Help, I am drowning in traditional folders

So my first traditional folder arrived - the Willamette Whittler with blue camel bone handle. What a beautifully crafted and designed knife. It fits my palm when the large blade is unfolded perfectly. Very nice F&F. I guess it is more of a package/letter opener than a slicer and possibly usable as whittler, but I do not mind that even a tiny bit. Of course some photos will follow.

And no, it is not going to be my only traditional folder, they are just too lovely for that :)
 
Always good to hear somebody is pleased with their knife! I hope GEC will release this as a single-spring with Clip master of their own as I'm not that struck on blue camel, this is a really good in hand frame though.

Regards, Will
 
Will Power said:
Always good to hear somebody is pleased with their knife! I hope GEC will release this as a single-spring with Clip master of their own as I'm not that struck on blue camel, this is a really good in hand frame though.

Regards, Will
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That would be the change I would propose for this one - main clip blade and wharncliffe secondary.
 
Just to add to your choices, have you considered the GEC #92 Eureka Jack? The size is what you are looking for and although the main blade is a spear point (I know you wanted a clip point) it does have the secondary wharncliffe/coping blade. Mine is my favorite traditional and is a fantastic apple slicer! I see that KSF has one currently in black buffalo horn covers. This is mine in jigged bone:

 
Well, several knives arrived recently somehow :) and I finally managed to take a few photos. The John Lloyd swayback jack is meant as a gift for a friend. Very firm and well made knife. It feels so strong and stout with stunning stag handle. In contrast the Willamette and Grinling whittlers feel much more subtle and, should I say, delicate. All are amazing :) The little Case Pen knife is meant for keyring, though the scissors do not open automatically as the spring is too weak. I will see what can be done about that.





The scout is my 'old' Fox knife I bought more than 10 years ago in San Marino.




And next to Small Sebenza 21

 
If you ever move on to customs in traditional folders, I can't recommend Al Warren highly enough. He's an excellent craftsman with very reasonable prices. In addition, he's wonderful to work with, and will accomodate anything you're looking for. If you're particularly concerned about blade play, for example, he can pay special attention to that (it's generally excellent anyway).
 
Thanks for the heads-up. As a matter of fact - I do plan to get a custom traditional knife next year - I already contacted a few makers and I am trying to figure out what kind of knife I actually want. Ordering a few production knives (including the forum 2015 knife I am very curios about) is part of getting lear how they work for me. Al Werren actually has some knife available on his webpage - nice work indeed.
 
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