LS-2 Blued framelock, CLASSTICAL?

[Frank Fischer]

I have combined a little old school with a bit of the new to come up with this "classtical" set-up yet again. It's a titanium framelock with blued carbon damascus and premium mammoth ivory bark. The damascus is 1095/15n20 and made by my father. I hand sanded the blade and spine to 1200 grit and buffed them to a high polish before giving them the soup treatment over at Stan Wilson's place. The mammoth sits in a milled out pocket between the double integral S bolsters. The frames are orange peeled and heat colored a light tint of gold. The hardware is gold plated stainless. I feel this knife is esthetically balanced, I sure hope the customer feels the same way... This one is off to Russia!

The knife was impossible to shoot, you can see the reflection of the wrinkles inside of the photo hut on the blade and mammoth... errrr! But it's all I'm left with now.

 

[SharpByCoop]

Hi Frank,

I'm always impressed with your work. This one is ALL about the curves. I'm sure your client will be happy.

Struggling to take better photos? They look good. It's a specialized skill, how well I know.

Classtical? That's a new one for me.

Coop

 

[stabber]

Classtical for sure. Looks awesome Frank. The blade color/grind is great. Beautiful knife:thumbup:

 

[Javier Vogt]

Classic? Tactical? Classtical?
Mmm... I don't know

But I love it!
Very balanced, and armonic.

Javi

 

[Kevin Jones]

The uniqueness of the of the single handle scale is refreshing in that it offers
"more" upon flipping it over as opposed to just "more of the same".

Overall profile is very pleasing as are the blade grinds. The ivory complements the blued damascus.

Your customer should be very pleased.

 

[Frank Fischer]

Thanks fellahs.

Jim, thanks! How about some advice for shooting mirror finishes? Strobes?

 

[Ochs]

Frank, great looking knife you are really doing some wonderful stuff.

I would be curious what Coop says about your photo questions as I have been struggling with some of same things...Without putting a bunch of money into highend lenses, flash/expensive lighting equipement and so on, I think the best quality photos I am going to get are with lots of good indirect lighting (or natural lighting on the right day) tripod and my midrange Lumix. Let me know if you find something else that works for you.

Eric