Best Folders Of 2008!! Post Them Up!

[Jon Brand]

After starting a folder thread I had two requests to do this. I am not necessarily going to tabulate the finalists but if anyone is willing, please step forward. Lets have fun.

Post up your favorite folding knives that were made ONLY in 2008. Could be from the collection or the web, both.

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I will start with my three favorite folder purchases.

This was a special order from Josh. The "Tiger Stripe" damascus has been blued to a gold color. Everything came together so well on this one!

I have always wanted a carved pearl folder by Cliff. This one has crazy damascus that was made by combining wedge peices. The pearl is some incredible Black Lip.

This is a classic beauty from Don. Great ivory and some VERY tight damascus for the blade. The bolsters have that amazing trademark mosaic. I love the rainbow filework on this.

 

[SharpNJ]

3 beauties but that Hanson really grabs me.

 

[Kohai999]

Doubled, sorry

 

[Kohai999]

Got the Ruple on the left at the Plaza Show in Costa Mesa...great knife!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

 

[RAN]

went to Blade for the first time with express purpose of coming home with this knife
Tony had in his Lottery..Didn't win it but did draw a Fabulous Steve Johnson Calender knife
which I Flipped in order to obtain the Knife I wanted all along..

 

[Jos]

David Steier:

Aad Van Rijswijk:

Kind regards,

Jos

 

[enoreeriver]

I'll post a link to one I posted when I got it....still enjoying.

Bennica Disassembling Lapis Folder
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5600057

 

[Don Hanson III]

Here's a couple, Jon....

 

[Lorien]

that handle makes me...

 

[ballknives]

Here are 3 i took to blade this year and sold.

 

[Murray White]

here are a couple of folders added in 2008

Jerry Corbit

Mike Alsdorf

2 different images of same knives by Harumi Hiryama

 

[ddd]

Just posted this on another Thread, but it is
also my last one for 2008....

"Wings" by Wolfgang Loerchner.

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

 

[brightred]

i got this 5 blade sowbelly from gene shadley this summer. it's my edc and i love it!

those hansons are amazing! hmm, and the bose isn't shabby either!

best regards,
hans

 

[Peregrin]

Here's one from Joel Chamblin I picked up this year:

 

[Win Heger]

I was lucky to get few very nice folders this year. I think I may need to start a best Tactical thread though.

Win

Jess Horn 40th Anniversary:

The nicest Slip Joint I've had the pleasure to own, Richard Roger, from Plaza:

 

[Kevin Jones]

I was just recently introduced to Bill Vining's work when he joined the CKCA.
Bill's work is spectacular IMO.

Bill describes these two pieces.
7" OAL
A bit new to making damascus. This is my first piece of twist.
High Polished and Hot Blued
File worked Ti Liners
I had originally Nitre Blued this knife and it looked fantastic. What I did not like was of the durability of Nitre Bluing.

Slipjoint:
CPM154CM Blades and springs
6 3/4 OAL with the largest blade going at 3"
Interior Mammoth Ivory scales with 416 SS Shield. (my first shield)
416 Bolsters and Pins
410 fully file worked liners
Springs flush in all three positions

 

[JatMat]

A few that I picked in 2008. Please forgive poor photos, Sharp by Coop, I am NOT.
Ray Cover

Tony Bose

Jerry Halfrich

An Early Don Hanson III

Click on Link to see a better shot of my Avatar by Kerry.

 

[RogerP]

My EDC by Mike Alsdorf.

Roger

 

[Erik Fritz]

This is one of my favorites from last year. Shane Taylor step down folder

 

[T.K.C.]

I was able to score a couple of beautiful slippies this year. The first one is from Bill Vining (This is BIll's pix. I have not been able to take my own pix yet.), and the other 2 are MIke Alsdorf's.