Lanny's Clip Thread

Here's mine. Keith Johnson. The coolest thing about it, is that my good friend gave it to me as a Christmas present. His son will get it back on his 18th birthday; he's two now...
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That's awesome. You guys have put me over the edge. I've listed several knives for sale over on another forum (I need to sell something before I can renew here). When I have the cash, Dr. T is going to build one for me.
 
bleh said:
That's awesome. You guys have put me over the edge. I've listed several knives for sale over on another forum (I need to sell something before I can renew here). When I have the cash, Dr. T is going to build one for me.
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Looking forward to the pics ;)
 
bleh said:
That's awesome. You guys have put me over the edge. I've listed several knives for sale over on another forum (I need to sell something before I can renew here). When I have the cash, Dr. T is going to build one for me.
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Better start saving more. Once you get one, you're just gonna want another, and another, and another :)
 
Loving these pics! I, myself, have a Bose/Case colab. in chestnut bone. My most expensive traditional knife by quite a bit, and 3rd most expensive overall.

Something about the design just trips my trigger. Can't quite put my finger on it.
 
Man, there are a lot of incredibly attractive knives in this thread! :thumbup::thumbup:
It's to the point where I'm totally enamored with the last one I've seen, so it changes with every new post. :eek::o:eek:
Stephen, what sort of covers does yours have? They look beautifully mysterious in your photos!

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Man, there are a lot of incredibly attractive knives in this thread! :thumbup::thumbup:
It's to the point where I'm totally enamored with the last one I've seen, so it changes with every new post. :eek::o:eek:
Stephen, what sort of covers does yours have? They look beautifully mysterious in your photos!

- GT
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Thanks GT. :) The covers are desert ironwood burl.
 
Sorry about the image, I hope this is visible. Again, Brewer stag LC.

Jeff

Need to take new photo, will do tomorrow...
 
eek, I'm having a crisis of faith as I always have when I'm contemplating spending a large sum of money on a knife or other hobby item. For those of you that have had both, is a custom worth the extra over the Case/Bose collaboration knives? I'm looking real hard at the Damascus or the regular Case version, and I'm having a hard time resisting. I'm up on Dr T's list for after the blade show, but I can't help but think of the other knives I could buy with the difference in price between the Case and the Dr T, especially considering I'd have to sell one more knife to fund the Dr T. The Dr T would allow me to get a more comfortably sized version (3.75" vs 4" on the Case), and something a little more personal. The Case would allow me to have more knives in the stable to use and still have a Lanny's clip to admire.

Basically I'm just getting antsy now that my time is so close, and I'm looking for someone to kick me one way or another. I guess it's back to the Quality vs Quantity debate. :confused:
 
I'm glad you brought this thread up again as I poked around a bit and haven't found a definitive answer. So for those in the know I'd like to ask; What makes a Lanny's Clip different from a standard clip blade? What defines it as a Lanny's Clip? Is it size, shape, thickness? I appreciate any insight as I find the style very aesthetically pleasing and it looks like a real useful blade.
 
I'm not sure it's the blade itself that makes it a Lanny's clip as much as the knife as a whole. Here are the things that I've picked up on that make it so appealing to me.
  • Clip takes up around 55-60 percent of the blade. I prefer the convex clips with a curve to them, but I've seen several versions where it appears to be a straight edge.
  • deep swedge
  • saber grind with the pull on the flat
  • large nail nick or long pull that butts up to the swedge/clip transition
  • tip is nearly on the center of the blade, rather than being closer to the spine or the leading edge.
  • gentle curve to the handle that allows for a great blade to handle ratio
  • single bolster with rat tail (although I'm partial to the capped versions I've seen, which is another reason I'm considering going with the extra cash for a custom.)
 
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Some of those points are things that I picked up on, but wasn't sure. It would seem that the term is very interpretive as there are many subtle differences between builders.
Thank you for your insight bleh.
 
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