John Lloyd Knives

I'm still trying to convince myself that I don't need an ugly mammoth Spey blade or somebody's Clip in sea cow bone.

DJK
 
Oh yeah, I know, I have looked at that Sea Cow Bone in Vinces site many-a-time, just a beautiful knife!
 
Campbellclanman said:
Oh yeah, I know, I have looked at that Sea Cow Bone in Vinces site many-a-time, just a beautiful knife!
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I can tell you first hand that the sea cow bone is a beautiful material and, when John puts it on a knife, extraordinary.

But then John's handle materials are out of the ordinary.
 
Thanks Tom

I'm not sure if ever I showed this one here but it is an English swayback with sheepfoot
We did the full blown Victorian thing on it

Here it is before,top knife (more tapioca)


And after


 
OMG, did I just see what I just saw????

this is a new level for me, bring it on!

I get the feeling we are to see A LOT more engraved knives here in the future!
 
This knife shown a few posts back is a slipjoint modeled after a Ron Lake folder
Would you look at the ivory on it,too


 
cross cut light maroon micarta drop point , cpm154 , NYK Co. shield
 
OK, I am going to have to get my hands on one of those engraved sheepsfoot swaybacks. Classy as anything!
 
My apologies if these have been posted here before...? I don't believe so, and never tire of viewing the first one especially. ;)

From phacochère:
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Two small slip joint's / John Lloyd ( USA ) / Cpm 154 for the blade / Pinched ss bolsters and Mammoth ivory for the handel

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~ P.
 
VCM3 said:
Thanks Tom

I'm not sure if ever I showed this one here but it is an English swayback with sheepfoot
We did the full blown Victorian thing on it

Here it is before,top knife (more tapioca)


And after


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Speechless!! One of those and I am forever happy.
Mike
 
Here's that drop point John makes ,I like this pattern alot. Check out the stag on this one

 
I really like this knife. The blade is ground so thin,it's like a 52100 scalpel. I really like the looks of this antique plastic - like material.
Outstanding,to say the least ,John :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:








 
I'm not the biggest fan of synthetics but the blade profile on that one would win me over regardless...really nice
 
I have a stretched version of the blade and a bit thinner in a slim jack with scales of old tyme tan micarta. A really lovely knife in so many ways.

John uses a bunch of unusual handle material. Steller's sea cow bone?
 
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John does it again, the whole knife design when I first spied it - struck me is that it looks a in-between of a Barlow and Grand-daddy Barlow, and those scales are out of this world, Vince the Choil is a sharp wee thing-any usage intended or just aesthetic?
One of the better synthetics Ive seen, that along with some Tortoise shell Synthetic on a Grand-daddy Barlow I got a short time ago.
 
Hello All: Thanks for the chatter on this scale material. It is Catalin..one of the early plastics...not a celluloid that will gas off and shrink but a Bakelite material that does not have Bakelites' fillers like lampblack or sawdust. It is a clear material to which they add color in the form of swirls, etc. I get this material from old objects like, ashtrays, pen.pencil holders, etc., out of Romania, Bulgaria...generally eastern Europe. You may see the material here in the USA in the form of old table top radio cases. These radios cost in excess of 1-5K because of this material now. There are Catalin radio collectors....of all things. The most common colors is the gold or amber swirl, then there is red, green, and chocolate brown. I do like them all. They do not look like anything now being produced. Just for your info........Thanks for all your support.

John Lloyd
 
Campbellclanman said:
John does it again, the whole knife design when I first spied it - struck me is that it looks a in-between of a Barlow and Grand-daddy Barlow, and those scales are out of this world, Vince the Choil is a sharp wee thing-any usage intended or just aesthetic?
One of the better synthetics Ive seen, that along with some Tortoise shell Synthetic on a Grand-daddy Barlow I got a short time ago.
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John's scales are interesting to say the least. I have three knives in stag and it will knock your socks off. Recently, I purchased an Ohta in stag. I had been eyeing his knives for a while and it really looked good. When I received it, I thought the scales really dull and returned the knife. The photo in the listing was very complementary to the knife, but its look in hand told the tale.

His story of getting the Catalin from old radios shows, IMHO, his mindset. There is a story in every knife.
 
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