Off the hook graphics!

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Browsing the CRK folder pictures 'sticky' thread I found this picture originally posted by forum member David H on good old page #1. Assuming this is a factory graphic, how many of these sorts of CRKs are out there? Is this the most elaborate they got? It looks mainly hand-done and obviously was a chore to anodize.

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That knife is incredible. It makes me wonder about what other designs could be done on the sebenza.

I also wouldn't mind getting my hands on one of the 'Night Sky' sebenzas with a damascus blade. That has got to be one of my favorite unique graphics sebenzas made because it has so much more going on than most other unique graphics sebenzas. The landscape designs have always been favorites of mine, and the one pictured above is fantastic! These types of graphics display what a great canvas the sebenza platform can be in the hands of the right artist.

The following regular night sky with damascus posted in a different thread by Dinokay is one of my favorites, and I would definitely consider it a grail knife if I could ever get my hands on one like it...
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Trying to find a L Regular NS with a Damascus blade and stones is almost impossible, I lucked out with this one.

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Here is another one posted by Lone_Wolfe in the same thread as the one above. This one is a 21 instead of a regular like the one pictured above....
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I hope it is okay with Dinokay, and Lone_Wolfe that I reposted their knives here. If not, let me know, and I'll remove them, or ask the mods to do so.
 
Wow those three Sebenzas are absolutely amazing. Beautiful show of worksmanship! Ive always wanted on of those Night Sky graphics. Ive never seen the one with the windmill on it before, that has a ton of small, hard to do detail. Another one that I really like is the 9/11 commemorative graphic with the new york cityscape and the two towers, above which it says "never forget". Truly amazing knives!
 
CGG and UG have always been my all time CRK Favorites. I have several of them, but nothing like the windmill above. Stunning. I remember seeing that years ago. Now that is a Grail for sure.
 
For a short thread, this one of the happiest and most beautiful I've seen in a while.

Hooray, hooray for CRK !!! :D
 
Well, it doesn't have all the beautiful colors, but I think it's a off the hook design and simply elegant.

 
Ajack60, The damascus on that is very nice. Is it ladder damascus? It looks a little bit different (actually much nicer) than most other ladder damascus blades that I've seen.
 
burnside said:
Ajack60, The damascus on that is very nice. Is it ladder damascus? It looks a little bit different (actually much nicer) than most other ladder damascus blades that I've seen.
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I'll look whenever I get home, I'm not the original owner, so I'm not 100% sure.

The box is labeled "B&W Damascus Ladder".......I think Haze hit it right.
 
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There are differences between the HC Damascus and the SS Damascus. Each material takes the twists and swirls in a different way. Personally SS is my favorite, though I think you can do far more with HC than SS Damascus.
 
That looks like "diamond ladder" to me, but it could be a uniform "bubble wrap" pattern too. :)
 
Esav Benyamin said:
For a short thread, this one of the happiest and most beautiful I've seen in a while.

Hooray, hooray for CRK !!! :D
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Certainly these graphics represent a bit of a "high water mark" in terms of the visually stunning, colourful beauty that could adorn a pocket knife. CRK seems to have rolled it back since then, which is expected as a company grows I guess. The individual hand crafted work that went into each of these knives, including the 'In Remembrance blade' (I recall seeing a bit of this work done in a video) is something that really had no equal I can think of in the world of "production knives". The currently offered unique graphics are the last vestige of those times I suppose, but maybe don't reach the same heights of achievement.
 
Love that engraved one!
Here's mine:
It has been engraved by Tim George.
Originally sold by Only Fine Knives...Here is their stock photo of it:

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lisantica said:
Love that engraved one!
Here's mine:
It has been engraved by Tim George.
Originally sold by Only Fine Knives...Here is their stock photo of it:

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Yup, I was just about to post your video of that one. I think you need a little motion to actually begin to appreciate fantastic engraving...even then, most of the time you really need to experience it in person to REALLY get the full impact.

[video=youtube_share;ftXFPkAv77o]http://youtu.be/ftXFPkAv77o[/video]
 
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