Introducing JAWS, my latest friction folder!

John M Cohea

John M Cohea

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This is one I finished a few weeks ago, and it is an idea that was stuck in my head ever since I made the small bobcat jaw folder a couple of years ago.All I had to do was mention the idea to one of my regular customers and he had to have it!
The scales a lower bear jaw, with some really dark and textured mammoth ivory bolsters. Liners are mild steel, as is the fileworked back spacer, and pins(except for pivot) are copper, and the pivot washers are the heads of old square cut wrought iron nails, circa 1872.The blade is 1080, and has been carved, sculpted, and textured(inspired by my friend David Broadwell), and everything is heavily antiqued.Stand is Mississipi river driftwood, picked up at Rosedale,MS., and the sheath has a bear claw dangle.This sucker is HUGE, with an OAL of 11 inches from blade tip to canine tooth tip, so it is a big 'un!
It won't be everybody's cuppa, but I totally dig it, as does the customer!The fantastic photos are of course by Chuck Ward.
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That's funny, the word "insane" was the first to pop into my head.

Whether this isn't everyone's cup of tea has nothing to do with how well you've done this.
This is spectacular. It's like a reverse version of what is normally implied in fit and finish.
The attention to the details here is phenomenal. It's like you've put old dirt in between the bolsters and jaw bone. That this is newly made almost confuses me as it looks like and old artifact.. I will definitely be studying these photos (so well done btw) as a lesson in making the new look old.

I really like how the blade sits between the canines. Such a great design idea.
 
I'm stunned, at a loss for words. I'm not into friction folders but I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
 
explicative explicative-I NEED one (and a night job to pay for it...). I can just see some mugger pissing himself at the sight of this thing...
 
whoa :eek:
that is a SPECIAL KNIFE
 
John, really cool. The only thing I have to get used to is those square pivot washers. But that's only because we are so used to seeing round ones.

Marcel
 
I had heared of it...and now I've seed it. Fantastic imagination and fantastic work. Probably your best to date.

Cheers,

TV


Terry Vandeventer
ABS MS
 
I've seen other knives utilizing jaw bones but none as COOL as that John!

Exceptionally well done!

Peter
 
Let me climb on this praise train.

Chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga-whooo-WHOOOO!!!!!

:D

Coop
 
That is just too awesome. Knife, sheath, stand - man - someone is going to be thrilled with this total package. That's some really inspired work right there. :thumbup:

Roger
 
wow John that is just way to cool It is truly a work of art . I can see how much thought you put into it very nice
 
Thanks John,Its the best piece in my collection of all you works of art I have of yours and thats a lot. I cant thank you enough. Truely outstanding. KT
 
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