Knives from the Santa Barbara Premier Art Showcase 4/09

Beautiful knives and beautiful pictures! Thanks for posting them!
 
Kohai999 said:
Thanks for the comments, the Andrews knife belongs to me. I took it up to the show specifically to have it professionally photographed for Russ's website, with the sheath by Paul Long. The inlay on the sheath is Cape Buffalo hide taken by JParanee, and graciously offered as testament to our friendship.

Every knife has a story to tell, this one is mine.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Five yers ago that Bull was walking around the Selous in Tanzania. It's an honor to have been able to donate something to a combo as fantastic as this.
I am happy that it worked out so well . Let's go drink in Atlanta :D

Fantastic photo's thanks for posting them
 
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tom mayo said:
...I must comment on the "35 years"! Well, I went and looked: From their site; Setting the Standard for Excellence since 1985
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Thanks Tom, I may well be mistaken about the number of years and the number of makers etc. I do know that dagger means a great deal to Dave & Grace - I could tell that from the way they handled it, introduced it to me and told me their plans for it etc. I noticed the following on the Nordic Knives web site: "A leader in mail order sales of fine custom made knives since 1977." It was my understanding that the dagger was in appreciation for the show - and so maybe the show has been running for 25 years - not 35. In short... I'm confused and don't have a clue.

Thanks for all the nice comments. Here are a couple of more knives:

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Wow Buddy. Those images are so clear and color so sharp it looks as though you could reach in and grab the knives.
That Hendrickson is spectacular in my opinion.
 
Great photos. And I love your different style. Steven and Joe, thats really cool. That Russ Andrews knife is my favorite of them.
 
Kohai999 said:
Thanks for the comments, the Andrews knife belongs to me. I took it up to the show specifically to have it professionally photographed for Russ's website, with the sheath by Paul Long. The inlay on the sheath is Cape Buffalo hide taken by JParanee, and graciously offered as testament to our friendship.

Every knife has a story to tell, this one is mine.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Until I saw Buddy's photo I had no idea the wood had such rich colour and figure. Gorgeous. And good on ya JP.

Roger
 
RogerP said:
Until I saw Buddy's photo I had no idea the wood had such rich colour and figure. Gorgeous.
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Yes! Steven's Russ Andrews 'Hawthorn Fighter' features some of the most highly figured and richly colored natural wood I've ever seen.

This Harvey Dean 'El Diablo' bowie is also an appealing knife. I'm always impressed when the engraving on a knife stands up to magnification. While not elaborately engraved by Harvey, that which is there is certainly well done, as you can see.

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Brian Geyer lives and works in South Africa.

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That EL Diablo is outstanding as is the photo.
Harvey's come a long way in a short time with his engraving.
 
Kevin - Harvey's El Diablo bowie above, I confess, was the one knife that made me think, "Hey, I wish that was mine." The price was $1,600 and something. It's very slender and elegantly understated - "tasteful" as they say. The handle really is yellow but maybe not quite as yellow as it looks in my photo. I need to check with Harvey about that.

I enjoyed shooting a couple of Dennis Friedly's knives. They feature lots of contrasts - light/dark, smooth/rough etc., not to mention those canyons that run through the stag on the handle. Modern digital cameras can deal with high contrast subjects much better than the camera/film combo of yore. Here's one of Dennis' knives:

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HTMD said:
Kevin - Harvey's El Diablo bowie above, I confess, was the one knife that made me think, "Hey, I wish that was mine." The price was $1,600 and something. It's very slender and elegantly understated - "tasteful" as they say. The handle really is yellow but maybe not quite as yellow as it looks in my photo. I need to check with Harvey about that.

I enjoyed shooting a couple of Dennis Friedly's knives. They feature lots of contrasts - light/dark, smooth/rough etc., not to mention those canyons that run through the stag on the handle. Modern digital cameras can deal with high contrast subjects much better than the camera/film combo of yore. Here's one of Dennis' knives:
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$1600.00; Nice stag and engraving. Good value. Nice Friedly and photo as well.
 
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This thread is one of those that come along now and then that just blow the lid off.. Your pictures are excellent Buddy, and as for the knives, I would love to own any shown.. If you take this photo review, and combine it with the one Steven wrote, it's a great "feel" for the show.. Best, Rich :thumbup:
 
Thanks Rich, I appreciate that and I'm sure Steven does too. Check out this sweet little slip-joint folder by Harvey Dean.

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What a pleasure to see these treasures here!!!!!
Thanks for taking the time to share!!!
Beautiful...the knives, the photography, the friendships!
Good stuff!!
 
HTMD said:
Yes! Steven's Russ Andrews 'Hawthorn Fighter' features some of the most highly figured and richly colored natural wood I've ever seen.

This Harvey Dean 'El Diablo' bowie is also an appealing knife. I'm always impressed when the engraving on a knife stands up to magnification. While not elaborately engraved by Harvey, that which is there is certainly well done, as you can see.

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Brian Geyer lives and works in South Africa.

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That Dean is very nice
 
I missed this show and really appreciate your posting these.

Thanks,
Win
 
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