D. Hanson/R.Cover collaboration folder

[SharpByCoop]

I had the priviledge of shooting this knife for Don Hanson (sunfishman) and Ray Cover Jr. Typical of Don's work are the dressy gent's folders, but he is versatile at ANYTHING, it appears. This is top shelf work through and through.

Also 'typical' is Ray Cover's incredible engraving. This time the demons are scary enough to grab you! They go well with Don's own 'goblins and spiders' mosaic damascus blade.

• 3'' Hanson mosaic damascus blade,
• Solid 18k red gold bolsters, screws, thumb stud and inlays.
• Black lip pearl scales,
• File worked titanium liners
• 7 1/2'' overall.

Credit goes to Rob Blanton for commissioning this work.

What a knife! Enjoy!

Coop

 

[Stumpy]

Fanfreakentastic!! I never get tired of looking at Don's work.Everything he makes always seems completely different from the last one.Great pic too Coop.Thanks

 

[RogerP]

That's a stunning piece of work, but that demon scares the cr@p out of me. Awesome black lip pearl as well. You only ever see the very best of any given type of handle material on a Hanson knife.

Roger

 

[Danbo]

Roger, I don't know why that demon scares you. I think it looks just like Don!

(just kiddin, Don. Umm, can you please go back to making my knife?)

 

[Megalobyte]

My god, that thing is hideous!

 

[Stephen F]

Simply stunning from tip to tail - exquisite materials, world class artistry, and master class workmanship.

I am curious if this was a specific commission at a customers request, or a specualtive collaboration. Either way the result is out of this world, but I am just wondering what inspired it!

Stephen

 

[Don Hanson III]

Thanks for your comments guys, I very much appreciate them.
Hey Ari you been kind a quite lately.
Steven F - Rob Blanton with Elite Custom Knives ''had a dream'' and this is the result, so I made the folder and sent the bolsters to Ray for his magic and he did pull it off ! But Coop brought this thing to life with his wonderful photography, these are all great guys to work with. Thaks for taking a look.

Don Hanson lllsunfishforge.com