fewpop
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In the last several years I have bought and sold a bunch of custom fixed blades and folders, but no custom slipjoints. Very recently that changed when I acquired this folder made by Ray Cover, Sr.
I got my first slipjoint about 50 years ago when I was a kid. It was a little scout folder like many of you probably owned at one time. Over the years I've had a lot of production slipjoints. Mostly Cases, Eye Brands, Bokers, SAC's, the usual stuff. I still really enjoy my production slippies, and most recently have been enthused about the Queen D2 stuff (I have an EdgePro so the Queen D2 is not a hassle for me.)
When I initially saw this one on the vendor's website, I have to admit it was visual love at first sight. I resisted the temptation for a couple of weeks, and then gave in and ordered it. I did a lot of searches on the knife forums, and consistently found descriptive phrases for Ray Cover, Sr.'s work like:
"quality as good as it gets" & "terrific bang for the buck" & "never disappointing" & "a master of fit and finish" & "sells out fast at shows."
So, even though I was tempted to reach deep for a Ruple, or Chamblin, or Bose (as if I could find one), I thought I'd start with this Cover folder; one of the main reasons being that I decided I would put it in my pocket and use it...and I did and I have. Not that I would not love to have one of the others that I mentioned, and maybe will someday, but for some reason it just felt right to begin my custom slipjoint collection with this one by Mr. Cover.
I hope some of you will be willing to share pics here in this thread of your Ray Cover, Sr. folders, and your thoughts about his work, or maybe share what your first custom slipjoint was.
Pardon my wordiness, but I'm sorta excited about this one.
Amber Jigged Bone scales, with black spacers.
ATS-34, 3 & 1/8" drop point blade.
7" OAL
Dovetail 416 Stainless bolsters.
Impeccable fit and finish, half-stop, incredibly smooth opening and closing of a perfectly centered blade.
I'm glad I got it, and I hope you enjoy the pics, and will share some yourself.
-Ford
It's in my pocket right now.
I got my first slipjoint about 50 years ago when I was a kid. It was a little scout folder like many of you probably owned at one time. Over the years I've had a lot of production slipjoints. Mostly Cases, Eye Brands, Bokers, SAC's, the usual stuff. I still really enjoy my production slippies, and most recently have been enthused about the Queen D2 stuff (I have an EdgePro so the Queen D2 is not a hassle for me.)
When I initially saw this one on the vendor's website, I have to admit it was visual love at first sight. I resisted the temptation for a couple of weeks, and then gave in and ordered it. I did a lot of searches on the knife forums, and consistently found descriptive phrases for Ray Cover, Sr.'s work like:
"quality as good as it gets" & "terrific bang for the buck" & "never disappointing" & "a master of fit and finish" & "sells out fast at shows."
So, even though I was tempted to reach deep for a Ruple, or Chamblin, or Bose (as if I could find one), I thought I'd start with this Cover folder; one of the main reasons being that I decided I would put it in my pocket and use it...and I did and I have. Not that I would not love to have one of the others that I mentioned, and maybe will someday, but for some reason it just felt right to begin my custom slipjoint collection with this one by Mr. Cover.
I hope some of you will be willing to share pics here in this thread of your Ray Cover, Sr. folders, and your thoughts about his work, or maybe share what your first custom slipjoint was.
Pardon my wordiness, but I'm sorta excited about this one.
Amber Jigged Bone scales, with black spacers.
ATS-34, 3 & 1/8" drop point blade.
7" OAL
Dovetail 416 Stainless bolsters.
Impeccable fit and finish, half-stop, incredibly smooth opening and closing of a perfectly centered blade.
I'm glad I got it, and I hope you enjoy the pics, and will share some yourself.
-Ford
It's in my pocket right now.
...and I am, but I love Ray's knives so much, I had to get my collection up there a ways first
