Paris show 2005

flava

flava

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This year's SICAC was good, I liked the new location and the quality of the knives. I met "old" friends Jens Anso and his wife, plus Achim Wirtz and Gert Van Den Elsen.
I had one order delivered at the show by Achim Wirtz, a falx sword that turned out very very good and is worth the wait. Didn't have money for anything else than the sword, if I had I would have spent it for sure, there were just a lot of cool blades. As usual, I made lots of pics but only a small part are good enough.

On Achim's table: a stainless wootz hunter and a selection of fixed blades including two Scagel-syle knives and one huge&stunning bowie.
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Jens brought a bali that was sold before I got there, a few folders including one regular sized Amok (that's a folder) and an assortment of fixed blades ... the orange sheepsfoot ringed my bell but the wife would have used that falx on me if I bought another knife ;)
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Burkovski, a guy from Israel that does amazing sculpting on the handles and blades. Top grade prices too.
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A Hendrickson bowie, superb knife.
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Two blades on Armes Bastille's table, can't remember the maker but they are extremly well made.
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A bunch of small & cute forged things, note the old keys forged into knives ...
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Friction folders by Ciachera, well made as usual. I have to get one of those some day ...
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Exquisite work by Hank Knickmeyer, who is a very pleasant person too.
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Scrimshaw by Gaetan Beauchamps, best scrimshaw on black I saw in the show.
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Arwork by Takeda, very well made and priced accordingly.
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Nice knife and engraving by Mick Penfold.
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Yours truly and the falx :)
The falx was forged from 5160 by Achim and he put some really nice wallnut handle on it.
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Beautiful obsidian work by Yannick Kepinski (lousy pic...)
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Very good f&f on Andre Thorburn folders
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Creamy mamooth, nice damascus and flawless knife by Al Dippold.
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A couple of knives by Gert Van Den Elsen. Flawless execution and very confortable handles. First one really rings my bell and ended up ordering one like it but non-damascus.
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Very well made knives by Claude Bouchonville (Belgium).
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Thanks for all the great pics flava! Could that last group be Andrew Jordan?

Roger
 
RogerP said:
Thanks for all the great pics flava! Could that last group be Andrew Jordan?

Roger
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I checked out and it's Claude Bouchonville from Belgium (edited the post now)
 
Thanks Flava, great report. I love getting to knives from makers that I don't usually come across. Achim Wirtz is one of my favorite makers. His wootz is outstanding.

The dog looks like a Bullmastiff to me. All the Dog de Bordeaux that I have seen are light brown to red and they have a huge head and very distinctive face.
 
Joss, Reverdy was there but I didn't see Viallon.
Anthony & Keith, that dog is Zed, our little Bullmastiff. He's 14 month old. A photo from 2 months ago:
 

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Fantastic pics. I love seeing knives from other than u.s makers. :thumbup:
 
I appreciate the time you spent taking and posting these images. Very nicely described. Congrats on your good taste!

Coop
 
nice pics !
i was there also, and it remind me the good time i had last saturday !

FYI
The old keys with damas are made by PHM (pierre Henri Monnet) that is sometime on the "european Forum". I baught one and it's nice piece of work and usefull as "letter-opener" (but other use it as SD tool :rolleyes: ).

I realised now that i have probably seen you manipulating your Falx on Achim desk; (When you see someone having such a weapon in hand, and you are close to him, you prey that he is not a creazy lunatic... :D )
 
freddy1 said:
nice pics !
i was there also, and it remind me the good time i had last saturday !

FYI
The old keys with damas are made by PHM (pierre Henri Monnet) that is sometime on the "european Forum". I baught one and it's nice piece of work and usefull as "letter-opener" (but other use it as SD tool :rolleyes: ).

I realised now that i have probably seen you manipulating your Falx on Achim desk; (When you see someone having such a weapon in hand, and you are close to him, you prey that he is not a creazy lunatic... :D )
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I bought a little stainless damascus necker from Monnet too (the one on top of the visit card, with thin cord wrapping. I got it for my wife and she loves it :)
I live less than 10km from Sceaux (Juvisy) and practice kendo in Fresnes, so you better belive I'm no lunatic. How would you feel having a crazy falx armed bastid nearby? :D :D
 
flava said:
Two blades on Armes Bastille's table, can't remember the maker but they are extremly well made.
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Gorgeous pictures flava, thanks for sharing ! :thumbup:
The knives on Armes Bastille table were from Erwan Pincemin and Eric Plazen ; and this awesome scramasax was made by french most talentuous knifemaker Yannick Epiard. :)
 
Wonderfull photo flava, my are really poor and awfull in comparaison.

Thank's for sharing.

@ + Ben
 
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