Platinum Tip Kwaiken Custom Folder

jftman

jftman

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Every time I see a Kwaiken going up I think of this guy and his platinum tip beauty. Has to be some other knives sporting one, who can say? Or maybe only on customs? If ever?

Would a customed commission from the Kwaiken makers here go answered or avoided?

How does one take a regular finished blade and have it tipped with platinum? Makes a nice blade!! I could go that route doing so on one of my already favorite knives......buy it a dress..

And no slighting of any maker is intended. I think Tom Ferry killed it on the engraving and just time and money was reconciled between him and the maker. All led to a fantastic collab. Sorry is the knife seems unobtainium! LOL

 
jftman said:
Every time I see a Kwaiken going up I think of this guy and his platinum tip beauty. Has to be some other knives sporting one, who can say? Or maybe only on customs? If ever?

Would a customed commission from the Kwaiken makers here go answered or avoided?

How does one take a regular finished blade and have it tipped with platinum? Makes a nice blade!! I could go that route doing so on one of my already favorite knives......buy it a dress..

And no slighting of any maker is intended. I think Tom Ferry killed it on the engraving and just time and money was reconciled between him and the maker. All led to a fantastic collab. Sorry is the knife seems unobtainium! LOL

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I don’t think the tip is actually platnium.
 
Well that was long. But actually quite interesting. However platinum tip is for art knives only!
(I think it might be platinum plated?)
 
I'm pretty sure the "platinum tip" is just a name for a mirror polished very wide edge bevel:rolleyes:

~Chip
 
I can appreciate the craftsmanship on it, but stylewise really not for me.
 
WValtakis said:
I'm pretty sure the "platinum tip" is just a name for a mirror polished very wide edge bevel:rolleyes:

~Chip
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That’s exactly the impression that I got. Like I said I don’t believe the tip contains any actual elemental platinum.
 
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