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BG42EDGE

BG42EDGE

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I think this kind of thing has about run its course.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Custom-Yellowho..._Knives?hash=item2a061d25ceQQautorefreshZtrue

I wonder if one of our knifemakers could offer an educated guess at how long it takes to pop in that insert and run a tool over the bolsters and top of blade?

While I admire the more expensive Yellowhorse knives......this thing just sort of turns me off. I think we could stand to see less of it.

It looks like the buyers are beginning to beware.

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i guess thats a trend ive never fell for. id sooner buy two factory 110s for that money and get some use out of them. customs and LEs are pretty, but thats easily ruined by normal use imo
 
Yeah, I agree......either that or save up and buy a "real" Yellowhorse with some real artistry in the $250 to $500 range and have a real work of knife art.

The one in question seems a half-hearted attempt.
 
BG42EDGE said:
Yeah, I agree......either that or save up and buy a "real" Yellowhorse with some real artistry in the $250 to $500 range and have a real work of knife art.

The one in question seems a half-hearted attempt.
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the funny thing is in high school i bought cars for alot less than 250 all the time just to raise hell with:D...funny how times change
 
Yeah......and if you'd taken good care of that car it would be worth $5000 now!!!!

:D

(Wish I still had my old Boss 302!)

Memories.
 
I agree.....Personally, I think that type of "engraving" looks like hell...anyone with a Foredom and some bits can scratch a mess like that. I like the true form of engraving and there's a lot better Yellowhorse (?) work out there than that.
 
I have never been much attracted to that sort of thing. Too much 'bling' for a knife that was designed to be used, IMO.
 
I guess it depends on your definition of bling.

To my eye, the earlier and more labor intensive "Yellowhorse" type works do have "bling" if you mean stunning eye appeal.

The difference is--what is the quality of the bling? Does it have lasting value or is it just cheap flash?

When a highly skilled artisan puts in hours of work in planning, conceptualizing and creating a true work of art......that work has value and is difficult or impossible to recreate.

When a hired trainee spends 20 minutes scrabbling with an electrical tool and gives it a rub with a blitz cloth and throws it on the done pile......that's something entirely different.

One could call it artistic junk food. Quick, cheap, and lacking in true value.

MacDonald's knives seem to be flooding the market.....and perhaps, as it appears in the auction linked above--people are getting tired of junk food.

I'll take the steak, myself.
 
BG42EDGE said:
I guess it depends on your definition of bling.

To my eye, the earlier and more labor intensive "Yellowhorse" type works do have "bling" if you mean stunning eye appeal.

The difference is--what is the quality of the bling? Does it have lasting value or is it just cheap flash?

When a highly skilled artisan puts in hours of work in planning, conceptualizing and creating a true work of art......that work has value and is difficult or impossible to recreate.

When a hired trainee spends 20 minutes scrabbling with an electrical tool and gives it a rub with a blitz cloth and throws it on the done pile......that's something entirely different.

One could call it artistic junk food. Quick, cheap, and lacking in true value.

MacDonald's knives seem to be flooding the market.....and perhaps, as it appears in the auction linked above--people are getting tired of junk food.

I'll take the steak, myself.
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That is probably happening due to people buying it! I haven't liked ANYTHING i've seen from Yellowhorse in quite some time. Some of the early creations were beautiful and appealing, but the recent stuff looks like over commercialized crap in my opinion. The early work seemed to be done on quality knives, then it was appearing on junk knives, which totally turned me away from it.

Peter
 
Yes, to me, a lot of that "quick engraving" looks so cheap and gaudy that I'd be ashamed to own it.

Reminds me of what Patton said when a reporter asked about his "pearl-handled" revolvers......

"Ivory, you dumb son of a bitch!!!! Ivory! Only a New Orleans pimp would carry a pearl-handled gun!"

:)
 
BG42EDGE said:
Yes, to me, a lot of that "quick engraving" looks so cheap and gaudy that I'd be ashamed to own it.

Reminds me of what Patton said when a reporter asked about his "pearl-handled" revolvers......

"Ivory, you dumb son of a bitch!!!! Ivory! Only a New Orleans pimp would carry a pearl-handled gun!"

:)
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I have not understood any word.:D
 
peterinct said:
I haven't liked ANYTHING i've seen from Yellowhorse in quite some time. Some of the early creations were beautiful and appealing, but the recent stuff looks like over commercialized crap in my opinion. The early work seemed to be done on quality knives, then it was appearing on junk knives, which totally turned me away from it.

Peter
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I tend to agree with this. To get a real Yellowhorse you need to get a one-of-a-kind or prototype and pay upwards from $500. Even his $200-$400 models look cookie-cutterish. For what he called "wolf tracks" on one knife he calls "bear tracks" on another, using the exact same pattern. You see the came patterns repeated from knife design to knife design.

But looking back through Buck catalogs, some of his earlier stuff did look inspired. Subtle differences at first glance, but real. His earlier designs don't look so garish, either.

BG42EDGE said:
"Ivory, you dumb son of a bitch!!!! Ivory! Only a New Orleans pimp would carry a pearl-handled gun!"

:)
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That's a good one. :D

I saw one photo of him with his pistol and I could swear it was Sambar Stag.
 
Most photos would show him with a pistol, that being a .380 Model 1908 Colt. You may have seen him with that.

It did have ivory in the black grips--three inlaid ivory stars (later changed to four).

Those big ivory-handled revolvers (a single-action Colt .45 on the right and a double-action .357 S&W on the left) and were carried mainly early in the war when he wanted to inspire the troops with his macho.

As you can imagine, that rig was not real practical or comfortable for EDC.

He carried a number of other sidearms at various times......none with handles of pearl.

:)

(Colt Match Target .22 Auto

Colt 1903 Pocket .32 Auto

Colt 1908 .380 Auto

Colt .38 Detective Special

Colt 1911 Automatic .45ACP

Remington 1908 Model 51 .380)

Now we need someone to come up with what knives he carried!!
 
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I think some ivory has bark......maybe it was that kind.

I know he had a little white dog that barked.

:)
 
BG42EDGE said:
I think some ivory has bark......maybe it was that kind.

I know he had a little white dog that barked.

:)
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I just did a web search of photos of General Patton's pistols and I think what I saw must have been engraving on the ivory handle. In field photos it appears to be bark, but closer photos of the guns clearly show them to be engraved.

And I saw the white dog too, but no bark, at least in that photo.
 
Yes, I think most of his ivory grips had something carved on them......his initials and an eagle were two things I heard of.....quite a character, that Patton.

A lot of people felt that he was just a pompous ass, but his dress, dog and flamboyant wearing of guns, I think, were all part of a well-planned effort to inspire and encourage his men.......and this he did very well.

The little white dog, by the way, was named "Willie." He was a Bull Terrier. Don't know why he didn't name him "Ivory." :)

I know there's a jackknife called the General Patton, but I don't know if it's supposed to be a knife he carried or just one that somebody made up.
 
Patton lost a lot of respect from me when i learned he cussed a solder in a hospital ward...
in doing that he may as have well used that gun to shoot his career dead..
as he was ordered by the pres to apologize..
which he did in a halfa-- way...
IMHO he believed in pushing men not leading them

yes lets talk of guns not knives
every time we talk of knives the prices go up...
any one got a good pict of a zip gun?
 
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