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Some of you may recall a post made by 'Sioncool' with images of a similar knife. I contacted him and we discussed acquiring one of these for myself. After four months it arrived. Let's look at the goods......
Ce Sun is the maker. He is 34 years old and has been making knives for 10 yrs. Apparently he is a full-time artist/maker. 'Sioncool' (Xiaotao Wang) is a student in the UK who collects a LOT of very fine tactical knives. He posted some images of his work a while ago. On the forums, his reputation seemed to be stellar and he is the importer/agent for Ce Sun, who does not speak any English. He gave me this little bio sample (which I edited for clarity):
Here is a look at what it takes to build and design one of these:
Because of my position I find I like the slightly unusual for my own collection. I am exposed to the finest knives all the time. I'm also very open when it comes to admiring works from makers in other countries and cultures. My collection has works from So. Africa, Canada, Brazil, Czech Republic, Hungary, Japan, and now China.
This knife is VERY well made. It is also larger than I would have thought from the original images I saw, and that is why I added the size comparison shot. It is also VERY heavy at over a pound. It has 'heft'
It is incredibly solid when locked open and requires a firm effort to unlock the mechanisms. The blade opens and locks in a traditional lockback design, while the folding guards swing into place and are locked with two strong detent balls. When this is unfolded, the end of the blade housing (buried in the subhilt guard) has a small nylon wear protector built into the channel so the tip does not touch any metal.
He has done a great job on handrubbing the blade finish, but I do not know if this is forged or stock removal, or what the materials are. Sorry. Maybe sioncool can fill us in.
I find it a captivating and engaging work that would be admired by anyone with any savvy at all in this arena. The manner in which everything fits so precisely is staggering in complexity, and gratifying in it's forethought.
Adding into the engineering is his delightful full-relief engraving, which he spared NO shortcuts. He is very proud of his heritage and the 'Made in China' notation on the backspine is a reflection of this. (I wish this would have been placed on a less-prominent area, but I will accept it nonetheless as his mark.)
Overall I am greatly pleased by this purchase and I hope you will enjoy the visuals, too!
More of his work can be see in these links:
http://www.fototime.com/3A98433FF5EEFCB/orig.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/10C3385C3AA2548/orig.jpg
Coop
Ce Sun is the maker. He is 34 years old and has been making knives for 10 yrs. Apparently he is a full-time artist/maker. 'Sioncool' (Xiaotao Wang) is a student in the UK who collects a LOT of very fine tactical knives. He posted some images of his work a while ago. On the forums, his reputation seemed to be stellar and he is the importer/agent for Ce Sun, who does not speak any English. He gave me this little bio sample (which I edited for clarity):
Here is a look at what it takes to build and design one of these:
Because of my position I find I like the slightly unusual for my own collection. I am exposed to the finest knives all the time. I'm also very open when it comes to admiring works from makers in other countries and cultures. My collection has works from So. Africa, Canada, Brazil, Czech Republic, Hungary, Japan, and now China.
This knife is VERY well made. It is also larger than I would have thought from the original images I saw, and that is why I added the size comparison shot. It is also VERY heavy at over a pound. It has 'heft'
It is incredibly solid when locked open and requires a firm effort to unlock the mechanisms. The blade opens and locks in a traditional lockback design, while the folding guards swing into place and are locked with two strong detent balls. When this is unfolded, the end of the blade housing (buried in the subhilt guard) has a small nylon wear protector built into the channel so the tip does not touch any metal.He has done a great job on handrubbing the blade finish, but I do not know if this is forged or stock removal, or what the materials are. Sorry. Maybe sioncool can fill us in.
I find it a captivating and engaging work that would be admired by anyone with any savvy at all in this arena. The manner in which everything fits so precisely is staggering in complexity, and gratifying in it's forethought.
Adding into the engineering is his delightful full-relief engraving, which he spared NO shortcuts. He is very proud of his heritage and the 'Made in China' notation on the backspine is a reflection of this. (I wish this would have been placed on a less-prominent area, but I will accept it nonetheless as his mark.)
Overall I am greatly pleased by this purchase and I hope you will enjoy the visuals, too!
More of his work can be see in these links:
http://www.fototime.com/3A98433FF5EEFCB/orig.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/10C3385C3AA2548/orig.jpg
Coop
