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Unsurprisinglymy vote, for what it's worth, goes to the Cell Penknife. Beautiful fingerprint effect
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I fully agree!! And I generally don’t prefer cell as a material.
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Unsurprisinglymy vote, for what it's worth, goes to the Cell Penknife. Beautiful fingerprint effect
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It's always a contest...as if it were a contest!!
If you don't even notice it's a contest it's usually cause you're winning...It's always a contest...![]()
Lol...If you don't even notice it's a contest it's usually cause you're winning...
I'm glad you did it... that's a fantastic group.Not sure why I'm even attempting this, but...
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These are my best looking knives. Left to right we have:
A single spring Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett pen knife in celluloid covers.
Next is a single blade jack in golden maple burl covers by @ea42.
In the center is my 78 recovered in fordite by @Signalprick.
Fourth is a Winchester coffin jack by Queen in MoP.
Last is a two blade Robeson jack in strawberry bone.
Thank you John.Lol...
I'm glad you did it... that's a fantastic group.
Is that (#4) a Davison? That bone is amazing!
Thank you, Will!Unsurprisinglymy vote, for what it's worth, goes to the Cell Penknife. Beautiful fingerprint effect
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Not sure why I'm even attempting this, but...
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Thank you!Love that fordite! And that HSB celluloid is pretty nice, too.
Very nice group, but that Barlow in the middle is amazing.
I am taken by your grouping as well...wow...wow !!! Pure beautyVery nice group, but that Barlow in the middle is amazing.
I have my knives listed in several categories (Alox SAK, sowbelly stockman, canoe, international, etc.), so I thought it would be fairly easy to identify the best looker(s) in each category, and then pick the 5 "best of the best" from that. But I was wrong!I easily generated a list of at least 15 handsome knives, and found it almost impossible to reduce the list. So I'll post 5 of my knives I think look great, but I won't claim they're my 5 best-looking.
Case mini copperhead: gorgeous bone (both color and jigging) that's enhanced by the shield.
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Victorinox Pioneer: I love Alox, especially if it's colored with some "age-fade" to it, and the Old Cross insignia adds to the overall appeal for me.
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AG Russell Mohawk Canoe: the symmetry of the canoe pattern and its smooth profile are a big draw for me, and stag is perhaps my favorite cover material.
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An Ashley's Choice lambsfoot, a Jack Black SFO from A. Wright & Son: more choice stag on a swayback frame and an interesting blade shape.
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Rough Rider Half-Hawk: dark, rich smooth tobacco bone with acorn shield and a superb blade combo on a big, solid knife.
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(I think my Case knives with chestnut jigged bone and CV blades are incredibly attractive, but I couldn't decide which of the 8 patterns I have to include. My "first runner-up" would probably be the chestnut Swayback Jack.)
- GT