New Member, critique on knives

Fred.Rowe

Fred.Rowe

Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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I'd like to get some feed back and critique on these two knives.
Both are my own design and my own damascus.
Please be truthful. :)

Fred

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My feedback is....WOW!!!. I love them both, but I particularly love the first one. What fantastic lines and the fit & finish looks to be outstanding. I am very impressed.
 
Keith,
Thanks for the good word. The big knives are my passion.

Fred
 
I had the pleasure of sitting next to Fred at this years Knifemakers Guild Show. Not only is Fred a nice guy, but he makes great knives. Glad that you made it over.

Bobby
 
Fred.Rowe said:
Keith,
The big knives are my passion.
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Mine too. I noticed that you have quite a few other great looking knives on your website. Do you have descriptions of the knives anywhere, or just photos?
 
It is ugly!!!

Ship that sucker to me................................NOW!!!!!

Great work......................
 
Bobby,
I had a great time in Orlando. Good folks.

Fred
 
Keith,
I'm working on the discriptions. Knife makers should be born with a couple of extra hands considering the many task involved. E.t.a. on those disc. around the first of Oct.
Fred
 
They look good, heck, they look great, from where I'm sitting.

And this one is the Cat's meow.

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Fred, I'm gonna be truthful here.... I don't like the handle butt/exposed tang/lanyard hole thingie. It kinda looks awkward and/or possibly uncomfortable. I do however LOVE the first one. Excellent blade shape on both of them. I love the pic that DylanD posted also.
 
I like brf0517. The other one is fine but for my own personal use, the handle was unnecessary.

Blade design for both knives is fine.
 
Very tough to critique something objectively if it dosent particularly 'float your boat' The work however is undeniably superb, but its hard to give an honest opinion if there isnt a close up to accompany the full shots.

One suggestion is to get some good quality (Hi-resolution) pictures up.
 
dylan-d,
This is one knife I wish I still had. I'ts as light as a feather and well balanced, it was a joy to make.
Thanks Fred
 
Temper,
I'm fairly comfortable with my knife makling skills but my photo and computer knowledge is very small. I'm working hard to improve these. Hopefully you'll see upgrades in this area soon. Does the handle Temper, come from the term used in the processing of steel or somewhere else? Thanks for your input, Fred
 
golok,
The broad veriety of taste in knives is what keeps the handmade knife world vital and forever growing.
Thanks Fred
 
Mongo,
I'm big on truthfullness and I'm pleased you like the blade designs. I do wish I could place both of these large knives in your hand. I believe you would find both to be light and beautifully balanced. Thanks for the straight up talk.
Fred
 
Fred , I am a new maker myself , so if my opinion means anything , I think they are superb. I especially like the second one with the unique thong hole. An all around great job.
 
Brent,
I've made this knife four different times after it appeared in the Blade's knife makers showcase. Each one slightly different. That hand made thing you know. I left the radical, swoop, on the handle end hopeing some idea would come to mind before I was tempted to saw it off. "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible" There are some better pic's on my web site.
Fred
 
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