Fighter by John White, JS

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John White, JS has been on my short list of makers to buy for a couple of years. He built a very slick 7.5" ebony fighter that lasted about 15 minutes on a purveyor's website, two years ago. It really floated my boat, however I was just too slow to act, but I have kept my eye out for a similar piece.

John delivered an almost identical version of the knife at Blade 2006, and I had a chance to handle it and examine it close up. I was sold, it was only a question of when. John mentioned that he was planning on building a larger version of the knife with African blackwood and damascus fittings. He asked if I would be interested in it. :) I may be prejudiced, but I think it is his nicest blade to date.

The 9.625" blade is made of 1075 steel, the handle is African blackwood and the fittings are damascus with nickle silver spacers.

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Very nice. This blade is lovely. I love this way to carve straight laminate damascus. The Japanese have a way to do that, called guri bori, which is very beautiful.
 
Peter T. Gill,

I love that knife!
John is an excellent maker and I am glad you were able to get one so quickly. I know his typical wait is about 2 years. I like his knives in general very , very much and consider his fit and finish up there with the very best. I really like the way he blends filwork into his knives where filework usually doesn't exist.
This is one of my favorites from his shop.
 
That's a terrific knife. John's work is first rate. I like the comparatively restrained amount of filework on this one. Very slick and streamlined piece.

Roger
 
I gotta agree with you Peter,that's the nicest I've seen from him so far.For some reason I kept thinking he was an MS,instead of a JS.:cool:
 
Peter,
That is the most tastefully done fighter I've had the pleasure of seeing
in quite a while, as Buddy mentioned, I would have thought MS as well.
Congrats and thanks for posting this stunning knife. :thumbup: :cool:

Doug :)
 
That is beautiful. I like that it is tasteful and impressive at the same time. An understated beauty, but not lacking complexity.
 
My, that's just a "Lovely" bowie, Peter! ;)


Seriously, I love it. :thumbup: :)
 
The fittings on that DO make it stand as an exceptional piece!

I guess I'll have to keep my eyes open for his works now, too!!! :D
 
Very nice piece. It's clean, the choice of materials very tastefull IMO (except maybe the NS, but not liking NS is just an obsession of mine :) ) and the proportions are great. The handle and ricasso seem exactly the same width and I find that visually pleasing. The butt carving is a winner. Congratulations :thumbup:
 
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