

Here's a Warenski lapis dagger, unusual in that it is unengraved - and which actually adds to it's beauty, IMHO. I've owned it twice, but a knifemaker who also collects Warenskis wanted to re-acquire it, so there it went.
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Hard to beat a classic! These came from my wife's grandfather. Old Canadian had great taste. Wish we had had more time together.


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Added a new one that I'm in love with.

Gallardo Rhino
Handle material is dyed box elder burl, black micarta bolsters, black /yellow liners and spacers. Nickel silver pin, black micarta pin, carbon fiber tube. Steel is 0.160 aebl, hollow clip and main bevel.

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Yep. Gallardo does some amazing work. I picked up one of his smaller sheepsfoot blades 2 weeks ago and it went straight into EDC duty.
 
Anyone else here get in on the dark timber mid tech line? I've got the honey badger model on its way, pics when I get it!
 
Most buyers of CPMs buy them to use. And that's what Nathan wants, everyone knows this. But many who buy knives have inquiring minds, something we see every day in this subforum with the questions asked.
And just as many wonder why sane men would collect knives.

But consider that it is man's oldest tool and probably the biggest reason we are still on this earth. Much of it's development over time is lost to history, but at some point, we began to look back in time, to analyze how current knives developed. Human curiosity. And probably the beginning of collecting. By the mid 20th century, most antique knives were in collections, museums, private hands, etc.

In the late 19th century, fancy California knives were already being faked since they had value. Not until the 1970's did anyone begin producing fine examples of blades from the past, since legitimate, desirable antique knives had become scarce. Buster Warenski decided he could make a living producing examples, not fakes. His skill as a knifemaker and an artist was almost universally acknowledged as supreme. Today, almost all experts rank him as one of the best knifemakers ever to have lived. His creations almost never come to market.

Think about it. The first collectors were users. The love of knives doesn't just go away, users find out this fact as life and time catch up with each other. One day, many of you will collect some form of knives, and this discussion is purely so that you will understand that there is often an inexorable progression that begins with user and works it's way up to collector, almost whether you like it our not. The knives I post in this thread are for your appreciation, collector education - not to show stuff off and beat my chest, something I hope you'll understand. And with that said, here's an example of one of the pinnacles of knifemaking art. It recently left my collection to be added to the collection of another Warenski collector.

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credits top image: From Dr David Darom's series of "World of Art Knives" and "Julie Warenski"///Bottom image: yours truly

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That is so stunning it is almost hard to take in. Thank you for sharing, with sincere altruism, sir.
 
^ Outstanding post Bob. :thumbup:

Thanks, Nathan. As you know, I initially hesitated to post such collector knives in the thread. But Lorien commented for me to keep doing it, and so a bit of my collection and some previous ones will occasionally be fed to the thread. I generally just post and go, without any further comment but appreciate how you understand this is good for the crowd.

TRfromMT, don't call me sir, I am Bob. I'm 70 but don't know it, never grew up, more like 25. Hey, glad you appreciate. I just hope everyone also reads the fine print on the image. This is a superb creation,

Thanks again!
 
All the posts here about sheaths caused me to realize I didn't include images of the sheath:D:eek:

Water Buffalo, French Fit Case (My favorite is Westinghouse micarta, but LOL, you can see why I went with a step or two further

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