How's my filework?

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Hirby

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Sorry, posted in wrong area first time.

I'm no real knifemaker, I just like to modify existing, or make from kits. These are a bit beat up from everyday carry and use and my photography skills make them look even worse, polished areas like the clips look pretty bad in my photos. My style is slowly changing from too-busy sharp symmetric filing designs to minimal flowing soft curves.

Top is DDR2 kit, middle is highly modified DDR3 kit, Last is old REKAT Pioneer.
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Goes all the way through. Wish I didn't file the liners though, cause it's too busy and distracts from the spine:
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I like fancy clips!
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Made some even fancier and nicer, but gave those away as gifts.
 
That's some nice bling-bling. Filework's not really my thing, but I'll say you've definitely got some talent.
 
Nice wood on the DDR2 by the way.
 
Zerileous:

The DDR and other type kits are available from www.knifekits.com. These are the best quality do-it-yourself kits I've come across. The fit and finish of the folder kits handles and blades are of such quality that you could just slap it together without doing any customizing work on it and have a knife of excellent quality. They aren't cheap however. I have no affiliation with them, other than being a customer.

The folder kit steel is cyro'd AUS8. Yeah, not a uber-steel, but decent. (Higher-end steel would really add to the price).

Planterz:
The wood is stabilized maple burl that I got off of ebay for $5 for 2 large pieces. I just used a little for the scales. I sanded to 600, stained, sanded a bit more, and then topped with carnuba Turtle car wax and buffed.

I went through my super-steel tactical folder phase, but after a while, they all started looking the same and the sheeple just don't like tactical scary looking stuff. Plus to the average Joe, one black knife is just like any other, no matter the difference in price or name. With the blingy knives, even the average no-knife guy goes "wow" that a neat knife.

I'm now transitioning from symmetrical "sharp" filework designs (like of the DDR3) to soft, less-is-more, smooth designs like the DDR2, which are actually much harder to do well. The busier it is, the more mistakes that can go unoticed. Simple plainess like on the DDR2, will highlight any goofs.

The filework of the DDR3 is interesting, but practically, is not the best. All those little areas collect a lot of pocket crap and it looks too busy.
 
How is it that the rest of you are apparently seeing pictures, but I'm seeing double-spacing between paragraphs?
 
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