Guess the Maker • Photo tease

[SharpByCoop]

We've done this before and it's always fun. Test your Custom's knowledge.

We'll start with some REALLY easy shots and a couple of moderate ones:

(Chicago 2004 images)

Three rows: A B C
Four columns: 1 2 3 4

I'll try to add more as we get slow around here.... (Thanks to Dave for the suggestion!)

Coop

 

[severedthumbs]

bottom right, ron lake?

 

[SharpByCoop]

One out of nine? Is that the best you can do?? Who's smarter than a fifth grader?

Coop

 

[severedthumbs]

One out of nine? Is that the best you can do?? Who's smarter than a fifth grader?

Coop

I know the koi folder but the maker escapes me. I wont know the fixed blades.

maybe not smarter than a 5th grader but
still proudly signing kumbaya

 

[Chuck Gedraitis Knives]

A1- Don Hanson
A2- Turkish Steel by Rados,

A4- Antonio Fogarizzu

B1- Walker
B2- Warenski
B3- Owen Wood
B4- Ray Cover Jr.

C1- Loyd Hale
C2- Don Hanson

C4- Ron Lake

 

[Charles M]

B2- Erickson or Warenski?

 

[Keith Montgomery]

A1 - Cliff Parker

A3 - John W. Smith

 

[Jon Brand]

A1- Cliff Parker
A2- Rados steel, not sure if he made the knife (I think he did)
A3- JW Smith
A4- Antonio Fogarizzu

B1- Michael Walker but resembles Howard Hitch.. to me.
B2- Both Warenskis ?
B3- Owen Wood
B4- Ray cover engraving, not sure of maker

C2- Don Hanson
C2- Mark Holson
C4- Ron Lake

 

[SharpByCoop]

Yes, they are all covered, now.

severedthumbs: Thanks for your guesses. I am immersed in this field so regularly, that I forget that others aren't. Stay posted. Kumbaya!

A1- Cliff Parker (a zinger to steer you towards DH3... )
A2- Jerry Rados steel & knife
A3- JW Smith
A4- Antonio Fogarizzu

B1- Michael Walker
B2- Buster Warenski / Julie Warenski(-Erickson)
B3- Owen Wood
B4- Ray Cover Jr. - Engraving & Maker (Best Folder Chicago 2004)

C1- Lloyd Hale
C2- Don Hanson
C3- Mark Holson
C4- Ron Lake

I have another coming for the steel nuts. Less Arkansaw than more, but you will need to know your stuff.

Coop

 

[SharpByCoop]

Coop

 

[Bruce Bump]

A4 Gary House
C4 Raymond Richards

 

[Charles M]

B4.. Jeff Harkins

 

[Marcel54]

A2 Roger Bergh
A3 Bill Coffey

B2 Rick Eaton
B3 Rick Dunkerley??

C3 Joe Keeslar
C4 Ray Richards

The rest I have to look up

Marcel

 

[commodorewheeler]

These are out of my realm of expertise, but I will guess the following:

A4 Chris Reeve

B1 Rick Dunkerley
B3 Barry Gallagher

C1 Harvey Dean
C2 Jeff Harkins

 

[SharpByCoop]

So far, all correct answers. (Marcel's ?? excluded, but provided by commodorewheeler.) Bruce, thanks for specifically pinpointing the damascus maker. I had forgotten exactly, but that pattern is exclusive to the CRK Mnandi provided by Gary House. I knew someone would nail it.

Coop

 

[Don Hanson III]

I guess Jon got all the first group right, way to go Man!

 

[brightred]

a1: harvey dean

hans

 

[SharpByCoop]

So far so good. We are missing C1 and C2.

Coop

 

[RogerP]

Fun games Coop - thanks. I dunno on the two still outstanding.

Roger

 

[Charles M]

C1.. Ron Newton?