Best Folders Of 2008!! Post Them Up!

[canineforge]

Here are four new slipjoints added in 2008:

Ken Erickson swayback,

Tony Bose BP with chicken bone shield,

John Perry folder with intergal bolsters,

Ryuichi Kawamura teardrop trapper,

- Joe

 

[Chiro75]

Lots of great knives, but that Hiryama piece is BEAUTIFUL!

 

[Bill Burke]

Here is the only folder that I did last year.

mamoth ivory intergral bolsters and river of fire damascus.

 

[Jon Brand]

Bill, wow. That is gorgeous. Is that damascus sort of like a curved feather pattern?

 

[Erik Fritz]

That is one awesome knife Bill you are gonna have to show me how to do slippies this year.......Erik

 

[Bill Burke]

Bill, wow. That is gorgeous. Is that damascus sort of like a curved feather pattern?

Thanks Jonathan. the damascus is a pattern that I came up with after staring at a wall paper border for a while. the same pattern can be seen on some kleenex boxes now. and yes it is a feather that get manipulated befor welding it back together.

Erik Fritz That is one awesome knife Bill you are gonna have to show me how to do slippies this year.......Erik

Hey Eric you know you are welcome anytime

 

[rbmcmjr]

My favorite slipjoint of 2008:

 

[Kevin Jones]

Here is the only folder that I did last year.

mamoth ivory intergral bolsters and river of fire damascus.

That's a beautiful folder Bill. The pattern is outstanding.

 

[Kevin Jones]

Don made this Dagger for me just after the Blade Show.

 

[FOG2]

The R. Cover really does talk to me !

 

[SharpByCoop]

I have WAY more than I can share. Here are two quickies. The Smith is mine.

Coop

 

[David Schott]

2 different images of same knives by Harumi Hiryama

These are some of the most gorgeous inlays I have ever seen. Though the blades are plain, nothing i've seen could touch those handles!

 

[Bobby G]

Not as fancy as some I've seen but this one is my favorite score from last year...and if I'm lucky I should have another much anticipated arrival from Mark this year

Mark Terrell Harrier with giraffe bone, flag damascus and a fat ass stellite blade!

 

[Spinner1]

What a fantastic array of fine-art folders. I've never seen finer.

They are very inspirational and literally take my breath away.

Thank you for this fantastic thread.

Kind regards, -Spinner


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[RogerP]

These are some of the most gorgeous inlays I have ever seen.

As impressive as they are in the photos, in person they are MIND BLOWING.

Roger

 

[Mark Terrell]

That Salvatore Puddu may be the nicest/finest knife I've ever seen, and I'm not a lockback guy....

I've seen a lot of knives, but never one with that much going on that just seems to accent instead of overpower. No mosaic this or that, just clean grinds, perfect symmetry, fine accents and a great scale choice....

The filework is perfectly symmetrical, which is astounding considering the surface thickness it was on, and the spine really, really does it for me.......

Kudos to the maker......that knife is simply unreal....




MT

 

[Kevin Jones]

Yes, that Puddu is outstanding. I'm also drawn to the Terrell and it's giraffe bone is first rate.

 

[blakesnowden]

well it does indeed fold ....

ok ok here is my favorite true folder

 

[Jon Brand]

wow, that Tom Ferry folder is cool. Almost hard to tell it folds.

 

[Mark Terrell]

That Ferry is very slick... I really like the detail in that one.

Thanks for the kudos Kevin, that Giraffe Bone is from Giraffebone.com (I think). I have to say that the slabs I've got from them have all been first rate..


MT