Knives with faces.

Walking Man

Walking Man

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I've seen them, and they are few and far between. One maker does these a lot (old man carved into the butt). But when they are done they give a real personality and a type of magic to the knife that it wouldn't have had otherwise. I've only seen this on Bowies, which seems appropriate, only the finest and more traditional probably deserve that much personality. While I don't want to get one right now, I've thought that my final knife, the queen of my knives, should be a face knife, one that will be passed on for at least a couple of hundred years as something really special, and somehow magical. How do you guys feel about Face knives in general? (PICS Welcome)
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Okay, no responses yet. Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject?
Am I weird? Anyone, please, please, please.
 
I have seen a few in different knife magazines. I am sure they are work of art but to me they look more like fantasy knives/swords that makes them look cheap. Like the Highlander POS katanas etc.... It is my opinion only - since I like simple designs, nothing fancy...

David
 
Funny you should mention that. The ones I've seen really don't classify as fantasy pieces, just knives with a well carved face on the butt. Most of the time they are traditional style Bowies.
 
I think there are 2 kinds. One, like the ones you mention on bowies, I think a guy named Ken Richardson does alot of them carved in stag, and then there's the high end folders like Schwarzer,Schmidt(RIP, etc. with the gargoyle faces.
Personally they dont suit my tastes, but some of them are works of art.
 
This is a picture of a Bill McHenry knife that has an old man carved into the backbar and liners. Bill used this knife to get into the Knifemakers Guild.

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Mel Pardue has been carving a subtle "FACE" into the back of his higher-end folders for about a year now- very cool.

Here's one....

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Neil
 
larry Fuegen makes folders with Gargoyles at the butt-end...this one is from murray white's collection...the tongue actually moves!

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RL
 
Yuck. I really don't like any of those, RL......
The fixed blade faces aren't carved very well,
and the gargoyle is interesting, but not really where I was going with this.
 
the second pic shows the inner 1/2 face that when viewed from the right angle uses a reflection off the inner liner to give the illusion of a full face.

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It's pretty rare to get a chance to look CLOSELY at a Bill McHenry knife. None of the 'standard' continuous pattern filework for him. He sculpts his work carefully and originally.

That's a great knife for your collection, and it's worth BIG money to some. :) Congrats and thanks for the peek.

Coop
 
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